All jawbone antonyms

verb jawbone

• laud — to praise; extol.
• praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
• commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
• exalt — Hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.
• exonerate — (especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.
• sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
• prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
• repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
• turn off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• disenchant — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
• disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
• dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
• please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
• allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
• approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
• compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
• flatter — to make flat.