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All lead on antonyms

lead on
L l

verb lead on

  • disgust β€” to cause loathing or nausea in.
  • dissuade β€” to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
  • release β€” to lease again.
  • deter β€” To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
  • prevent β€” to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
  • warn β€” to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
  • disenchant β€” to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
  • repel β€” to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
  • repulse β€” to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
  • push β€” to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
  • turn off β€” to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • discourage β€” to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • threaten β€” to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
  • 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.
  • protect β€” to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • 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.
  • support β€” to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • give β€” to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • offer β€” to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
  • let go β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • shorten β€” to make short or shorter.
  • clip β€” A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
  • liberate β€” to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
  • disentangle β€” Free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
  • untangle β€” to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
  • organize β€” to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
  • order β€” an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
  • clarify β€” To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
  • clear up β€” When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
  • free β€” enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • allow β€” If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • untwist β€” to untangle
  • uncomplicate β€” to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • turn away β€” move further from sth, sb
  • lose β€” to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
  • clear β€” Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • tire β€” Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), especially with a headdress.
  • offend β€” to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
  • displease β€” to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
  • refuse β€” to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • bore β€” If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
  • depress β€” If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
  • forget β€” to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • neglect β€” to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • reject β€” to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • antagonize β€” If you antagonize someone, you make them feel angry or hostile towards you.
  • counsel β€” Counsel is advice.
  • guard β€” to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
  • advise β€” If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
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