All discourse antonyms
dis·course
D d noun discourse
verb discourse
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- keep quiet — not reveal a secret
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- go along — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.