All hold with antonyms
hold with
H h verb hold with
- disbelieve β to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- dislike β to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate β to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- discard β to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- blackball β If the members of a club blackball someone, they vote against that person being allowed to join their club.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- renounce β to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- repudiate β to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- demur β If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
- disallow β to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- disagree β to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- conceal β If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- condemn β If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- undermine β to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
- assail β If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly.
- impugn β to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- protest β an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- attack β To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- criticize β If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- veto β the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- withhold β to hold back; restrain or check.
- dissent β to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
- forbid β to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
- prohibit β to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- resist β to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- withstand β to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- repel β to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- 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.
- censure β If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
- injure β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- fight β a battle or combat.
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.