All latch onto antonyms
latch onΒ·to
L l verb latch onto
- misunderstand β to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- disperse β to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- spew β to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit.
- vomit β to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
- distract β to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- dissipate β to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- scatter β to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- forfeit β a fine; penalty.
- release β to lease again.
- forgo β to abstain or refrain from; do without.
- relinquish β to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- pass β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- 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.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- loosen β to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- detach β If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disconnect β SCSI reconnect
- disjoin β to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- disunite β to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
- divorce β a divorced man.
- loose β free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- unfasten β to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
- untie β to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unfix β to render no longer fixed; unfasten; detach; loosen; free.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- sever β to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- take away β something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- part β a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- desert β A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- give in β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- depart β When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- 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.
- mistake β an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- overlook β to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.