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All buy into antonyms

buy inΒ·to
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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.
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