All bolster antonyms
bol·ster
B b verb bolster
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- let down — British. a lease.
- weaken — to make weak or weaker.
- undermine — to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.