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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.
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