All do antonyms
do
D d verb do
- misdo β to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- create β To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- commence β When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- hesitate β to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- abstain β If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- disarrange β to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disorder β lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- put off β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- bear β If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- 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.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- begin β To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- start β to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- introduce β to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- 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.
- idle β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- defer β If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
- pass β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- undo β to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone.
- dissatisfy β to cause to be displeased, especially by failing to provide something expected or desired.
- refrain β to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold β to hold back; restrain or check.
- direct β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- 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.