All sentence antonyms
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S s verb sentence
- defend β If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- amnestied β a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- make good β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- laugh off β to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- acquit β If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
- lifeboat β a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- cleanse β To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
- hold off 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.
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- bailed β Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- manumit β to release from slavery or servitude.
- deterge β to wash or wipe away; cleanse
- bailing β Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- discharge β to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- give out β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- aerified β to aerate.
- ease up β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- aerify β to change or cause to change into a gas
- let bygones be bygones β past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
- intermit β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- absolve β If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- cast loose β to untie or unfasten; become or set free
- intermitted β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- hold to 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.
- make light of β of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- intermitting β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- whites β of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- do justice to β to show to full advantage
- edulcorate β to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
- defog β to clear (something) of fog or vapour
- dispense β to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- defogging β to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.).
- whitewash β a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
- clear β Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- exonerate β (especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.
- make amends β reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- disimprison β to release from imprisonment.
- counterpoised β a counterbalancing weight.
- kiss and make up β be reconciled
- justify β to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- gloss over β an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- clean up β If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- lustrate β to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
noun sentence
- acquittal β Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.
- copout β an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- justification β a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
- interregnum β an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor.