All disciplining antonyms
noun disciplining
- award β An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well.
- forgiveness β act of forgiving; state of being forgiven.
- pardon β kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- penalty β a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- reward β a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
- sympathy β harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
verb disciplining
- 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.
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- learn β to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- compliment β A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- flatter β to make flat.
- forgive β to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- laud β to praise; extol.
- praise β the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist β If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- guard β to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- 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.
- protect β to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- 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.
- commend β If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- agree β If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- cherish β If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
- defend β If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- sanction β authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- permit β to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- comfort β If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- inspirit β to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- release β to lease again.
- animate β Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
- boost β If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- honour β to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- honor β honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- uplift β to lift up; raise; elevate.
- comply β If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- consent β If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- follow β to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- mismanage β Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
- obey β to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- serve β to act as a servant.
- submit β to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- 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.
- misguide β to guide wrongly; misdirect.