All dower antonyms
dow·er
D d noun dower
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- incapacity — lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability.
verb dower
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.