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All flip-flopping antonyms

flip-flop
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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.
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