All duelling antonyms
duΒ·el
D d verb duelling
- harmonise β to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- socialise β to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- give in β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- retreat β the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- 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.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- make peace β the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- compromise β A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people.
- run β execution
- desert β A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- concur β If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
- harmonize β to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- 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.
- resign β to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- 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.
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- 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.
- socialize β to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- uphold β to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- believe β If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- sanction β authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- attract β If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.
- accept β If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- draw β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- ok β all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
- discontinue β to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- permit β to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- cease β If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- comply β If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- advance β To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- indulge β to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- quit β to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- conform β If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
- go along β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- straighten β make straight
- facilitate β to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- forward β toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- back up β If someone or something backs up a statement, they supply evidence to suggest that it is true.