All buy into antonyms
buy inΒ·to
B b verb buy into
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- repudiate β to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- contradict β If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- dissent β to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
- resist β to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- protest β an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- object β anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- disagree β to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- contend β If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- differ β to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- disallow β to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- veto β the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- renounce β to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- disprove β to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- invalidate β to render invalid; discredit.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- condemn β If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- forfeit β a fine; penalty.
- release β to lease again.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- repress β to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- relinquish β to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- overtake β to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with: By taking a cab to the next town, we managed to overtake and board the train.
- overthrow β to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- give in β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- misconstrue β to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.
- misunderstand β to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- soothe β to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- push β to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- repel β to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- repulse β to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- lose β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- spend β to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- throw away β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- give β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- offer β to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.