All support antonyms
supΒ·port
S s verb support
- quash β to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
- disannul β to annul utterly; make void: to disannul a contract.
- disincline β Opposite of to incline; to make reluctant.
- get in the way β be an obstacle
- blow the whistle on β to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- bother β If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- manacling β Present participle of manacle.
- dissing β to show disrespect for; affront.
- drag one's feet β to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- martyred β a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- cry out β If you cry out, you call out loudly because you are frightened, unhappy, or in pain.
- give a hard time β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- noodge β to annoy with persistent complaints, criticisms, or pleas; nag: He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood.
- annul β If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- evacuate β Remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place.
- beat off β to drive back; repel
- bottlenecking β a narrow entrance or passageway.
- counter β In a place such as a shop or cafΓ©, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
- give the lie to β a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
- cancel β If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- forfend β to defend, secure, or protect.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- boned β having had the bones removed from it
- inc β (chiefly, North America) alternative spelling of Inc.
- ins β (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park.
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- infract β to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- manacled β a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- backwater β A backwater is a place that is isolated.
- fight β a battle or combat.
- hold down 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.
- kos β a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- avert β If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
- fly the coop β an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
- contest β A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
- elude β Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.
- discombobulate β to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- watergate β a White House political scandal that came to light during the 1972 presidential campaign, growing out of a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment-office complex in Washington, D.C., and, after congressional hearings, culminating in the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
- fussed β an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
- hunt down β to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- heckle β to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
- demur β If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
- in flames β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- martyring β a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- bunco β a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
- discomfit β to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- in-dispose β to make ill, especially slightly.
noun support
- cooling-off period β A cooling-off period is an agreed period of time during which two sides with opposing views try to resolve a dispute before taking any serious action.