0%

All retain antonyms

reΒ·tain
R r

verb retain

  • hang it up β€” to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • cave in β€” If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
  • blue pencil β€” deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
  • expulse β€” To expel.
  • disenthrone β€” to dethrone.
  • be-little β€” to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
  • lay waste β€” to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
  • destroy β€” To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • deputed β€” to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
  • fork out β€” an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
  • adios β€” goodbye; farewell
  • mouthed β€” having a mouth of a specified kind (often used in combination): a small-mouthed man.
  • ante up β€” If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
  • dismiss β€” to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
  • chime in β€” If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
  • gimme β€” Golf. a final short putt that a player is not required to take in informal play.
  • hand in β€” the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • convey β€” To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.
  • bring to β€” If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
  • oust β€” to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
  • leave holding the bag β€” a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
  • give in β€” to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • in trust β€” reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
  • fork over β€” an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
  • entrust β€” Assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone).
  • mouthing β€” the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
  • buckle under β€” If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it.
  • disjoint β€” to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.
  • diffused β€” Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
  • hand on β€” the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • flake out β€” flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
  • fold up β€” a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
  • give notice β€” warn, inform
  • blow away β€” If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it.
  • fine tune β€” to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
  • disburse β€” to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
  • make ready β€” the state or condition of being ready.
  • whacked β€” exhausted; tired out.
  • drop a line β€” send a message
  • hand-carry β€” to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons: The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president.
  • erase β€” delete
  • chuck β€” When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
  • offed β€” so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
  • hold off β€” 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.
  • axe β€” An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
  • knuckle β€” a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • leave out β€” to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • commend β€” If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?