All deal in antonyms
deal in
D d verb deal in
- 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.
- remain β to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- leave alone β separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- 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.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- disregard β to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- misuse β wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- mismanage β Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- lack β something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- need β a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- squander β to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- disperse β to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter β to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- release β to lease again.
- dispossess β to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
- use β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- hand over β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- dishonor β lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- want β to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- displace β to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- dissipate β to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- divide β to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- spend β to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- consume β If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- give β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- 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.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- buy β If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- forfeit β a fine; penalty.
- 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.
- throw away β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- have β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- repress β to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- suppress β to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.