All animate antonyms
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A a verb animate
- put a damper on — To put a damper on something means to have an effect on it which stops it being as enjoyable or as successful as it should be.
- tyre — to furnish with tires.
- tire — Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), especially with a headdress.
- dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- 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.
- deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
- suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- deaden — If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- disenchant — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
adjective animate
- inanimate — not animate; lifeless.
noun animate
- apparition — An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.
adj animate
- inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- spiritless — without spirit.
- dead — A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- shy — bashful; retiring.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.