All drive antonyms
drive
D d verb drive
- cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- leave alone β separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- please β (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- pull β pull media
- rest β a support for a lance; lance rest.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- walk β to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- remain β to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- stay β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- stand β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- 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.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- mismanage β Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- 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.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- delay β If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- dally β If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
- procrastinate β to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- slow β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- curb β If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- repress β to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- retard β to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
noun drive
- idleness β the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inactivity β not active: an inactive volcano.
- cowardice β Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
- laziness β lazy evaluation
- lethargy β the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- hindrance β an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- apathy β You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
- discouragement β an act or instance of discouraging.