All command antonyms
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C c noun command
- answer β When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- disorganization β a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- lawlessness β contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- request β 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.
- permission β authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- contradiction β If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
- reversal β an act or instance of reversing.
- revocation β the act of revoking; annulment.
- subordination β the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
- irresponsibility β said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- allowance β An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- countermand β If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- opposition β the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- recall β to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- weakness β the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- inability β lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
- ignorance β the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- submission β an act or instance of submitting.
- freedom β the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- release β to lease again.
verb command
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- permit β to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- conceal β If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist β If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- liberate β to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- 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.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- disallow β to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- contradict β If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- revoke β to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree.
- allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- ask β If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- 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.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- reverse β opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- follow β to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- comply β If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- consent β If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- obey β to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- retreat β the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- mismanage β Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
- abandon β If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.