All be big on antonyms
be big on
B b verb be big on
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- disallow β to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- repudiate β to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- abstain β If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- sell β to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- veto β the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- disregard β to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- debar β If you are debarred from doing something, you are prevented from doing it by a law or regulation.
- 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.
- shut β to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- confute β to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
- dissent β to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
- gainsay β to deny, dispute, or contradict.
- 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.
- disagree β to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- turn away β move further from sth, sb
- dismiss β to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
- repel β to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- condemn β If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- despise β If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- dislike β to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate β to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- scorn β open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- censure β If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
- denounce β If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- invalidate β to render invalid; discredit.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- criticize β If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- disrespect β Lack of respect or courtesy.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- fight β a battle or combat.
- hold 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.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.