All beetling antonyms
beeΒ·tle
B b adj beetling
- inconspicuous β not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
- invisible β not visible; not perceptible by the eye: invisible fluid.
- obscured β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- sunken β having sunk or been sunk beneath the surface; submerged.
- unimportant β of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- unknown β not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.
- depressed β If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- common β If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- ordinary β of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
verb beetling
- tighten β make more snug or secure
- compress β When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- lessen β to become less.
- abridge β to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- shrink β to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- detach β If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disregard β to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- straighten β make straight
- release β to lease again.
- loosen β to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- unfasten β to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
- abandon β If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- do β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- rise β to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- shorten β to make short or shorter.
- indent β indentation
- recede β to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- ascend β If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- dislike β to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist β If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- save β to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- abbreviate β If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- deflate β If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.