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All get the jump on antonyms

get the jump on
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verb get the jump on

  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
  • subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
  • dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
  • hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
  • surrender — 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.
  • comply — If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
  • consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
  • obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • 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.
  • take away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
  • discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • mismanage — Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
  • fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
  • lose — 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.
  • result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
  • mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • misguide — to guide wrongly; misdirect.
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