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All oblige antonyms

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verb oblige

  • request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
  • disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
  • delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • release — to lease again.
  • let off — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
  • annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
  • disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
  • frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
  • upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
  • block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
  • counteract — To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
  • harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
  • hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
  • injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
  • obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • take — 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.
  • thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.

verb with object oblige

  • disoblige — to refuse or neglect to oblige; act contrary to the desire or convenience of; fail to accommodate.
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