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All earn antonyms

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adjective earn

verb earn

  • forfeit — a fine; penalty.
  • surrender — 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.
  • dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
  • give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • lose — 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.
  • fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
  • miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
  • pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
  • yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
  • discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • spend — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • cost — The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.
  • throw away — 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.
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