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What is another word for
oppose
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To defy or put up an opposition to
Compare, play off
To attempt to stop the progression of
To cause to fail
To feel an intense dislike for
To express one's opposition to or disagreement with something
State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of
To protect or shield from harm or danger
To rise in opposition
To differ strikingly or to be an unsuitable match
To give force or effect toward
Militate against
Oppose
To act in an opposing or contrary manner
Be or seem to be equal or comparable to
To cause to have no value or effect
To criticize or scold sternly
To counteract or equal the effect or importance of
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
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Verb
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To defy or put up an opposition to
resist
defy
withstand
counter
be against
combat
confront
fight
contradict
take on
bar
block
check
counterattack
prevent
attack
contest
cross
dislike
face
be anti
challenge
disagree with
dispute
fight against
hinder
object to
obstruct
thwart
battle
buck
contend with
controvert
disapprove of
gainsay
oppugn
rebut
repel
stand up to
be hostile to
go against
struggle against
take
argue
argue against
argue with
assail
assault
bombard
debate
deny
disagree
disapprove
dissent
encounter
expose
gainstay
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
protest
quarrel with
reverse
take a stand against
taunt
withstay
be in opposition to
put up a fight against
speak out against
strive against
face down
frown at
not countenance
search out
speak against
take issue
take issue with
be in defiance of
call in question
run counter to
set your face against
stand up and be counted against
take a stand
turn the tables
fly in the face of
contend
contravene
negate
question
face off
meet
impugn
brave
refute
tackle
vie
disobey
rival
reject
flout
counteract
compete
call into question
rebel against
repudiate
disaffirm
dare
protest against
disregard
disprove
query
engage
clash
lock horns
traverse
outface
brazen
accost
wrangle
war
break
spurn
meet head-on
beard
violate
confute
refuse
repulse
cross swords
breast
outbrave
kick against
impeach
object
race
frustrate
cope with
quarrel
come up against
infringe
duel
doubt
go up against
negative
disconfirm
ignore
decline
disaccord
match
stave off
ward off
squabble
grapple
rebel
wrestle
differ
grapple with
impede
face up to
scramble for
jockey for position
take exception to
balk
US
breach
stop
halt
transgress
rebuff
struggle
fend off
disavow
stand
litigate
baulk
UK
refuse to accept
restrain
traduce
affront
strive
infract
altercate
overstep
refuse to obey
tangle
fight off
curb
skirmish
feud
dissent from
scorn
front
push
square up to
complain about
criticize
US
discord
set at naught
cope
pit
compete with
compete against
hold off
hold out against
play
push back
deal with
play off
be at odds with
call one's bluff
make my day
wage war
stand up against
beat off
put down
come face to face with
quibble over
go for
cancel out
go for broke
fly in face of
knock
beat
endure
bear
lock horns with
confound
discredit
tolerate
debunk
sustain
criticise
UK
row
inhibit
call out
stem
blast
suffer
battle with
clash with
denounce
be at loggerheads
be at odds
fail to agree
be at variance
be in dispute
cancel
skirmish with
cut
slight
do battle with
disclaim
tussle
stick
wage war on
provoke
bicker
strike
demur
disown
zap
invalidate
address
scuffle
dismiss
waylay
conflict
antagonize
US
antagonise
UK
cock a snook at
fracture
offend
quibble
make a nonsense of
pettifog
nonconcur
abjure
jostle
bandy
scrap
spat
take aside
threaten
emulate
turn down
disallow
agitate against
spar
call in
jockey
tangle with
discept
venture
put up with
take up arms against
undermine
meet head on
work against
mock
face with
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
go one-on-one
tell off
shoot for
jump on
face off against
keep at bay
outdare
insult
interfere with
encroach
trespass
shoot down
put up an argument
brush off
demur against
go for jugular
go for it
neglect
prove false
argue about
hang tough
have bone to pick
fail to observe
wonder about
vie with
demur about
stick fast
hold back
dig your heels in
mix it up with
set one's face against
cast doubt upon
pay no heed to
throw doubt on
make a stand against
shoot full of holes
go for the gold
go head to head
prove to be false
blow out of the water
be at variance with
square up
fail to comply with
shoot down in flames
show to be false
go after
keep at arm's length
set against
square off
mess with
put up a fight
go for the jugular
take up arms
grumble about
rage against
fault
unseat
grouse about
beef about
gripe about
censure
condemn
campaign against
scrimmage
nullify
offset
reluct
throw down the gauntlet at
find fault with
contend against
enquire
UK
be in contention
countervail
stonewall
come to blows
annul
mess
oppose action
explode
do battle
withsay
withspeak
collide with
spare no effort
test
inquire
US
investigate
interrogate
falsify
sweat
be rivals
match yourself against
counterbalance
cavil at
find lacking
engage with
smear
slam
zing
trash
tar
baulk at
jar
thumbs down
say the opposite of
differ from
diverge from
dig in one's heels
dissent with
remonstrate
betray
drive a coach and horses through
knock the bottom out of
deceive
belie
give the lie to
struggle with
get into conflict with
be at each other's throats
fall out
go at it
bump heads
take exception
be in opposition
argy-bargy
handle
have a dispute
set as rivals
come into conflict
put in opposition
become involved
be a dissenter from
throw down
come to blows with
feud with
rally against
hold at bay
be opposed
be an adversary of
contemn
urge
bully
muster courage
step over the line
laugh at
throw down gauntlet
knock chip off shoulder
run the gauntlet
cross swords with
backstab
exclude
transgress against
interpose
intrude
conflict with
offend against
interfere
carp at
pick holes in
experience
deride
gibe
ridicule
despise
eliminate
discuss
not see eye to eye
court
eyeball
countenance
risk
swallow
stomach
end
content against
go one on one with
be opposed to
go toe to toe with
come into conflict with
go eyeball to eyeball with
be pitted against
brook
allow
abide
think wrong
run down
come down on
swipe at
skin alive
cut to shreds
throw the book at
pin on
cast aspersions upon
stick it to
thumb nose at
snub
call someone's bluff
make a stand
be drawn against
take the bull by the horns
brace for
submit to
be confronted by
bit the bullet
play against
double-cross
meddle
trample on
hurl defiance at
sin
treat with contempt
commit a breach of
encroach upon
not comply with
err
outrage
contaminate
sacrilege
take no notice of
tamper with
resolve
go up against in contest
joust
try to beat
collide
bid
attempt
match strength
pitch oneself against
seek prize
pit oneself against
essay
try
in the hunt
match wits
fence
run for
participate in
tilt
pit yourself against
tug
join battle
run
have a problem with
not support
frown on
not believe in
shake one's head
diverge
come out against
disdain
cold-shoulder
two-time
fight with
stickle
renounce
battle against
kick over the traces
set upon
launch
begin battle with
shy
divide
vary
put yourself forward
have at
shoot at
knock oneself out
make play for
push for
give one's all
give all one's got
nominate yourself
vie against
stab in the back
refuse to accept the authority of
discourage
stiff-arm
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
take wind out of sails
sell out
snout
mount an attack on
enter into combat with
fall on
express disagreement
decline to support
break with
say nothing doing
express disagreement with
withhold assent
express objection
not ratify
fail to agree with
say not a chance
say no way
refuse to support
not hear of
give someone the brush-off
give someone the go-by
give the brush
knock back
keep at a distance
chide
pass up
rebuke
put off
freeze out
send away
cut dead
look right through someone
tell someone where to get off
put in one's place
reprove
lash out at
give the cold shoulder
suspect
put an end to
bring to an end to
conceal
contain
reply
fight back
repress
control
bottle up
defend yourself
retaliate
suppress
defend
riposte
come to close quarters with
parry
mistrust
distrust
give battle to
join battle with
dig deep
dig deeper
misdoubt
disbelieve
stand up for
examine
moot
force back
drive away
beat back
drive back
foil
answer
canvass
approach
give it one's all
mutiny
revolutionize
US
desert
misbehave
revolutionise
UK
riot
recalcitrate
revolt
insurrect
revolution
shirk
evade
crush
canvas
detain
have reservations about
entertain doubts about
squelch
quash
turn away
deter
kick
thrust back
cool
stand off
turn back
haggle
palter
brawl
nobble
collar
set aside
refuse to comply
not listen
not heed
break rules
rise in arms
go counter to
take law into own hands
not mind
be remiss
break the rules
pay no attention to
run riot
raise doubts about
harbour suspicions about
express reservations about
harbour reservations about
puzzle over
cast doubt on
feel uneasy about
pit against
have hesitations about
raise objections to
express suspicions about
cast aspersions on
have suspicions about
put to flight
see off
drive off
send packing
contend over
tear down
prove wrong
weather
knock down
force off
chase away
cast aside
keep off
keep away
have words
set to
rip into each other
be at sixes and sevens
lay into
let someone have it
contradict each other
pick a bone
dissent against
quibble about
put up argument
differ with
show up
hammer away at
give cold shoulder to
brazen out
survive
blow sky high
declare to be untrue
prove to be wrong
show to be wrong
have an argument about
pick an argument with
argue the pros and cons of
bandy words concerning
give thumbs down to
brace
live through
ride out
bear up against
stand firm against
prevail against
stand fast
take it
hang on
hold out
win out
go the distance against
hold the line against
stand one's ground
sit and take it
put up struggle
persevere in the face of
not give up
hold one's ground
hold one's ground against
remain firm
stand firm
stand one's ground against
more ❯
“They came to
oppose
attempts by the London fire authority to remove one of the station's two engines.”
Verb
▲
Compare, play off
counterbalance
match
compare
contrast
pit
array
confront
counter
face
vie
set against
play off
juxtapose
consider
set side by side
balance
differentiate
collate
weigh
correlate
measure
assess
analyze
US
compete
scrutinize
US
parallel
hang
study
measure up
measure the differences between
separate
examine
weigh the differences between
analyse
UK
ponder
observe
weigh against
weigh against another
put side by side
contemplate
stand the pace
divide
judge
stand the test
size up
match up
place in juxtaposition
segregate
balance the differences between
scrutinise
UK
weigh up
inspect
stack up against
evaluate
discriminate
put next to
put together
put beside
place alongside
place side by side
put adjacent to
estimate
appraise
deliberate
differ
vary
distinguish
analogize
compare with
juxtapose with
contrast with
place side by side with
draw a distinction between
set in opposition
hold a candle to
mix
collocate
colligate
place close to one another
set against one another
place against one another
set close to one another
more ❯
Verb
▲
To attempt to stop the progression of
clash with
compete against
compete with
be pitted against
do battle with
be in competition with
be in conflict with
face
Verb
▲
To cause to fail
thwart
frustrate
hinder
foil
check
stop
impede
block
prevent
obstruct
hamper
curb
stymie
restrain
baulk
UK
forestall
defeat
baffle
scotch
balk
US
cramp
derail
circumvent
scupper
trammel
ruin
beat
spoil
dash
counter
discomfit
smash
snooker
disappoint
crimp
checkmate
confuse
upset
outwit
cross
crab
nobble
bilk
traverse
root
snafu
skin
hold up
put a stop to
put paid to
stand in the way of
do for
foul up
put the kibosh on
louse up
put the stopper on
put the mockers on
take down
upset the apple cart
give the slip
upset one's apple cart
cook someone's goose
play off
put a spoke in someone's wheel
take wind out of
spike someone's guns
queer someone's pitch
inhibit
restrict
hold back
bar
halt
retard
interfere with
prohibit
shut out
counteract
stall
stave off
arrest
stonewall
head off
ward off
nullify
hang up
delay
disrupt
handicap
repress
interdict
cumber
cripple
avert
resist
deter
fetter
interfere
put an end to
get in the way
evade
get in the way of
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
circumnavigate
cut off
sidestep
skirt
avoid
defend against
ditch
juke
limit
steer clear of
encumber
constrain
hamstring
shackle
hobble
hold off
rattle
faze
withstand
slow
clog
disconcert
manacle
handcuff
debar
interrupt
bork
embarrass
dam
screw up
shake
control
curtail
freeze
be a hindrance to
fend off
slow down
hog-tie
tie up
withhold
nip in the bud
short-circuit
throw a spanner in the works
shut off
shut down
get out of
escape
bypass
finish something
finish off
overturn
deflect
crash
keep lid on
wreck
stump
unsettle
brake
make an end of
bring to a close
act against
intercept
obscure
bind
entangle
chain
pick off
elude
bring an end to
queer
put the brakes on
take out of play
promote
dodge
duck
mess up
skip
buffalo
bollix
put a brake on
close off
cramp one's style
give a hard time
saddle with
staunch
shake off
shuffle off
run circles around
give the run-around
run rings around
bottleneck
lessen
contain
muzzle
burden
neutralize
US
halt in its tracks
throw monkey wrench in
choke
contravene
neutralise
UK
stay
reduce
stanch
suppress
diminish
throw a monkey wrench in the works
set back
box in
decrease
bring to a standstill
stem
quiet
indispose
divert
throw a spoke in the wheel of
discourage
put off
pour cold water on
turn off
keep back
put a damper on
throw cold water on
proscribe
ban
affect
disturb
remit
suspend
tamper
influence
outlaw
intermit
jam
incommode
conflict
trouble
inconvenience
discommode
disallow
exclude
preclude
veto
rule out
enjoin
make illegal
criminalize
US
cancel
nix
deny
spike
taboo
obviate
embargo
deprive
forfend
censor
declare taboo
criminalise
UK
give the red light to
give the thumbs down to
put the chill on
lock up
forbid
say no
declare illegal
bridle
stifle
confine
detain
hold
straiten
slow up
keep
regulate
tie
quash
smother
rein in
decelerate
catch
anticipate
hold down
moderate
govern
tie down
circumscribe
bog down
hem in
constrict
subdue
postpone
shelve
tame
still
bottle up
squash
delimit
gag
negate
crush
squelch
help
defer
weigh down
ward
measure
rule
kill
keep in check
cramp someone's style
cork
pull up
choke back
put back
hold in
pull in
keep at bay
discontinue
keep within bounds
disadvantage
preempt
sabotage
slacken
throttle
pre-empt
mire
pause
entrammel
retardate
muffle
confound
leash
strangle
procrastinate
rein
draw up
fix
make late
put an stop to
fetch up
pigeonhole
stamp out
protract
choke off
cool
prolong
stem the flow of
shut in
keep under control
put on hold
hold over
put on back burner
bring to screeching halt
keep the lid on
hold off on
cut short
dissuade
cap
sandbag
stultify
repel
estop
let
keep waiting
damp down
stunt
end
quell
quelch
swallow
extinguish
capture
silence
bound
loiter
damp
bit
embog
bring up
overload
parry
make impossible
second-guess
charge
dampen
imprison
attack
peg
interpose
commandeer
confront
put at a disadvantage
adjourn
terminate
turn aside
prorogue
keep in
annul
drag one's feet
jail
US
gaol
UK
get ahead of
get in before
talk out of
chill
place at a disadvantage
fence in
close in
table
hang fire
repulse
provide against
steal a march on
reschedule
let up
back off
conquer
overcome
lose speed
put the brakes on
cut back
hold in check
mothball
continue
fight back
give the run around
cool off
respite
put over
beat someone to it
put the lid on
extend
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
lay on the table
take a rain check on
set aside
play for time
put on the back burner
put on ice
box up
keep a tight rein on
keep a lid on
put in cold storage
bite back
take away
give rain check
head off at pass
hold in abeyance
contract
abort
dissuade from
straitjacket
tie-up
impair
inc
cause to wait
cause to stay
tie someone's hands
debilitate
net
enmesh
ensnare
oppress
bother
snag
offset
buck
puzzle
constipate
entrap
sideline
mystify
tie one's hands
tether
clobber
dish
boycott
blacklist
make difficult
nonplus
suffocate
vitiate
impose limits on
set limits on
prevent from making progress
forbid to
rebuff
give disadvantage
take out
flummox
screen
drag feet
hold captive
clip someone's wings
hang on
hold the fort
resist attack
complicate
save
throw a curve
ostracize
US
discipline
remove
disqualify
eliminate
dead-end
corner
hit
invalidate
scuttle
put a crimp in
stave
keep off
forefend
put straitjacket on
disadvise
scare
cork up
get bogged down
slacken pace
put the damper on
temper
crool
banjax
put out of commission
sidetrack
scrub
drop
brace
can
lick
undo
stand in the way
put a limit on
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
foreclose
intervene
slam on the brakes
ease up
keep from happening
stand
fence
quit
cease
deaden
pocket
submerge
destroy
sink
harness
bury
blank
counterplot
monkey with
cool down
button up
keep tight rein on
lag
abate
hesitate
dawdle
down
loaf
falter
bog
flag
poke
ostracise
UK
demarcate
temporise
UK
temporize
US
act in advance of
prepare for
be one step ahead of
dally
give a rain check
be early
take a raincheck
keep in abeyance
knock off
dash one's hope
upset the applecart
make it impossible for
make it impracticable for
quench
mute
overpower
impound
rein back
direct
hogtie
guide
take wind out of sails
get the better of
beat down
cause setback
put end to
qualify
reef
render null and void
scare off
get round
make unnecessary
act like a wet blanket
throw a monkey wrench into
wrong
keep down
pin down
pull back
keep in line
bring under control
have on a tight leash
sit on
put away
crack down
garrote
US
garrotte
UK
shush
bring to an end
put on brakes
stand still
come to a standstill
stand off
peter out
not move
make impracticable
block out
slap down
put out
put down
gain control over
clamp down on
crack down on
gain mastery over
snuff out
back-water
cut down
lose steam
wind down
anchor it
incarcerate
intern
do away with
get rid of
treat harshly
waste time
specify
demark
prescribe
set
hit the brakes
let down flaps
treat unfairly
be unfair to
define
delimitate
girdle
caution against
do a disservice to
tell against
give a disadvantage to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
inflict a handicap on
lock in
coop up
necessitate
immure
concuss
shotgun
buy time
filibuster
seize
warn against
render useless
cancel out
hold the line
place a limit on
refrain from
keep within limits
draw the line on
mark off
take
kick the can down the road
employ delaying tactics
monopolize
US
foresee
predict
forecast
envision
preoccupy
project
expect
expropriate
grab
snatch
carry over
enclose
monopolise
UK
encircle
put half nelson on
waive
lengthen
lay over
ambush
challenge
surround
encompass
appropriate
interlope
shortstop
accost
hijack
tackle
waylay
buttonhole
load
ring
withhold from
stay away from
refuse
make up for
deny yourself
break the habit of
skip out on
kick
get around
steer clear
shrink from
abstain
renounce
keep from
desist
eschew
shirk
shun
desist from
stay away
forbear
give up
abstain from
restrain from
counterbalance
do without
shy from
leave off
forgo
forbear from
compass
pounce on
take on
gird
corral
overwhelm
saddle
kettle
swoop down on
cut in
make off with
hurdle
strain
laden
weight
lumber
rail in
pen in
mew up
hedge in
pen up
lade
pile
freight
yoke
dump on
snow under
bear down on
snow
overburden
make heavy
more ❯
Verb
▲
To feel an intense dislike for
hate
despise
detest
dislike
loathe
abhor
resent
abominate
execrate
mislike
scorn
disdain
spurn
deplore
disrelish
deprecate
disapprove
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
dislike greatly
don't like
feel hostile towards
find intolerable
regard with disgust
bear a grudge against
can't stand
feel aversion towards
feel malice to
feel revulsion towards
object to
regard with contempt
be revolted by
condemn
disapprove of
frown on
frown upon
take a dim view of
be against
discountenance
take exception to
disesteem
reprove
discourage
tsk-tsk
not take kindly to
tut about
tut-tut over
not think much of
tut over
tut-tut about
frown at
resist
veto
view with dislike
show disapproval of
indicate disapproval of
view with disfavour
find unacceptable
not go for
discommend
not stand for
put down
count me out
hold no brief for
dispute
look askance at
think wrong
have a low opinion of
shun
antipathize
eschew
mind
contemn
regret
be averse to
find repellent
shrink from
shudder at
disagree with
recoil from
hold in disfavour
have no liking for
not appreciate
find distasteful
regard with distaste
not endure
be repelled by
have an aversion to
look down on
lose interest in
be unable to bear
be unable to tolerate
be unable to abide
be unable to stand
be turned off to
have hard feelings
bear malice toward
have no taste
have no taste for
not care for
have no stomach for
be unable to stomach
grossed out on
be allergic to
have a down on
not be able to bear
make faces at
have it in for
reject
revile
slight
deride
feel aversion to
repudiate
snub
have no use for
undervalue
mock
not be able to stand
misprize
sneer at
high-hat
dis
snoot
disrespect
diss
jeer at
scoff at
pour scorn on
sniff at
look down upon
have a strong aversion to
feel repugnance towards
feel disgust for
regard with repugnance
feel hostility to
feel revulsion to
refuse
be down on
disregard
feel contempt for
renounce
heap scorn on
belittle
scout
disparage
look down nose at
treat with contempt
be contemptuous about
show contempt for
hold in contempt
feel hostile to
feel repelled by
be revolted
be repulsed
greatly dislike
revolt
decline
pooh-pooh
denounce
find disgusting
be grossed out by
be displeased with
be dissatisfied with
vilify
feel repugnance
can't bear
distaste
have aversion to
dread
be scared of
fear
be terrified of
be frightened of
be afraid of
have a poor opinion of
chill
turn your nose up at
look down your nose at
turn up one's nose at
decry
excoriate
anathematize
take dim view of
have a problem with
slam
dislike intensely
curse
imprecate
vilipend
be hostile to
feel distaste for
accurse
objurgate
neglect
have a horror of
down on
feel animosity to
feel hostility towards
feel disgust towards
feel aversion toward
feel repugnance toward
feel hostility toward
not be able to stomach
feel contempt
wipe out
sneeze at
walk over
look down one's nose at
thumb one's nose at
dismiss
rebuff
flout
be scornful about
be above
laugh at
curl your lip at
cock a snook at
run down
consider beneath one
spit on
turn nose up at
turn up your nose at
give the Bronx cheer to
refute
consider beneath you
gibe
piss over
spit in the face of
confute
avoid
sneer
ridicule
piss on
defy
blow raspberries at
turn down
laugh out of court
turn back on
make fun of
scoff
trash
spit in the eye of
taunt
more ❯
Verb
▲
To express one's opposition to or disagreement with something
object
protest
remonstrate
demur
raise objections
argue
complain
disapprove
express objections
protest against
take exception
condemn
express disagreement
express disapproval
express objections to
grouse
lodge a protest
mind
take exception to
argue against
be in opposition
cavil
express disagreement with
express disapproval of
gripe
grumble
lodge a protest against
moan
quibble
raise objections to
remonstrate against
take issue
beef
be in opposition to
disapprove of
except
expostulate
have a problem
kick
make a fuss
quarrel with
spurn
take issue with
cavil at
complain about
draw the line
grouse about
grumble about
have a problem with
kvetch
moan about
take a stand against
baulk
UK
balk
US
beef about
challenge
crab
criticise
UK
criticize
US
cross
deprecate
disagree
disavow
discommend
discountenance
disesteem
dispute
dissent
draw the line at
gripe about
inveigh
make a fuss about
quibble about
rant about
beg to differ
frown on
kvetch about
be displeased
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
rail against
raise objection
sound off
take on
kick up a fuss about
kick up a stink about
make an objection
make a stink
tangle with
go-one-on-one
mix it up with
denounce
object to
deplore
speak out against
resist
holler
fight
squawk
combat
nag
bewail
lament
find fault
inveigh against
rail at
whine
carp
whinge
bleat
grouch
bellyache
bemoan
fuss
grizzle
growl
mutter
grump
wail
keen
scream
murmur
caterwaul
whimper
repine
squeal
reprove
reproach
censure
yowl
croak
disagree with
maunder
groan
yammer
yawp
yaup
differ
chunter
create
knock
chirp
natter
crib
decry
blame
be against
disparage
animadvert
plain over
lodge a complaint
find fault with
make a complaint
scruple
stickle
boggle
rue
regret
express doubts
sorrow about
sorrow for
grieve over
sigh over
go on
express doubt
raise doubts
contest
reason
dissuade
repent
protest about
admonish
oppose strongly
resent
fulminate against
complain vociferously about
object strongly to
squabble
bicker
pick at
withstand
recriminate
rain
frown upon
protest to
complain to
be offended by
raise an objection
take umbrage at
take offence at
demur at
make a protest to
think wrong
not support
rebuke
take offence
UK
take offense
US
take umbrage
fulminate
rail
look askance at
not believe in
revolt
howl
blast
rebel
disfavor
US
reprehend
slam
negate
pass on
dispraise
pan
chastise
zing
express a poor opinion of
disfavour
UK
detract
raise an
be hostile towards
come out against
be put out
express opposition
speak out
take a dim view
cry out
make a stand
make a protest
say no
voice disapproval
be at odds with
take up on
take issue to
take a stand
thumbs down
kick against
take up the cudgels
say no to
be displeased by
back-talk
put up a fight
grieve
charge
nitpick
mither
fret
gainsay
contravene
accuse
attack
refute
twine
snivel
indict
defy
impute
ascribe
lay
nit-pick
run down
go on about
put the boot in
look askance
be on at someone
carry on
pick holes in
cry
sob
mourn
scold
bawl
niggle
weep
pule
yelp
sigh
screech
upbraid
berate
whisper
blubber
roar
ululate
mumble
mewl
sorrow
split hairs
rage
squall
shriek
rant
yap
yell
thunder
bother
grieve for
wail for
sing the blues
cry over
weep over
express regret about
pester
disturb
objurgate
hypercriticize
witter
greet
go on at
pick on
blub
shout
bay
raise Cain
pick holes
revile
castigate
vituperate
hurt
abuse
storm
bellow
make a scene
tongue-lash
vociferate
make a song and dance
express sorrow
express sorrow about
fume
sorrow over
wail over
shed tears over
keen over
gurn
plead
kick up a rumpus
anathematize
execrate
curse
sulk
grunt
blow off
niggle about
pettifog
sniffle
flyspeck
rumble
peck
be picky
be hypercritical
rag
dwell on
repeat
keep on
miaow
snarl
gabble
sputter
slur
drone
muddle
swallow
burble
boohoo
quarrel
sough
waul
cry softly
shed tears
reprimand
rampage
be sorry
eat one's heart out
hate
declaim
crying noise
make screeching
jowl
talk under your breath
impugn
lash
lambaste
cut up
drip
take apart
roast
trash
vilify
cry loudly
rave
make a mountain out of a molehill
harp upon
dwell upon
cry the blues
raise a ruckus
scorch
denigrate
break down
let go
explode
kick up a storm
whoop
let it out
burst into tears
beat one's breast about
argue with
cry over spilt milk
UK
speak up
moan over
beat one's breast
cry over spilled milk
US
weep for
halloo
hollo
call
grouch about
rip into
lay into
lay out
harass
call out
bristle
rant and rave
harp on
have at
work over
crack down on
let someone have it
go after
sound off about
badger
harry
cheer
hoot
call at the top of your voice
yip
bellyache about
jump down one's throat
take to task
hound
complain vehemently about
thunder against
rage against
chivvy
hassle
henpeck
bully
persecute
worry
anguish
suffer
bleed
agonize
US
expostulate about
protest strongly at
criticize severely
declaim against
remonstrate about
plague
peck at
ride
dog
needle
keep on at
vex
heavy
carp at
keep after
bawl out
rate
make a stand against
jaw
objurate
make a protest against
disagree violently with
put up a fight against
chew out
complain bitterly about
whip
kick up
take great exception to
egg
urge
moan at
importune
tease
heckle
bait
harp on at
grumble at
goad
distress
eat
nudge
prod
provoke
hector
moan on at
keep complaining to
bend someone's ear
be on your back
take it out on
breathe down someone's neck
get on someone's back
give a hard time
work on
express woe for
wear black
agonise
UK
ache
miss
languish
yearn
pine
wring hands
long for
wring one's hands over
be sad
express sorrow for
take it hard
be brokenhearted
wail about
more ❯
Verb
▲
State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of
deny
contradict
gainsay
repudiate
negate
refute
disprove
negative
rebut
backpedal
challenge
contest
debunk
disaffirm
discredit
explode
nullify
retract
controvert
counter
declare untrue
disallow
disavow
disclaim
disconfirm
disown
dissent from
invalidate
quash
rebuff
reject
confute
disagree with
take back
ban
begrudge
block
contravene
curb
disacknowledge
disagree
disbelieve
doubt
exclude
forbid
forgo
prevent
recant
restrain
revoke
sacrifice
shoot down
spurn
taboo
withsay
call on
enjoin from
hold back
keep back
not buy
shoot down in flames
shoot full of holes
say no to
take exception to
turn thumbs down
stand in the way
dispute
brush aside
dismiss
give thumbs down to
call into question
forswear
argue with
naysay
withstand
resist
impugn
traverse
combat
fight
cross
argue
fly in the face of
cancel
crush
silence
squelch
top
convict
break
abnegate
debate
evert
contend
burn
expose
parry
overthrow
argue against
reply to
burn down
tear down
show up
cancel out
dispose of
blow sky high
declare to be untrue
take a stand against
decline
refuse
veto
nix
reprobate
disapprove
interdict
prohibit
pass
withhold
discountenance
deselect
turn down
give the thumbs down to
throw out
give something a miss
rule out
not grant
balk at
pass on
pass up
throw over
give the red light to
knock back
more ❯
Verb
▲
To protect or shield from harm or danger
defend
protect
guard
safeguard
shield
secure
screen
shelter
preserve
cover
bulwark
forfend
keep
ward
save
fend
fence
harbor
US
conserve
harbour
UK
fortify
prevent
avert
watch
resist
house
hedge
uphold
barricade
garrison
insure
hold
withstand
look after
keep safe
watch over
keep from harm
ward off
care for
stave off
give sanctuary
fend off
beat off
guard against
provide sanctuary
repel danger
take in
be the defender of
hold at bay
repulse
curb
block
check
forestall
halt
repel
arrest
divert
foil
stop
intercept
deflect
dodge
thwart
baulk
UK
discourage
evade
escape
parry
duck
balk
US
hold off
head off
stand up for
hold back
protect against
pre-empt
turn aside
defend oneself against
shield against
keep off
put a stop to
keep at arm's length
skirt round
fight off
safeguard against
secure against
keep at bay
take care of
assure
support
maintain
foster
afford protection to
ride shotgun
tend
mind
cushion
shade
insulate
inoculate
ensure
stick up for
cover up
go to bat for
cover all bases
prohibit
police
patrol
make invulnerable
justify
champion
man
occupy
oversee
wrap
stand guard over
conceal
shotgun
chamber
stonewall
haven
roof
overlook
provide protection for
guide
rule
give shelter
give cover
take under one's wing
be responsible for
attend to
preside over
persevere with
have charge of
minister to
be in charge of
chaperon
sentinel
immunise
UK
mount guard on
escort
stand guard on
cover up for
immunize
US
give refuge
stand guard
save from harm
take under wing
take someone under your wing
more ❯
Verb
▲
To rise in opposition
struggle
rebel
resist
revolt
rise
rise up
dissent
mutiny
rally
arise
defy
protest
take a stand
agitate
be insubordinate
march against
mobilise
UK
mobilize
US
stand up to
take on
turn against
break with
come out against
face down
go against
mount a rebellion
rampage
rise up in arms
stage a rebellion
rise in opposition
riot
insurrect
renounce
strike
remonstrate
fight
denounce
disobey
rock the boat
opt out
get out of line
make waves
drop out
overturn
run amok
take up arms
take to the streets
campaign
demonstrate
mount the barricades
stir up trouble
go on rampage
stage
run riot
defect
show resistance
take up arms against
oppose authority
take part in an uprising
disobey authority
boycott
defy authority
break
refuse to obey orders
resist authority
overthrow
upset
combat
secede
rise against
take part in an insurrection
defy the authorities
go on strike
kick over
rise up against
refuse to obey
man the barricades
scuffle
brawl
go wild
run wild
go berserk
fight in the streets
dissipate
cause an affray
debauch
raise hell
raise an uproar
racket
start a fight
go on the rampage
more ❯
Verb
▲
To differ strikingly or to be an unsuitable match
conflict
clash
contradict
contrast
differ
disagree
collide
contravene
counter
disaccord
discord
vary
diverge
jar
mismatch
be at odds
be at variance
be discordant
be dissimilar
be incompatible
be in conflict
be incongruous
be inconsistent
be in opposition
come into conflict
not match
interfere with
disharmonize
be unlike
not go
scream at
dissent
contend
interfere
be different
differ from
diverge from
deviate
depart
be contrary
be variable
run counter
go against
be distinct
be diverse
stand out
be a foil to
stick out like a sore thumb
set off
differ in opinion
be of a different opinion
have a different opinion
be divided
fail to agree
not see eye to eye
be in dispute
run counter to
not go with
be unequal to
depart from
not balance with
dispute
feud
wrangle
row
quarrel
argue
lock horns
cross swords
be at loggerheads
bang heads
not conform
counter each other
divaricate
belie each
run counter to each
fly in the face each other
not look like
bear no resemblance
not be alike
go against each other
stand apart
show contrast
sing a different tune
be distinguishable
be distinguished
lack resemblance
depart from each other
deviate from each other
nonconcur
be in contention
not correspond
be of a different mind
not agree
fall out
break with
not accord
dissent from
shake one's head
more ❯
Verb
▲
To give force or effect toward
militate
counter
discourage
foil
hinder
prejudice
resist
affect
count
influence
inspire
weigh
work
cancel out
go against
tend to prevent
work against
act on
operate against
tell against
be detrimental to
be disadvantageous to
have an effect on
Verb
▲
Militate against
count against
backfire
counter
detract
diminish
hurt
militate against
reverse
weigh against
Verb
▲
Oppose
not support
aid
assist
encourage
undermine
abandon
comfort
contradict
neglect
Verb
▲
To act in an opposing or contrary manner
react
rebel against
revolt against
rise up against
Verb
▲
Be or seem to be equal or comparable to
rival
equal
match
emulate
compete with
parallel
touch
vie with
challenge
compare with
amount
approach
approximate
contest
correspond
meet
near
partake
resemble
rivalize
tie
be comparable to
be comparable with
come up to
measure up to
bear comparison with
go after
go for
keep pace with
keep up with
scramble for
be on a level with
be on a par with
be similar to
come near to
hold a candle to
jockey for position
be a match for
be in the same category as
be in the same league as
be the equal of
seek to displace
tie with
be equal to
contend with
amount to
be tantamount to
agree with
be identical to
equate to
reach
equalize
US
equalise
UK
come close to
achieve
be equal with
tally with
equate with
square with
be as good as
be equivalent to
live up to
be the same as
tot up to
come to
satisfy
copy
imitate
compete
compare
be in the same class as
correspond to
be commensurate with
coordinate with
be as great as
fulfil
UK
fit
mimic
outdo
square
mirror
follow
correlate
fulfill
US
tally
relate
balance
suit
ditto
conform
link
match up to
answer
be like
come near
dovetail with
get near
take after
do like
make like
pattern after
follow suit
accord with
measure up
be consistent with
jibe with
coincide with
rank with
follow in the footsteps of
follow the example of
rise up to
match up with
be consonant with
keep abreast of
comply with
serve
track
add up to
align with
extend
stand comparison with
arrive
fill the bill
admit of comparison with
stand the test
stand the pace
equate
better
beat
draw
recall
suggest
standardise
UK
vie
connect
nudge
standardize
US
get close to
measure up with
measure up against
agree
accord
evoke
inherit
conjure up
look like
favour
UK
favor
US
coincide
deadlock
be on an equal footing with
be not a million miles from
equal roughly
approximate to
be not unlike
be not dissimilar to
bear comparison
distinguish between
stack up with
bring near
be nearly as good as
show correspondence
put alongside
act like
call up
remind one of
harmonize
US
dovetail
level
finish even
be equal
be neck and neck
even up
be level
be on a par
be even
finish equal
break even
make
harmonize with
rime with
correspond with
correlate to
cohere with
go with
fit the pattern
check with
comport with
marry with
rhyme with
sort with
chord with
rime
check
correlate with
go
consist
comport
cohere
complement
sort
rhyme
jibe
chord
be the spitting image of
put one in mind of
bear a resemblance to
be a chip off the old block
have the look of
cause one to remember
make one think of
echo
quadrate
concur with
partake of
tie in with
lip sync
be in harmony with
be in agreement with
be related
relate to
be in tune with
harmonise
UK
be consistent
match up
assimilate
be congruous with
reciprocate
conform to
be compatible with
reproduce
equiponderate
equipoise
mime
ape
copycat
surpass
outvie
do
contend
model oneself on
run abreast
be even with
break even with
make even
take as an example
take as a model
rise to
be level with
follow in footsteps
model yourself on
pattern yourself after
take a leaf out of someone's book
go like
simulate
smack of
be the very picture of
bear resemblance to
look a lot like
duplicate
feature
bring to mind
have a look of
bear semblance to
appear like
have earmarks of
have signs of
be the spit of
be a dead ringer for
be close to
be the image of
border on
verge on
be the picture of
be good enough
admit of comparison
fit the bill
reflect
double
replicate
clone
be
constitute
parrot
impersonate
comprise
sum
total
sound like
seem like
pass for
have the hallmarks of
have all the hallmarks of
remind you of
put you in mind of
style oneself on
evaluate
take as a pattern
do an impression of
adopt the style of
model after
spell
imply
mean
grow
number
pattern oneself after
parallelize
recreate
repeat
become
effect
aggregate
represent
make up
develop into
come within reach of
close in on
go up to
creep up on
stack up against
be near to
verge upon
draw near
be almost
move toward
be not a million miles away from
draw near to
touch on
bear down on
draw up to
move in on
threaten
border
get on for
be alike
be analogous to
chime with
chime in with
keep pace
perform
be regarded as
fill
handle
complete
discharge
impinge
neighbor
US
march
contact
abut
lie next to
adjoin
join
neighbour
UK
lie near
execute
suffice
gratify
redeem
cope with
carry out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause to have no value or effect
negate
cancel
invalidate
void
annul
nullify
repeal
rescind
abrogate
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
reverse
retract
revoke
countermand
undo
avoid
abate
abolish
cancel out
disannul
dissolve
null
overrule
quash
vacate
make ineffective
obviate
overturn
render invalid
annihilate
belie
blackball
contravene
countercheck
cross
ding
disprove
dump
frustrate
impugn
kill
redress
remove
render null and void
roll back
stonewall
strike down
traverse
vitiate
wipe out
break with
put down
turn down
turn thumbs down
fly in the face of
set aside
withdraw
recall
declare null and void
override
veto
repudiate
take back
nix
recant
overthrow
do away with
disallow
obliterate
put an end to
terminate
scrap
scrub
discharge
rule against
dismantle
renege
lift
reject
call off
delete
axe
UK
abort
expunge
drop
efface
offset
deny
dismiss
erase
ax
US
make void
call back
end
black out
renounce
stop
disclaim
abjure
cut
backpedal
X-out
rub out
blot out
stamp out
blue pencil
bring to an end
take out
counteract
ditch
disaffirm
discontinue
suspend
eliminate
eradicate
backtrack on
counterbalance
disestablish
abandon
get rid of
down
discard
throw out
cast aside
refuse
forswear
declare invalid
zap
unmake
cry off
root out
sweep away
snuff out
make null and void
back out of
shoot down
undermine
decline
alter
destroy
upset
extinguish
renege on
chop
torpedo
negative
call
subvert
excise
exterminate
deracinate
go back on
extirpate
supersede
ignore
trash
suppress
disqualify
disown
counterorder
finish
outvote
prohibit
renig
liquidate
squash
censor
rule out
dele
cross out
strike out
clean up
close down
give something the chop
defeat
work against
wash out
blank out
blue-pencil
knock something on the head
weasel out
put a line through
put the kibosh on
retreat
discount
disregard
disobey
dishonour
UK
back-pedal on
counter
weaken
put to rest
hold a funeral
inter
bring to a close
inhume
lay in the grave
entomb
bury
put six feet under
watergate
declare
withcall
go against
repel
dishonor
US
unsay
junk
backwater
forget
refuse to fulfil
unfit
impair
circumduct
shed
call in
bottle up
cork up
shut down
hush up
do a U-turn on
purge
omit
KO
blow
contradict
jettison
edit
black
exclude
put damper on
knock on the head
pull the plug
wangle out
crawl out of
rebuff
blow sky-high
render meaningless
antagonize
US
antagonise
UK
reorganize
US
reorganise
UK
elide
countervail
rebut
put the lid on
back out
worm out
opt out
stand down
throw over
shutdown
dominate
flout
prevail
defy
predominate
remit
dispense with
abnegate
nig
scratch
confine
restrict
compensate
limit
bleep
break
get off the hook
trample underfoot
ride roughshod over
break off
ink out
block out
x out
stroke out
edit out
X out
white out
inhibit
squelch
retire
refute
redline
trample upon
counterpoise
turf
belay
forget it
put kibosh on
score out
redact
wipe off
bowdlerize
US
scratch out
snub
disband
waive
adjourn
cease
bring to naught
call all bets off
trim
dispatch
blank
remove all traces of
gut
cut out
strike
bowdlerise
UK
blot
scrape off
launder
vote down
change
conclude
prorogue
knock out
finish off
do in
render inert
go back on one's word
wipe slate clean
overset
prostrate
lay to rest
disunite
break up
wind up
say no
wreck
destruct
split up
close
sever
disorganize
shoot
ruin
loose
wrack
wind down
decimate
shatter
postpone
demolish
collapse
ban
forbid
knock down
bring down
block
interdict
proscribe
outlaw
render void
fade out
resolve into
bar
embargo
preclude
boycott
pass by
pass
give thumbs down
thumbs down
dissent
pass on
not go for
place an embargo on
put a stop to
give the red light to
give the thumbs down to
disapprove
discountenance
censure
throw away
burn
refuse permission to
crush
quell
give up
raze
waste
smash
subdue
slaughter
repress
check
stifle
devastate
overcome
quench
interrupt
thwart
massacre
total
knock off
curb
crack down on
off
beat
nip in the bud
pull the plug on
banish
quit
cut off
put paid to
halt
pack in
call a halt to
silence
slay
weed out
take away
wipe off the map
put to death
desolate
dispose of
wipe off the face of the earth
nuke
blow away
put out
expire
vaporize
US
croak
conquer
clobber
phase out
assassinate
butcher
murder
overwhelm
leave off
vaporise
UK
snuff
clamp down on
bump off
slap down
wipe from the face of the earth
scotch
pulverize
US
cream
die
execute
bring to a halt
go
smother
get shot of
uproot
rout
can
pulverise
UK
ice
tear down
whack
pull down
desist
top
stiff
elapse
lapse
smoke
determine
dead-end
scrag
do to death
let up
wink out
wrap up
pack up
take the life of
lay off
mow down
close out
do for
disrupt
cripple
spoil
hamper
hinder
mar
control
foil
refrain from
prevent
ravage
stymie
part
obscure
intermit
harm
overpower
forget about
get shut of
conceal
obstruct
cover
mess up
vanquish
sabotage
complete
relinquish
screw up
muck up
disconnect
queer
take off
leave out
get
crack down
sink
end the life of
desist from
shut off
give over
cut down
polish off
wrap
ultimate
round off
round out
chuck in
cut to pieces
put away
give someone the works
run out
cut short
terminate with extreme prejudice
sit on
blow someone's brains out
call it quits
slash
bin
take
stamp something out
rid
strip
clear
reduce drastically
kayo
withhold
shelve
scrunch
squish
exsect
wipe
deaden
cast out
drive out
cause the death of
make away with
expel
snow under
put out of your mind
put to sleep
bring to a conclusion
prorogate
come to an end
recess
bring to an untimely end
clamp down
put an stop to
bring to screeching halt
erode
fade
pull back
draw back
level
hit
unload
cover over
wipe off face of earth
blow to bits
mark out
destroy root and branch
take apart
rub off
resolve
damage
smooth away
wear away
rub away
forgo
clear away
sunder
douse
attack
settle
topple
scupper
pass over
murk
wax
brush aside
cow
shade
obfuscate
darken
batten
eclipse
crown
consummate
hang
behead
decapitate
chill
do
knife
asphyxiate
dust off
garrote
US
electrocute
take a life
garotte
garrotte
UK
lynch
guillotine
cool
strangle
incapacitate
dash
put at risk
triumph over
arrest
choke
get done
call it a day
pack it in
switch off
sew up
end up
nip something in the bud
wind something up
top off
botch
put lid on
bottle
trample on
keep inside
clamp
hold in
shush
keep in
trample
spike
stem
drive underground
hold down
beat down
abstain from
shake off
do without
give something a miss
render needless
disable
threaten
make a mess of
render ineffective
play havoc with
foul up
blow out
dampen
skin
crimp
have
impoverish
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
craze
unbuild
balls up
injure
blow a hole in
overreach
outmaneuver
US
rain on someone's parade
outmanoeuvre
UK
outfox
throw a spanner in the works of
cramp
outsmart
make waves
louse up
bollix
interfere with
break down
cover up
make dark
pass out
hold back
keel over
turn out
detect
stub out
damp down
intrude on
put to the sword
send to the gas chambers
ethnically cleanse
send to kingdom come
benothing
kick
pause
subjugate
lay off of
depart
surcease
disjoin
dissever
intervene
separate
interpose
demise
decease
exit
flatline
perish
fall
succumb
bag it
blow off
except
debar
avert
forfend
forestall
wane
deter
bate
stave off
count out
ward off
not consider
shut out
freeze out
close one's doors to
kick in
conk out
kick off
peg out
pass away
step out
pop off
check out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To criticize or scold sternly
rebuke
scold
berate
admonish
castigate
denounce
reprimand
reproach
upbraid
blast
carpet
lambast
baste
censure
chastise
chide
condemn
criticise
UK
criticize
US
monster
rate
reprove
blame
hammer
keelhaul
lambaste
lecture
rag
rake
rap
reprehend
rip
wig
bollock
flay
jaw
row
score
jawbone
monish
objurgate
fry
trim
trounce
zap
tell off
lay into
pull up
remonstrate with
tear into
dress down
rail against
rail at
tick off
bawl out
chew out
jump on
pitch into
rant at
ream out
give someone a bollocking
lace into
let someone have it
slap down
tongue-lash
blow up
give a talking-to
haul over the coals
have a go at
read the riot act
sound off
tear apart
carp on
give a rocket
give someone a caning
jump down one's throat
lean on
call down
call on the carpet
come down on
give someone a row
give someone a wigging
go after
take to task
climb all over
give someone a mouthful
rap over the knuckles
give someone a dressing-down
give someone an earful
give someone a roasting
give someone a rollicking
give someone a telling-off
give someone hell
tear off a strip
give someone a rating
give someone what for
excoriate
attack
give someone some stick
vituperate
chasten
slate
rake over the coals
send someone away with a flea in their ear
punish
revile
flame
put on the mat
diss
slam
knock
abuse
discipline
find fault with
slap on the wrist
rail
put down
pan
slag off
pummel
US
correct
pillory
ream
harangue
pummelled
UK
cane
nag
penalize
US
tear a strip off
blow up at
give a piece of one's mind
slap someone's wrist
roast
penalise
UK
savage
bag
disparage
reprobate
light into
fulminate against
slash
fault
dispraise
denunciate
bring to book
bash
accuse
check
vilify
disapprove
deprecate
belabor
US
caution
slag
go on at
dis
arraign
belabour
UK
cut up
call to account
exprobate
scourge
skin
rip into
yell at
rollick
decry
take to the woodshed
deplore
crucify
rubbish
cavil
come down hard on
impugn
lesson
scorch
blister
assail
lash
asperse
visit
execrate
whip
beat
talk to
throw the book at
give a going over
bad-mouth
come down on like a ton of bricks
criticize severely
lay down the law
discredit
warn
trash
scathe
potshot
denigrate
judge
animadvert
incriminate
stigmatize
US
proscribe
pull apart
remonstrate
give someone a bad press
rave at
shellac
recompense
ostracise
UK
ostracize
US
anathematize
strongly criticize
spank
flog
preach
draw the line
recriminate
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
frame
expostulate
inveigh against
stigmatise
UK
tell a thing or two
speak to
get after
impeach
indict
point the finger at
give one hell
jump all over
give something a bad press
lay at one's door
have someone on the carpet
tear down
mete out punishment to
teach a lesson
pull to pieces
make an example of
reprimand severely
deal with
curse
let fly
round on
exprobrate
sort out
attask
skelp
ferule
adjure
advise
counsel
speak
lash out
defame
threap
harass
dress-down
taunt
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
disgrace
skewer
chew
moralise
UK
moralize
US
objurate
smear
cudgel
slap
deride
call over the coals
strike
smother
hit
slang
run down
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
rake over coals
ding
notice
glue
forewarn
growl
hoist
lay on
give comeuppance
tear to pieces
take apart
rank on
give going-over
give tongue-lashing
strafe
express disapproval of
have words with
lash out at
have words
lash into
call to task
jack up
sit on
give someone stick
rap across the knuckles
severely reprimand
take down
take disciplinary action against
take to pieces
sail into
cuss out
give someone a carpeting
eat out
criticize hatefully
shout at
give a tongue-lashing
criticize harshly
take down a peg
find fault
give a hard time
get on
burn one's ears
give the devil
give piece of mind
give the business
keep after
put on the carpet
bring to account
scorn
backbite
contemn
rebuff
criticize strongly
be hard on
rag on
pick on
malign
reject
besmirch
send someone away with a flea in his
lower the boom
give the dickens
have your knife in
slur
read out
carp at
look askance
pick apart
give an injunction to
give someone a ticking-off
deflate
browbeat
pronounce
depreciate
belittle
name
adjudge
thrash
afflict
repress
soften
try
suppress
subjugate
scarify
drub
prosecute
maul
declaim
derogate
tuck into
dig into
assault
send up
put away
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
pour scorn on
run something down
show up
declaim against
cast aspersions on
give some stick to
animadvert on
hit out at
charge with
send up the river
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
object to
frown on
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
lay out
think wrong
be against
not support
look askance at
discountenance
take exception to
not believe in
object
zing
disfavour
UK
discommend
detract
disfavor
US
negate
remonstrate against
disesteem
express a poor opinion of
be hostile towards
inculpate
raise an
saddle
impute
finger
pass on
hold accountable
hold responsible
pass the buck
assign fault to
lay a guilt trip on
lay the blame on
consider guilty of
point a finger at
find guilty of
assign guilt to
hold liable
lay a bad trip on
point the finger
assign liability to
place the blame on
accuse of
mistreat
murder
sentence
wallop
get
thump
scalp
misuse
hurt
harm
injure
oppress
batter
manhandle
knock about
give it to someone
give someone the works
skin alive
cuff
train
incarcerate
rap someone's knuckles
defrock
rough up
dismiss
beat up
do in
give a lesson to
fine
immure
slap wrist
switch
crack down on
execute
punish severely
debar
expel
rap knuckles
blacklist
drop on
fix someone's wagon
give a going-over
attend to
have someone's guts for garters
exile
paddle
more ❯
Verb
▲
To counteract or equal the effect or importance of
balance
equalise
UK
equalize
US
offset
counteract
counterbalance
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
cancel
counterpoise
countervail
equate
even
level
match
nullify
square
balance out
equilibrize
even out
accord
adjust
attune
cancel out
collate
compensate
even up
parallel
readjust
redeem
set
tie
compensate for
come out
make up for
pair off
come out even
correct
negate
redress
counterweigh
negative
annul
outweigh
equipoise
undo
rectify
invalidate
ballast
remedy
settle
fix
amend
make good
recompense
countercheck
right
atone for
make amends for
set off
square up
equilibrate
render ineffective
repair
obviate
requite
tip the scales
retrieve
counterweight
frustrate
mend
resolve
cure
improve
set right
better
ameliorate
put right
make restitution for
make amends
sort out
make right
deal with
stabilise
UK
stabilize
US
put to rights
recalibrate
restore
dial back
level out
turn around
turn the scale
equiponderate
recoup
atone
equal out
make up
redress the balance
make the same
balance up
defuse
wipe out
overrule
overcome
defeat
make ineffective
override
subdue
deactivate
abrogate
conquer
lessen
reduce
contravene
halt
counterwork
buck
cross
counter
respond
indemnify
solve
be an antidote to
go against
charge
equal
counterpose
account
straighten out
straighten
avenge
firm up
steady
reform
make better
patch
recondition
fiddle with
reward
set to rights
do justice
fix up
set straight
reconstruct
scrub
overhaul
go straight
launder
clean up
put in order
debug
doctor
emend
shape up
be equivalent
allow for
ease
regulate
harmonize
US
heal
relieve
harmonise
UK
vindicate
change
revise
patch up
recompense for
make restitution
make reparation for
restore the balance
pay for
make reparation
turn over new leaf
pay one's dues
turn things around
more ❯
Verb
▲
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
run
compete
challenge
contend
contest
participate
stand
enter
stump
politick
whistlestop
stand for
take part
be a contender for
be in
put oneself forward for
put oneself up for
ring doorbells
shake hands
stand for election as
put yourself up for
stand as a candidate for
be a candidate
hit the campaign trail
kiss babies
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