All make over antonyms
make oΒ·ver
M m verb make over
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- challenge β A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disallow β to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- withhold β to hold back; restrain or check.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- gain β to make a gain or gains in.
- guard β to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- 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.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- fight β a battle or combat.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- maintain β to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- retain β to keep possession of.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- defend β If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- take over β the act of taking.
- win β to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- grow β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- remain β to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- stagnate β to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
- preserve β to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- 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.
- disarrange β to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- persist β to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- stay β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- leave alone β separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- turn away β move further from sth, sb
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- 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.
- wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- idle β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- injure β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- worsen β Make or become worse.
- harm β a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- blunder β A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- goof β to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- mistake β an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- pamper β to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- pet β a fit of peevishness, sulking, or bad mood.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.