All contrive antonyms

verb contrive

• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• ruin — 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.
• raze — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
• dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
• disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
• demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
• wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
• forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
• neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
• ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
• remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
• fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
• lose — 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.
• leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
• miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.