All knuckled antonyms

verb knuckled

• expedite — (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
• deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
• refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
• reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
• disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
• overpower — to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
• disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
• conquer — If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.
• fight — a battle or combat.
• win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
• defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
• dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
• dissent — 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.
• protest — 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.
• disobey — Fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority).
• disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
• hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
• hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
• advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
• forge — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
• forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
• force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
• contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
• flatten — to make flat.
• straighten — make straight
• disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
• veto — 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.
• resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
• conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
• dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
• hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
• leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
• ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
• create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
• overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
• bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
• stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
• rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
• surpass — to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
• hold — 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 — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• retain — to keep possession of.
• come — When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
• increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
• assert — If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.