All flip-flopping antonyms
flip-flop
F f verb flip-flopping
- sanction β authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- validate β to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- 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.
- pass β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- retain β to keep possession of.
- improve β to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- develop β When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- get better β recover
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- progress β a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- deactivate β If someone deactivates an explosive device or an alarm, they make it harmless or impossible to operate.
- stagnate β to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- preserve β to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- take β 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.
- give in β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- release β to lease again.
- confront β If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
- face β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- meet β greatest lower bound
- take on β 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.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- remain β to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- leave alone β separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- 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.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- grow β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- persist β to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- straighten β make straight
- stay β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- concur β If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
- 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.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- go ahead β permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
- advance β To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- do β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- reserve β to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- permit β to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.