All carry through antonyms
carΒ·ry through
C c verb carry through
- commence β When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- unsettle β to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- forfeit β a fine; penalty.
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- create β To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- 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.
- detain β When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
- imprison β to confine in or as if in a prison.
- unseal β to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed: to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb.
- begin β To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- start β to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- 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.
- 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.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- pass β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- depart β When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- spend β to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- question β a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- wonder β to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about the origin of the solar system.
- bear β If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- retain β to keep possession of.
- open β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disallow β to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- 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.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- overlook β to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- repeal β to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant.
- cease β If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- discontinue β to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.