All condescend antonyms

verb condescend

• respect — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
• refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
• deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
• disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
• disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
• disobey — Fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority).
• resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
• dissent — 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.
• protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
• veto — 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 — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
• reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
• dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
• oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
• disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
• fight — a battle or combat.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• rise above — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.