All kibitzing antonyms
kibΒ·itz
K k adjective kibitzing
adj kibitzing
- ignorant β lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
verb kibitzing
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- delude β If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- betray β If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
- lie β Jonas, 1880β1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- pretend β to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
- keep quiet β not reveal a secret
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- mislead β to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- conceal β If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- misguide β to guide wrongly; misdirect.
- learn β to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist β If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- facilitate β to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- retreat β the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- forward β toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- leave alone β separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- listen β to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- face β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- watch β to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- direct β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- reply β followup
- take back 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.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- condemn β If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- disbelieve β to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- answer β When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- repulse β to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- obey β to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.