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What is another word for
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Verb
Remain in a specified state or position
To stay somewhere temporarily
To continue, or carry on being
To provide with a sound or secure foundation or basis
To put off or delay
Holiday at
To suppress the noise or speech of
Visit again
To persist in
To fasten or cause to adhere to something
Make for
Fail to keep up with another or others in movement or development
To interrupt or intrude on a conversation or activity
Give up; let go
To tease, typically in a good-natured way
Be controlled or determined by
To base on a principle, idea, feeling or physical matter
Relieve of blame, responsibility
Secure firmly in position
Noun
A period of staying somewhere, especially as a visitor or guest
A suspension or postponement of judicial proceedings
(
archaic
)
The ending of an activity
A large rope, wire, or rod used to support a ship's mast
The fact of living in a particular place
An object that is used to support something
The act of retarding or delaying
A cancellation or postponement of a punishment
Restraining order
A period during which a particular group is in power
A person or thing that provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation
A thick rope of wire or hemp used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles
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Verb
▲
Remain in a specified state or position
remain
wait
linger
bide
tarry
abide
loiter
stand
dwell
hover
rest
settle
stick
await
dally
hang
pause
reside
stop
halt
lodge
bunk
continue
delay
endure
lag
nest
outstay
perch
roost
squat
hang around
stay put
stick around
hang about
hold on
hang round
hold the fort
sit tight
sweat it out
wait around
be left
establish oneself
establish yourself
hang on
hang out
keep on
stay out
put down roots
remain behind
stay behind
last
persist
stay on
carry on
live
hold
prevail
keep up
survive
be present
be
keep going
perdure
run on
go on
frequent
haunt
be there
persevere
hold up
live on
sojourn
exist
make a night of it
stop out
attend
keep out
be in attendance
turn up
hold out
inhabit
be out
spend time
stay over
grind
carry through
dawdle
extend
take
occur
kick around
pass time
lie around
lie
kick your heels
perseverate
strive
bear
recur
repeat
cling on
happen
proceed
have no end
stay around
hold good
be the case
tough it out
stick at
grind away
follow up
see through
go the limit
keep at
be stubborn
press on
go all the way
stick to guns
remain standing
follow through
be resolute
stay still
expect
anticipate
be located
stall
last out
live out
standby
are
bivouac
cling
kick about
make camp
hold over
be protracted
hang back
die slowly
cling to life
be situated
continue to exist
wear
resist
stay round
cool one's heels
hang in the air
be extant
perpetuate
see out
protract
be found
be in existence
be real
be existent
be met with
be latent
maintain
pass
progress
project
sustain
resort
affect
roam
swell
associate
glom
hold fast
be prolonged
plough on
drag on
hold true
remain unchanged
footle
loll
bum
dillydally
chill
drone
loaf
lazy
laze
lounge
idle
be patient
wait up
stand up
hammer away
go the distance
stick at it
peg away
push on
stay with something
be tenacious
not give up
be pertinacious
stop at nothing
leave no stone unturned
struggle on
see something through
press ahead
stick it out
stay the course
be persistent
hang in there
follow something through
be diligent
plug away
soldier on
stick to your guns
waste time
outlast
remain true
stretch out
draw out
stay staunch
goof off
hack around
veg out
kick back
hold your horses
wait a minute
obtain
pursue
take place
advance
execute
ramble
act
come about
behave
deport
go ahead
comport
conduct
outlive
refuse to go away
lie in wait for
be in store for
lie ahead of
be waiting for
be timeless
be durable
wear on
be long lived
ride out
stick to
wear well
apply
never say die
rule
reign
hold sway
be in force
remain valid
be valid
remain in operation
be in use
remain operative
remain in force
remain effective
be employed
remain motionless
last longer than
bear up
live longer than
withstand
remain alive
make it
stand firm
come through
endure beyond
stay alive
weather
stand fast
hang in
see it through
subsist
outwear
evade death
escape death
abound
predominate
preponderate
be rife
cheat death
be current
be prevalent
remain alive after
be rampant
be common
be customary
be established
be widespread
have life
live on after
be animate
be in this world
walk the earth
be alive
hang tough
stick with it
be in effect
be in the land of the living
have being
draw breath
be the order of the day
stand your ground
keep it up
live through
make it through
suffer
be comfortable
be stable
live after
stretch
prolong
bear on
run
operate
handle
have legs
outride
wear down
breathe
be supreme
achieve
continue activity
hold your own
spin out
lengthen
get along
get by
move
keep
lie in wait
hold the phone
watch for
sweat it
chug away
drag out
clutch
grasp
latch on
grip
keep a hold on
be tough
cut it
make the cut
outstand
do
hack it
stay fresh
crack on
stand wear
prove durable
resist wear
withstand wear
travail
stick with
fight for your life
sustain oneself
pursue your goal
keep your hand in
bash on
plod on
not take no for an answer
go to the mat
go for broke
keep driving
remain firm
go for it
show determination
be determined
be resolved
gut it out
keep at it
fight on
exert oneself
buckle down
push forward
take pains
toil on
fight
keep your head above water
sustain life
keep afloat
keep body and soul together
stand up to wear
exist generally
more ❯
“I have to
stay
behind the counter until the boss returns.”
Verb
▲
To stay somewhere temporarily
lodge
sojourn
reside
bunk
domicile
holiday
live
quarter
stop
bide
board
crash
dwell
roof
room
shelter
squat
visit
abide
camp
harbor
US
harbour
UK
house
nest
park
roost
settle
station
vacation
inhabit
nestle
tarry
vacay
put up
stay over
stop over
take a room
take up residence
be accommodated
hole up
spend some time
be billeted
be domiciled
be housed
be quartered
have lodgings
have rooms
stop off
take lodgings
be a lodger
perch
locate
occupy
relax
be settled
rest
live in
have your home
tenant
remain
take a break
be on holiday
dwell in
be on vacation
slob around
accommodate
billet
bivouac
encamp
chamber
ensconce
bestow
hang out
take in
lodge in
reside in
have one's residence
have your home in
have one's home
be domiciled in
be established in
take up residence in
install
US
weekend
populate
travel
exist
have digs
possess
instal
UK
canton
people
have as your home
be ensconced in
set up home in
make one's home
keep
stay in
keep house
be an inhabitant of
make your home in
settle in
establish oneself
abide in
break
linger
rent
hostel
have a break
tent
hang one's hat
sleep
take it easy
put your feet up
pitch tent
tour
indwell
bedwell
feed
come to stay
stay with
go to live in
make one's home in
become domiciled in
go to live
set up housekeeping in
move to
take root
set up house
put down roots
put down roots in
establish yourself
set up home
stay on
emigrate to
hang up one's hat
receive
go on holiday
take a holiday
stay at
go on vacation
let crash
make room for
care for
bed
provide shelter for
give accommodation to
cook for
give a bed to
cater for
give someone a roof over their head
lie
inhere
own
maintain
ensconce oneself in
be in residence
establish oneself in
ensconce yourself in
be in command
move into
use
make your home
pervade
be the tenant of
establish
sit
permeate
establish yourself in
be in residence in
be established
be present
bide in
be settled in
hang out in
be a resident of
have taken up residence in
sojourn in
have established oneself in
trip
sightsee
pilgrimage
gallivant
adventure
knock about
go on a trip
go sightseeing
go on an expedition
go camping
go abroad
go on an excursion
subsist
be
repose
be inherent
be contained in
be found in
be expressed by
stand
have its being
bunk out
have its existence
consist
be contained
have as its main feature
be defined by
be based on
depend on
be intrinsic to
be attributable to
be ascribable to
hold
put
place
situate
fix
seat
set
site
position
be found
be located
be set
found
build
base
be situated
be positioned
be sited
be perched
dig in
post
dispose
more ❯
“My parents have decided to
stay
with us for the weekend.”
Verb
▲
To continue, or carry on being
remain
keep
rest
continue to be
carry on being
go on being
persist in being
continue being
keep up being
be
keep yourself
not cease to be
“We cannot
stay
silent for much longer.”
Verb
▲
To provide with a sound or secure foundation or basis
brace
buttress
prop
support
bear
bolster
tether
underpin
carry
sustain
truss
undergird
uphold
stick
strut
wire
stake
underprop
prop up
shore up
reinforce
hold up
strengthen
fortify
bolster up
hold
maintain
shore
stand
shoulder
upbear
buoy
bulwark
keep up
bear up
steady
underlie
augment
substantiate
back
corroborate
reenforce
withstand
buoy up
jack up
succor
US
succour
UK
secure
endure
crutch
cradle
bear up under
cement
confirm
defend
tie up
back up
be a foundation for
keep from falling
suffer
beef up
build up
step up
jazz up
take
lie beneath
give support to
steel
nerve
prepare
gird
tighten
galvanize
US
poise
shove
forearm
ready
boost
bind
block
galvanise
UK
psych up
stop
chock
gear up
bandage
tie
get ready
fasten
strap
make ready
aid
help
assist
shove up
psych oneself up
supplement
cushion
feed
stiffen
increase
make stronger
regenerate
revitalize
US
invigorate
US
renew
envigorate
UK
revitalise
UK
encourage
add to
pillow
give a boost to
give a leg up to
pick up
buck up
rest
protect
toughen
harden
improve
enhance
set
place
upgrade
continue
foster
intensify
preserve
prolong
consolidate
keep
conserve
promote
keep alive
keep going
perpetuate
carry on
keep in existence
shelter
lay
resist
fund
subsidize
US
finance
underwrite
fuel
add
amplify
give a boost
make
gratify
stand up to
subsidise
UK
pillar
season
indurate
inure
garrison
immortalize
US
eternalize
re-enforce
embattle
minister to
add fuel to
safeguard
entrench
wall
add force to
charge up
soup up
punch up
emphasize
US
push
extend
eternize
underline
inspire
stress
spur
seal
commemorate
disseminate
propagate
memorialize
US
spread
drive
motivate
deepen
champion
heighten
embolden
incentivize
US
empower
reward
stimulate
incentify
immortalise
UK
memorialise
UK
energize
US
broaden
incentivise
energise
UK
enrich
highlight
emphasise
UK
fix
attach
immobilize
US
splint
immobilise
UK
cause to continue
spur on
protract
Sellotape
wrap
join
advance
raise
ameliorate
hold together
swathe
rope
bond
tape
elevate
retain
favour
UK
favor
US
make better
lift
stay with
stand by
more ❯
“They would
stay
their masts up with lengths of rope and wire.”
Verb
▲
To put off or delay
adjourn
suspend
defer
hinder
obstruct
prorogue
shelve
arrest
check
curb
delay
handicap
impede
inhibit
mothball
pigeonhole
reschedule
stall
table
clog
detain
encumber
halt
hamper
hamstring
hold
interrupt
postpone
prevent
restrain
restrict
retard
still
stop
cumber
decelerate
discontinue
intermit
remit
trammel
catch
respite
hold back
hold off
hold up
put back
put off
set back
stand over
hold over
put on ice
slow down
slow up
bring up
carry over
hold in abeyance
interfere with
keep back
lay on the table
pull up
put a brake on
put over
ward off
continue
do later
draw up
fetch up
put in abeyance
put on the back burner
take a rain check on
put in cold storage
put off the evil day
put off the evil hour
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
block
slow
thwart
stem
limit
end
terminate
contain
cease
lay over
hold off on
baulk
UK
bring to a standstill
put on hold
pause
break off
curtail
balk
US
procrastinate
control
cut off
frustrate
bring to an end
stymie
let up
suppress
staunch
put on back burner
bridle
reduce
bar
prolong
protract
keep in abeyance
shut down
cut short
put a stop to
hang fire
finish
fetter
brake
lessen
freeze
stifle
wind up
quit
repress
knock off
decrease
close
break up
choke
waive
desist
nip in the bud
set aside
hang up
loiter
drag one's feet
shackle
cancel
forestall
dam
stonewall
drop
dissolve
intercept
stanch
constrain
lay aside
diminish
arrive
withhold
hesitate
leave off
regulate
moderate
extend
dally
can
tie up
tarry
stand in the way of
call a halt to
belay
put an end to
deter
dawdle
cool
shut off
pull in
lag
rest
rein in
poke
call it a day
come to a standstill
give rain check
sabotage
recess
cut
foil
hobble
manacle
hog-tie
handcuff
short-circuit
cramp
derail
circumvent
conclude
scrub
bork
break
counteract
prorogate
dither
rein
give up
keep
shut out
plug
govern
slacken
smother
stave off
temporize
US
prohibit
take a break
dampen
fill
debar
pass
die
go
elapse
determine
dead-end
expire
lapse
tame
stand still
take a breather
put aside
choke back
bottle up
keep in check
close out
mire
retardate
wait
cool it
muzzle
temporise
UK
close off
bring to a close
refrain
keep under control
hold down
desist from
lay off
wink out
give over
stopper
interfere
bring to a halt
rule out
bring to a stop
give a rain check
close down
back off
surcease
play for time
linger
come to a close
get in the way of
gag
take a raincheck
bog down
choke off
pack in
counter
reprieve
forestay
materialize
US
land
appear
lengthen
disband
dillydally
leave to another time
park
fail
sever
push back
count out
file
inactivate
pink-slip
omit
put on the shelf
fix
sidetrack
brace
beach
find itself
finish up
end up
turn up
pop up
culminate
die down
quit cold turkey
cut it out
refrain from
call it quits
temper
stunt
withstand
oppose
resist
barricade
seal
caulk
get there
haul up
prevaricate
stand
fence
quibble
equivocate
take a breather from
put on a back burner
down
loaf
falter
crimp
bog
baffle
flag
clog up
blockade
close up
jam
block out
fill up
abate
suspend proceedings
screen
obscure
embarrass
take down
bring to screeching halt
stop up
choke up
pack
jam up
block up
stuff
bung up
shield
hide
cover
mask
quiet
qualify
embog
reef
come to a stop
come to a halt
draw to halt
reach a standstill
crab
complicate
sandbag
throttle
come to an end
take a recess
take five
block off
bung
occlude
cut back
back-water
hit the brakes
lose speed
put the brakes on
lose steam
let down flaps
cut down
wind down
keep waiting
anchor it
buy time
not move
stand off
peter out
take time out
take ten
wash up
finish off
show up
have a break
materialise
UK
ease off
ease up
have a breather
take time off
pitch up
weigh down
monkey with
foul up
get in the way
immobilize
US
punctuate
immobilise
UK
cut out
bottle
congest
plug up
call a halt
take a rain check
subdue
avoid the issue
take one's time
pack up
blow the whistle on
cease fire
hold at bay
put a cork in
stem the flow
bring to standstill
pull the plug on
drop anchor
put the kibosh on
abandon
vacillate
haver
waver
withdraw
abolish
beat around the bush
confine
cork
dismiss
eliminate
jettison
neutralize
US
goldbrick
swither
leash
bit
harness
measure
rule
junk
ditch
put to one side
dump
throw out
axe
UK
take away
fall
muffle
squelch
swallow
avert
kick the can down the road
dilly-dally
use delaying tactics
postpone action
drag your feet
defer action
drag
suspend action
let slide
shilly-shally
be dilatory
be indecisive
hum and haw
put off doing something
be undecided
play a waiting game
straiten
hold in check
descend
plummet
do away with
plunge
fight back
bottleneck
ax
US
sideline
chuck in
gaol
UK
keep down
box up
jail
US
keep in line
tie down
keep within bounds
impound
circumscribe
imprison
bring under control
have on a tight leash
lock up
keep in
sit on
put away
pin down
pull back
rein back
keep the lid on
hem in
guide
direct
kill
crack down
hogtie
delimit
repulse
discourage
rebuff
neutralise
UK
checkmate
obviate
preclude
keep a lid on
hold in
slacken pace
bite back
turn aside
head off
fend off
damp
stem the flow of
put a spoke in someone's wheel
save
pre-empt
let
help
disadvise
chill
scare
forfend
divert
turn off
talk out of
act like a wet blanket
pour cold water on
put a damper on
throw cold water on
silence
soften
strangle
tone down
quell
mitigate
bind
lower
ease
keep a tight rein on
sink
modulate
shut in
mute
enclose
master
squash
tie
cork up
calm
interdict
deaden
quench
quash
settle
defeat
extinguish
weaken
button up
overcome
shut up
submerge
damp down
contract
lighten
modify
allay
soothe
soft-pedal
cap
lock in
pocket
discipline
immure
cage
incarcerate
ebb
shrink
play down
compose
conceal
bound
stamp out
coop up
close in
forbid
ban
taper
cripple
adjust
simmer down
wane
intern
deny
minimize
US
scotch
keep lid on
overpower
dull
slash
quieten
dwindle
ruin
alleviate
clamp down on
beat
assuage
dry up
monitor
dilute
tail off
pacify
gulp back
minimise
UK
spoil
hold captive
box in
relax
crush
scupper
decline
subjugate
collect
do for
put paid to
entrammel
crack down on
take the edge off
compel
hush
shush
necessitate
constrict
shorten
coerce
ice
commit
dash
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UK
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more ❯
“We are seeking simply to
stay
the proceedings on jurisdictional grounds.”
Verb
▲
Holiday at
go to
go to see
holiday at
stay at
stay in
stop at
stop with
visit
explore
tour
examine
holiday with
look around
holiday in
see
view
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stop by
stop over in
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go over to
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spend time in
sightsee
go around
travel around
scrutinize
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reconnoitre
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reconnoiter
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scrutinise
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walk round
Verb
▲
To suppress the noise or speech of
quell
quiet
silence
calm
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allay
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moderate
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tranquilize
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placate
lessen
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muffle
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gag
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cool
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calm down
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quiet down
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attenuate
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anaesthetize
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anesthetize
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balm
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qualify
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dulcify
settle down
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mask
humour
UK
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benumb
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humor
US
crush
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cool it
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make peace with
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burke
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stabilise
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kill
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envigorate
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fascinate
enchant
coax
attract
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put off guard
more ❯
Verb
▲
Visit again
revisit
call
frequent
return
visit often
visit
haunt
attend
patronize
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affect
habituate
hit
patronise
UK
overrun
infest
spend time at
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be a regular client of
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go to repeatedly
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spend time
resort
roam
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pass time
lie around
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pay a visit to
prowl
repair
visit regularly
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lurk in
skulk in
hang about in
tarry at
dillydally
chill
lounge
drone
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lazy
laze
loaf
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loll
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be a regular in
kick back
goof off
hack around
veg out
kick around
abide
tarry
dwell
reside
live
associate
glom
swell
stick around
waste time
more ❯
Verb
▲
To persist in
keep at
persevere with
persist with
beaver
be persistent in
be pertinacious in
be resolute in
be steadfast in
complete
continue
continue with
drudge
endure
finish
grind
keep going with
keep on at
labour
UK
labor
US
last
maintain
not cease from
not falter in
not give up
persevere
persist
remain
see through
show determination in
slave
stick
stick at
toil
be steadfast
carry on
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plug away
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stick to
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keep on
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stay with
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keep
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work
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bring to completion
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wear
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practise
UK
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brook
remain unchanged
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tolerate
take it like a man
be timeless
make a stand
press someone
be emphatic
wear on
be long lived
never say die
have no end
prosecute
practice
US
kill oneself
stand up for oneself
sweat out
take the rough with the smooth
take the bad with the good
keep on at someone
put your foot down
go ahead with
brook no refusal
lay down the law
clutch
grasp
latch on
kick your heels
hang about
wait
grip
cling
loiter
keep a hold on
be tough
hang around
bear with
stretch
stick out
lie
reach
lead
head
creep
range
spread
circulate
encompass
go round
go around
trend
move past
more ❯
Verb
▲
To fasten or cause to adhere to something
adhere
stick
affix
attach
cling
bind
bond
clasp
cleave
cohere
fasten
fuse
hold
join
tack
fix
glue
secure
weld
connect
couple
grip
hew
link
lodge
paste
snag
cement
gum
remain
unite
hold fast
stick fast
be fixed
be glued
be pasted
be stuck
hold on
stick on
freeze to
hold on to
cling like ivy
stay put
stick like glue
stick together
hold on like bulldog
stick like a barnacle
clog
hug
be bogged down
stick like barnacle
solder
tie
make fast
hitch
hitch on
clamp
annex
US
append
add
hook up
tack on
lash
chain
yoke
moor
pin
tie up
annexe
UK
hook on
tag on
slap on
tape
truss
rope
strap
fetter
rivet
anchor
conjoin
tether
combine
pinion
subjoin
screw
batten
unify
hook
leash
link up
adjoin
embrace
bridge
prefix
converge
clip
peg
bolt
concatenate
interconnect
hang on
knit
interlink
consolidate
catenate
cleave to
conjugate
knot
nail
string
lace
bracket
put together
latch onto
hitch up
wed
tag
band
hold together
knit together
come together
join together
underjoin
clump
sellotape
agglutinate
freeze
braze
get
clutch
stick to
grasp
stickum
stick to like glue
hang
twine
splice
pair
lock
entwine
team
compound
assemble
juxtapose
dovetail
click
consociate
interface
ally
span
mate
hang onto
shackle
network with
plug into
tie in
meld with
wrap
bring together
tie in with
join up with
draw together
yoke together
trammel
swathe
hobble
manacle
enfetter
gyve
bandage
dress
enchain
handcuff
fasten together
close
button
buckle
constrict
fold
cinch
muzzle
pin down
furl
lap
encase
peg down
touch
set
catch
zip
merge
blend
abut
cross
do up
integrate
amalgamate
meld
mingle
wedge
bar
jam
strengthen
lace up
make firm
button up
implant
embed
tighten
belt
infix
settle
mortise
shut
girth
brace
establish
zip up
intersect
reach
commix
commingle
mix
incorporate
marry
associate
interfuse
butt
intermingle
synthesize
US
homogenize
US
affiliate
coalesce
homogenise
UK
synthesise
UK
coincide
meet
collide
border
bend
bootstrap to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Make for
take to
avoid
go
head
keep
remain
make for
Verb
▲
Fail to keep up with another or others in movement or development
lag
delay
linger
dawdle
loiter
dally
trail
idle
saunter
straggle
tarry
hang back
shilly-shally
crawl
creep
decrease
diddle
dillydally
dilly-dally
diminish
dither
drag
drop
fail
fall back
fall behind
flag
lallygag
lollygag
mope
poke
drag behind
ebb
slacken
trail behind
wane
falter
hobble
inch
jelly
limp
lounge
move slowly
plod
procrastinate
retard
shuffle
slouch
slow
stagger
tail
tool
trudge
bring up the rear
not keep pace
be behind
drop back
drop behind
fall off
inch along
put off
slow up
drag one's feet
lose strength
get no place fast
drag your feet
waste time
stall
loaf
potter
kill time
be slow
potter around
hang about
potter about
trifle
wait
toddle
mark time
diddle-daddle
hang fire
potter round
fritter time away
hang out
sit around
fritter away
fool around
hang around
bum around
take your time
scrounge around
shlep along
warm a chair
sit on one's butt
pause
hesitate
amble
putter
lag behind
take one's time
loll
drift
temporize
US
while away time
vacillate
shamble
traipse
go slowly
temporise
UK
filibuster
stay put
horse around
goof off
meander
stonewall
traik
bide
totter
boondoggle
be dilatory
remain
stroll
be long
be tardy
hold back
wait around
buy time
trifle with
fool with
while away
hang on
play for time
play a waiting game
put off doing something
use delaying tactics
be indecisive
hum and haw
stop
rest
lodge
play games with
fool about
ooze
snail
nose
hang round
mooch
mosey
skulk
draggle
limp along
goof around
stop over
lose time
wander
slough
ramble
halt
dabble
lurk
hover
become tedious
hang
creak along
creep along
sag
stagnate
hold the phone
hang heavy
advance slowly
wear on
pass time
appear to pass slowly
be delayed
be quiescent
encounter difficulty
slow down
go on and on
go on too long
more ❯
Verb
▲
To interrupt or intrude on a conversation or activity
interrupt
intrude
intervene
break in
cut in
heckle
interfere
chime in
cut in on
disturb
interpose
barge in
chip in
horn in
interfere with
intervene in
intrude on
arrest
barge in on
bother
break in on
butt in
check
crash
cut
disconnect
disjoin
disrupt
disunite
divide
hinder
in
infringe
inject
insinuate
interject
intersect
prevent
separate
shortstop
butt in on
chime in on
muscle in
bust in
chip in on
come between
crowd in
cut short
edge in
horn in on
muscle in on
put in
work in
break someone's train of thought
break train of thought
get in the way
meddle
obtrude
burst in
pry
intercede
rush in
push in
breeze in
storm in
intrude upon
walk in
poke
interpolate
encroach
snoop
pester
nose
mess
mediate
interlope
intermeddle
arbitrate
chisel in
intermediate
negotiate
break into
part
cut off
get involved
step in
trespass
muck around
muck about
impose
put your oar in
put your two cents in
take a hand
come upon
move in
march in
blunder in
burst in on
stumble
charge
shove
collide
push
gatecrash
act
meddle with
arrive
enter
come
become involved
walk in on
exclaim
join in
insert
comment
speak
remark
parenthesize
introduce
pipe up
speak up
join the conversation
butt into
take action
take measures
be invited
voice your opinion
have your say
trouble
alienate
estrange
disaffect
burglarize
US
burgle
intersperse
intercalate
lend a hand
interrupt with
plague
hassle
startle
add
chivvy
rouse
bug
distract
chivy
split up
break up
invade
raid
rob
steal
breach
harass
molest
inconvenience
affect
touch
throw in
put out
partake
participate
pay
conate
collaborate
help
subscribe
fit into
fit in
sandwich between
sandwich in
burglarise
UK
get in
influence
set against
pull apart
conciliate
come through
take part
stump up
ante up
go Dutch
interpose oneself
insinuate oneself
involve
sever
force the lock
involve oneself
break down the door
settle
reconcile
force an entry
break and enter
share the expense
go shares in
impinge
make inroads
exert influence on
leave a mark on
bear upon
make an impact on
make an impression on
have an effect on
have a bearing on
interpose yourself
involve yourself
cause disagreement between
pit against one another
set at variance
sow dissension between
set against one another
put at odds
set at odds
act as an intermediary
mix in
act as peacemaker
put in two cents
charge in
poke one's face in
stick your oar in
stick your nose in
get into the act
put one's two cents in
more ❯
Verb
▲
Give up; let go
waive
relinquish
renounce
abandon
surrender
yield
cede
reject
give up
abdicate
abjure
disregard
drop
forsake
refuse
resign
sacrifice
defer
forgo
postpone
put aside
remit
spurn
allow
delay
disclaim
disown
dispense with
do without
grant
leave
neglect
prorogue
remove
renege
reserve
set aside
shelve
suspend
table
sign away
turn down
hand over
hold off
hold up
refrain from
turn over
put off
render
lay down
deliver
cough up
turn in
part with
forfeit
abnegate
stop
concede
lose
step down from
step aside from
deliver up
transfer
let go of
lay aside
give away
ignore
cease
quit
forswear
withdraw
terminate
bail out
forego
dismiss
adjourn
let pass
pigeonhole
desist
mothball
capitulate
ditch
hold over
dump
reschedule
give over
yield up
opt out
put back
cast off
give in
let go
fold
give
decline
put on hold
retard
lay on the table
put on back burner
put in cold storage
take a rain check on
throw in the towel
put on ice
lay over
put on the back burner
hold in abeyance
miss
commit
demit
pass up
repudiate
vacate
obstruct
desert
withgo
discontinue
quitclaim
interrupt
let go by
bequeath
cancel
discard
fail to take advantage of
cast aside
abolish
shed
retire
cut
bag it
sell out
intermit
jettison
axe
UK
put over
tie up
break off
continue
carry over
junk
keep in abeyance
make over
halt
scrub
give way
procrastinate
respite
throw out
can
back down
drop out
protract
do away with
ax
US
leave holding the bag
leave high and dry
leave in the lurch
hinder
knock off
detain
hang up
leave off
resign from
bring to an end
back out of
hold
cut short
put a stop to
leave behind
call a halt to
slow up
hold off on
prolong
impede
put an end to
cut out
throw in the sponge
break up
hang fire
deny
close your eyes to
forget
waste
squander
convey
arrest
avoid
assign
confer
disgorge
drop out of
shirk
disinherit
deny oneself
brush aside
pass
recommend
hand
entrust
consign
trust
intrust
transmit
repose
delegate
vest
confide
blow
disband
recess
dissolve
withhold
prorogate
miss out on
fritter away
expend
bypass
botch
bar
stave off
push back
check
pink-slip
count out
put in abeyance
rule out
file
lay off
omit
inactivate
put on the shelf
betray
relegate
fork out
fork up
dispense
submit
communicate
vouchsafe
abalienate
accord
remise
spare
prostitute
eschew
extend
slow
block
stall
lengthen
give rain check
fail to take
pass over
fail to grasp
lose out on
let slip
drop the ball
pass something up
bow
succumb
come across with
sign over
fork over
forbear
cast
sacrifice something
kiss goodbye
say goodbye to
pay with
be deprived of
be stripped of
go without
kiss goodbye to
budge
blink
relent
give up the ship
hand in your notice
secede
leave your job
cease work
end service
separate oneself from
stand aside
give up your job
resignate
hand in resignation
sign off
divorce oneself from
hang it up
wash hands of
commend
acquiesce
knuckle under
cave in
concede defeat
give something a miss
encumber
trammel
inhibit
hobble
manacle
short-circuit
shackle
hamper
hog-tie
cramp
handicap
fetter
handcuff
stymie
cut loose
kiss good-bye
stand down
swear off
climb down
take the pledge
take the oath
quit cold turkey
drop like hot potato
proffer
admit defeat
cry uncle
buckle under
pull out
hand in
despair
tender
chicken out
present
bow out
comply
collapse
stand over
freeze
do later
eliminate
clog
interfere with
put to one side
take away
fall
descend
plummet
plunge
step down
put off the evil day
put off the evil hour
sideline
chuck in
set back
hold back
pause
slow down
interfere
abort
end
scrap
rescind
kick
kill
disavow
revoke
repeal
chuck
close out
desist from
have done with
close down
lay off of
cry off
ship out
give something the chop
knock something on the head
abstain from
shut down
call off
bring to a halt
pack in
bring to a stop
jack in
cut off
pull the plug on
throw away
pack up
call it quits
pass on
devolve
hand on
hand down
bestow
place
allot
charge
refer
invest
send
dispatch
commission
depute
alienate
pay up
shell out
allocate
pay
authorize
US
authorise
UK
dish out
apportion
lay
pony up
ante up
come up with
make with
appoint
deed
alien
pay out
task
send on
put
settle up
lay out
provide
offer
deposit
set
stump up
foot the bill
lodge
lend
direct
designate
set down
ship
furnish
feed
defray the cost of
post
appropriate
get rid of
deposit with
leave with
route
address
put into the hands of
send out
dispose of
forward
reassign
bestow on
circulate
confer on
settle
give to
give back
hand out
produce
turn over to
sign something over
volunteer
come across
give over to
divert
release
confine
will
make something over to someone
shunt
redirect
gift
put down
finish with
let fall
channel
render up
parcel out
vest in
give into the custody of
give into the care of
unload
give into the charge of
offload
promise
ordain
destine
engage
shift
leave to
employ
move
free
find
supply
pin
make payment of
make payment
square
send on errand
hold responsible for
send on mission
change
endow
pass down
foist
throw
let someone have
hand round
let have
decentralise
UK
decentralize
US
devise
demise
attorn
handball
escalate
give custody of
give custody
level
devote
apply
give free rein
fob off
palm off
return
offer back
pass to
hand to
be handed down
saddle
burden
aim
instate
target
ascribe
patronise
UK
advance
allow to look after
let out
put in the hands of
make trustee
loan
aid
pertain
belong
entrust to
grant to
let
store
invest in
patronize
US
put into hands of
command
transport
pack off
shoot
put in charge of
commend to
issue
mail
send off
condemn
give oneself over
fall victim
fold up
suffer defeat
accept defeat
be overwhelmed
cry quits
lay down your arms
break
show the white flag
come to terms
be overcome
indulge
resign yourself
lay down arms
be conquered
be beaten
give up the struggle
buckle
raise the white flag
pay for
disqualify
broadcast
let off
drop off
repeat
impart
spread
give and take
carry
relay
publish
make known
disseminate
retail
stream
share
retweet
RT
provide use of
be generous with
send forth
allow use of
retract
recant
unsay
rat
throw off
turn
arrogate
foreswear
walk out on
toss over
defect
take back
apostacize
leave flat
throw over
wash your hands of
tergiversate
tergiverse
shun
have nothing more to do with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To tease, typically in a good-natured way
rib
chaff
jive
joke
josh
kid
rally
razz
ride
roast
slang
tease
banter
bone
jest
mock
needle
rag
ridge
have on
laugh at
make fun of
pull your leg
taunt
ridicule
deride
poke fun at
wind up
jeer at
satirize
US
take the mickey out of
twit
scoff at
satirise
UK
jibe at
rag on
bait
make sport of
quiz
goof on
take the piss out of
send up
lampoon
poke mullock at
fun
scorn
sling off at
jeer
make jokes about
guy
gibe
parody
be sarcastic about
sneer at
chiack
jape
pillory
goad
make a monkey of
jolly
flout
haze
heckle
caricature
annoy
insult
harass
pick on
bother
flout at
scoff
sneer
shuck
torment
smoke
put on
fool around
quip
make a monkey out of
fool
treat with contempt
mimic
badger
pester
provoke
rot
scout
burlesque
put down
hassle
wisecrack
gag
fool about
skewer
jibe
humiliate
plague
pull someone's leg
hold up to ridicule
pan
irritate
bedevil
aggravate
harry
pull one's leg
sledge
give a hard time
poke borak at
yuck
yuk
laugh to scorn
show up
slam
spoof
heap scorn on
travesty
pooh-pooh
laugh
pull somebody's leg
mess around
raz
cartoon
shoot down
make a game of
make a fool of
worry
disturb
dog
nudge
persecute
vex
treat contemptuously
lead on
hound
call names
devil
hector
play a joke on
joke with
irk
torture
nag
tantalize
US
criticize
US
tantalise
UK
take off
hold up to shame
disdain
swipe at
hoax
have someone on
jab
lout
criticise
UK
deflate
takeoff
fleer
expose
unmask
wind someone up
run down
rail at
pour scorn on
make a laughing-stock
play a practical joke
dump on
pull someone's chain
play a prank
abuse
hurl insults at
make fun
flitter
frazzle
kid around
pretend
play
raspberry
knock
censure
trick
imitate
disparage
caricaturize
diss
pasquinade
squib
make a joke of
contemn
pun
sally
be facetious
gird
play a practical joke on
slight
dismiss
detract
denigrate
tear to pieces
buffoon
hoot
vilify
amuse
flip
prank
divert
entertain
show contempt
show contempt for
nark
gall
dis
detract from
take a rise out of
get a rise out of
play a trick on
take the mickey
have a joke with
thumb nose at
get
revile
cock a snook at
do a number on
anger
take for a ride
get at
gibe at
reproach
affront
offend
slap
dig
upbraid
twitter
outrage
hack you off
trouble
get on the nerves of
be on the back of
lead up the garden path
mess
get in the hair of
give someone a hard time
victimize
US
bully
frolic
gambol
chivvy
anguish
afflict
besiege
beset
rack
excruciate
curse
nettle
harrow
agonize
US
expose to ridicule
hurt
smite
agonise
UK
punish
victimise
UK
break
try
wring
play the fool
shuck someone
mess someone around
make a monkey out of someone
rot someone
play tricks
play a joke
mess about
play a trick
mess someone about
put someone on
be a nuisance to
laugh out of court
be a pest to
give someone grief
drive bananas
make someone a laughing stock
put through wringer
play cat and mouse
lead someone a merry dance
rub salt in wound
drive up the wall
titillate
arouse
importune
manipulate
encourage
gnaw
sound
beleaguer
excite
snap
flirt with
be at
lead somebody on
belittle
derogate
deprecate
decry
boo
discredit
discount
minimize
US
slur
spurn
undervalue
shout down
play down
make light of
snub
bad-mouth
minimise
UK
slag off
depreciate
misprize
underrate
underestimate
reject
trash-talk
condemn
defame
despise
trash
asperse
trivialize
US
disrespect
drag through the mud
treat lightly
rubbish
diminish
slate
look down on
do down
write off
malign
pull apart
cast aspersions on
minify
disregard
vilipend
degrade
take to pieces
hit out at
pick holes in
repudiate
hold cheap
trivialise
UK
have a go at
poor-mouth
slander
downgrade
sniff at
smear
do a hatchet job on
cry down
talk down
laugh off
bash
catcall
hiss
mortify
drown out
howl down
rebuff
hate
shun
lower
libel
kiss off
blow raspberries
calumniate
take down a peg
shame
defy
barrack
be scornful about
abhor
dispraise
traduce
high-hat
snoot
blow raspberries at
scorch
howl
demean
ignore
whistle
shriek
blister
impugn
hold in contempt
renounce
debase
sneeze at
rap
humble
tear down
take down
dishonour
UK
injure
feel contempt for
disgrace
abase
dishonor
US
cut down to size
cut to the quick
look down upon
turn up your nose at
set up
crush
downcry
comment negatively
opprobriate
lead down the garden path
poke
rail
blast
fun at
snicker at
snigger at
sell short
brush aside
disbelieve
denounce
discountenance
attack
fault
vituperate
smile at
walk over
fleer at
scout at
holler
wound
flame
dig at
clamor against
poke borack
speak ill of
put hooks in
pull to pieces
speak badly of
tear into
look down one's nose at
thumb one's nose at
find fault with
wipe
wave aside
make little of
undermine
slam-dunk
be rude to
cause offence to
miscall
displease
call someone names
express contempt
shout
hoodwink
dupe
deceive
delude
beguile
loathe
give offence to
step on one's toes
upset
disoblige
cut dead
hurt someone's feelings
treat disrespectfully
give someone the cold-shoulder
hold up to scorn
yell
cry
snigger
detest
con
bamboozle
gull
cozen
be contemptuous about
be above
violate
interrupt
whoop
scream
spit on
refuse
refute
piss over
confute
avoid
piss on
contravene
rebel against
disobey
go against
infringe
breach
abominate
execrate
crack
swipe
dump
be contemptuous of
grin
leer
shout disapproval
shout at
infract
refuse to obey
rip
understate
squelch
squash
downplay
consider beneath you
turn down
snipe
catcall at
shout disapproval at
comeback
hiss at
boo at
hoot at
whistle at
take in
flimflam
mislead
yank somebody's chain
transgress against
treat with disdain
quip at
rank out
consider beneath one
turn back on
curl your lip at
give the Bronx cheer to
spit in the face of
spit in the eye of
fail to observe
kick against
turn nose up at
dislike
deplore
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
give Bronx cheer
turn up your nose
poor mouth
pooh pooh
sour grapes
poke fun
commit a breach of
set at naught
fail to comply with
laugh in the face of
fly in the face of
shrink from
turn up one's nose
curl one's lip at
make a crack
find intolerable
disrelish
regard with contempt
be in breach of
stultify
turn your nose up at
guffaw
roar
taint
stain
neglect
eschew
be repelled by
take a swipe at
shoot full of holes
stigmatize
US
sully
cry out
embarrass
allergic to
not be able to stomach
not be able to stand
feel contempt
look down nose at
have a down on
have no use for
not be able to bear
wipe out
tarnish
smirch
besmirch
make ridiculous
make absurd
foul
blacken
chasten
cheapen
sink
scandalize
US
spot
besmear
bring shame upon
put in a bad light
stigmatise
UK
give a bad name to
tar and feather
give a black eye
desecrate
drag through the mire
defile
reduce
disfavour
UK
scandalise
UK
attaint
lose face
reflect badly on
put someone in their place
disfavor
US
bring into disrepute
make someone eat crow
take down a peg or two
blot
own
cause to lose face
bring shame on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Be controlled or determined by
depend
hang
hinge
ride
turn
hang on
hinge on
rest on
turn on
be based on
be conditional on
be contingent on
be subject to
bottom
found
ground
pend
pivot on
rely on
rest
be controlled by
be dependent on
be determined by
be influenced by
relate to
be conditioned
be contingent
be decided by
be resultant from
center around
rest with
revolve around
revolve on
stand on
trust to
be connected with
be governed by
be subordinate to
hang in suspense
be at mercy of
be in control of
be in the power of
centre
UK
center
US
rely
base
predicate
depend on
pivot
build
establish
be dependent
root
construct
be affected by
be conditional upon
re
hang upon
cling
await
lie
be based
reside
be conditional
count
ride on
be in suspense
be in limbo
be undecided
lean
be founded on
be grounded in
be supported by
be upheld on
be seated on
be established on
be rooted in
be anchored in
center on
US
centre on
UK
resort to
fall back on
have recourse to
be unable to manage without
fix
embed
install
US
place
set
originate
form
focus
centralize
US
settle
consolidate
centralise
UK
ingrain
instal
UK
rear
position
support
sustain
plant
derive
stem
prop
create
emanate
spring
use as a basis
set up
traced back to
have its origin in
maintain
state
assert
declare
proclaim
contend
premise
aver
affirm
avouch
avow
profess
more ❯
Verb
▲
To base on a principle, idea, feeling or physical matter
found
base
build
establish
root
centre
UK
center
US
ground
embed
fix
instal
UK
install
US
place
rest
set
centralise
UK
centralize
US
consolidate
construct
focus
ingrain
position
predicate
settle
support
sustain
bottom
hinge
rear
depend
hang
originate
form
derive
plant
stem
emanate
prop
create
spring
use as a basis
set up
have its origin in
traced back to
ride
turn
turn on
be determined by
be dependent on
be conditional upon
be contingent on
encamp
pattern
plan
set up camp
station
underpin
model
stamp
maintain
state
assert
declare
proclaim
contend
implant
premise
aver
affirm
avouch
avow
insert
profess
be dependent
intrench
engrain
entrench
imbed
impact
enroot
inlay
lodge
sink
bury
fix into
bed
pend
cling
await
rely
lie
reside
count
be in suspense
be in limbo
hang on
be rooted in
be upheld on
be resultant from
revolve around
be founded on
be subject to
stand on
be anchored in
center on
US
revolve on
hinge on
be decided by
be seated on
be established on
center around
be grounded in
be controlled by
be affected by
be based on
be supported by
pivot on
centre on
UK
be connected with
be governed by
be influenced by
depend on
rely on
be conditional on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Relieve of blame, responsibility
reprieve
amnesty
pardon
acquit
respite
spare
alleviate
relieve
abate
allay
mitigate
palliate
postpone
absolve
excuse
forgive
let off
liberate
remit
let go
grant a stay
let up on
let off this time
grant an amnesty to
grant a stay of execution
let off the hook
grant a stay of execution to
release
free
exonerate
exempt
discharge
exculpate
clear
have mercy on
condone
deliver
unbind
unchain
unfetter
unshackle
deal leniently with
be merciful to
set free
show mercy to
except
overlook
whitewash
dispense
emancipate
disencumber
enfranchise
unleash
uncage
spring
manumit
disenthrall
disenthral
be lenient to
disimprison
go easy on
enlarge
make allowances for
let out
bail out
let loose
turn loose
set loose
unburden
disburden
divest
rid
accept
discount
justify
strip
disembarrass
untangle
extricate
lighten
write off
forgive and forget
look the other way
give indulgence to
give dispensation to
give amnesty to
unyoke
privilege from
save
parole
unbridle
rescue
wipe the slate clean
make exempt
make allowance for
loosen
affranchise
dismiss
demobilize
US
disengage
bail
unlock
loose
redeem
untie
grant someone a dispensation
grant someone an exemption
ransom
demobilise
UK
let someone off with
let it go by
let something ride
free from restraint
cut loose
put on the street
free from restriction
turn out
give rights to
unguilt
extenuate
shrive
give absolution
make excuses for
apologize for
pass over
grant amnesty
let someone off
take rap for
be lenient on
pity
forbear
be merciful
save from
save from harm
save bacon
save neck
be lenient
grant a pardon to
refrain from hurting
pull out of the fire
have pity on
leave uninjured
leave unpunished
give quarter to
not harm
get off the hook
get out of hock
leave unhurt
grant pardon to
give a break
leave unharmed
allow to go
allow to leave
send away
wink at
blink at
vindicate
grant immunity
disregard
ignore
overpass
let pass
deliberately ignore
not take into consideration
gloze over
brush off
take no account of
paper over
let off easy
gloss over
brush aside
turn a blind eye to
take no notice of
wipe slate clean
shrug off
be easy on
abandon
drop
remove
immune
protect
befree
declare innocent
find innocent
disculpate
free up
unmanacle
set at liberty
cast loose
pronounce not guilty
safeguard
privilege
wipe off
find not guilty
bleach
sanitise
UK
lifeboat
sanitize
US
launder
wipe it off
resign
pull
yank
sink
bury
exclude
put up with
grin and bear it
be oblivious to
let bygones be bygones
stand for
roll with punches
let ride
bear with
swim with the tide
take
look past
connive at
turn blind eye to
pay no mind
stomach
tune out
go along with
pay no attention to
live with
play past
shut your eyes to
turn a deaf ear to
deliver from
disburden of
free of
get rid of
absolve from
exempt from
disembarrass of
free from
excuse from
unburden of
boot out
discharge from
extricate from
rescue from
disencumber of
liberate from
release from
remove blame
set free from
grandfather
relieve of
give immunity
pass by
make an exception of
make an exception for
wipe the slate
forget
tolerate
close one's eyes to
bury the hatchet
suspend charges
more ❯
Verb
▲
Secure firmly in position
anchor
secure
fasten
fix
attach
affix
bind
catch
chain
clamp
hitch
moor
set
tie
bolt
connect
drop
hold
imbed
plant
make fast
make port
implant
embed
lash
lodge
stick
root
link
enroot
couple
settle
entrench
cement
join
establish
install
US
engrain
bed
tether
ingrain
place
glue
tie up
instal
UK
infix
tighten
rivet
position
pin
unite
nail
screw
clip
consolidate
close
clinch
nail down
stay put
freeze to
berth
intrench
truss
deposit
bond
station
lace
inculcate
tack
instill
US
ground
wedge
fetter
button
instil
UK
strap
rope
stabilize
US
locate
knot
clasp
insert
strengthen
brace
solidify
rigidify
congeal
stiffen
stabilise
UK
steady
tie down
graft
batten
band
make firm
batten down
lock up
mount
dock
sink
thrust
bury
compress
breed
inseminate
sow
append
annex
US
staple
introduce
impress
seat
fix firmly
picket
cable
adjust
annexe
UK
inset
engraft
lock
seal
ensconce
pinion
drum into
thicken
harden
hook on
button down
delve
take
zero in
impact
interlace
dig
strike
fortify
make a hitch
cinch
gird
make a knot
splice
hog-tie
bring together
make a bow
grub
burrow
found
confirm
protect
define
fence
fasten down
take root
board up
fasten securely
clamp down
cover up
construct defences
dig trenches
become established
become settled
grow roots
hole up
dig in
buckle
zip
grip
do up
solder
bar
jam
leash
lace up
string
button up
weld
hook
belt
cleave
cohere
mortise
shut
girth
tag
adhere
zip up
hitch on
tack on
hook up
situate
emplace
depose
put
bend
lay
dispose
set up
make permanent
imprint
brand
press
etch
engrave
inlay
set in
base
stamp
plunge
fit
erect
hammer in
tuck in
deboss
inscribe
register
present
print
enter
drive
record
ram in
drive in
stick in
enclose
work in
thrust in
put in place
set down
pop in
drive home
fix into
peg
mark
clap
punch
put down
slip
carve
chase
emboss
center
US
slide
designate
offset
centralize
US
land
load
slot
put up
domiciliate
centralise
UK
put down roots
centre
UK
push
din in
drum in
pop
tuck
work
imbue
pierce
submerge
surround
immerse
breed in the bone
radicate
drill in
drill into
teach
indoctrinate
din into
sow the seeds
drive into
hammer home
shove
bung
put in position
push in
stuff in
put into
submit
interpose
interpolate
stage
display
bring
advance
file
tender
prefer
interject
proffer
table
prepare
exhibit
put forward
incorporate
organize
US
intersperse
intercalate
inject
include
insinuate
offer
carry
give
build
put on record
frame
place in
put in
shoehorn
interleave
interlope
drag in
lug in
shove in
slot in
add
intrude
admit
squeeze in
fit into
obtrude
edge in
infuse
fit in
sandwich between
sandwich in
fill in
organise
UK
show
put on
box
encase
equip
get up
put on display
set off
more ❯
Noun
▲
A period of staying somewhere, especially as a visitor or guest
visit
stop
sojourn
stopover
holiday
break
outing
residence
stop-off
tarry
vacation
rest
tarriance
trip
visitation
call
layover
tour
vacay
breather
pause
destination
weekend
appointment
talk
evening
interview
hiatus
awayday
look around
look round
social call
look-in
halt
delay
break in your journey
leave
recess
hols
furlough
sabbatical
vac
staycation
schoolie
time off
day off
leave of absence
half-term
expedition
journey
voyage
week off
period of leave
month off
school holiday
time out
accumulated day off
away day
holidays
respite
getaway
retreat
adjournment
spell
layoff
recreation
fiesta
escape
intermission
acumulated day off
rest and recreation
R and R
two weeks with pay
long weekend
breathing space
mini-break
few days off
day of rest
more ❯
“We indulged in a range of outdoor activities during our
stay
at the national park.”
Noun
▲
A suspension or postponement of judicial proceedings
delay
postponement
deferment
suspension
adjournment
deferral
halt
pigeonholing
rescheduling
shelving
stopping
mothballing
pause
prorogation
remission
reprieve
tabling
carrying over
putting off
putting back
moratorium
respite
interruption
put-off
break
stoppage
continuation
breather
arrest
abeyance
intermission
rest
hiatus
cessation
freeze
abeyancy
letup
discontinuation
rain check
termination
armistice
continuance
dissolution
disbandment
lull
standstill
dormancy
doldrums
suspense
quiescence
latency
embargo
breaking off
grace
downtime
five
check
holdup
deep freeze
cold storage
suspended animation
holding pattern
layoff
truce
breathing spell
time-out
extension
fix
recess
procrastination
ban
prohibition
rearrangement
deferring
dissolving
halting
stay of execution
hold
grace period
restriction
time out
temporary cessation
let up
knocking off
suspension of proceedings
taking five
ceasefire
peace
treaty
détente
let-up
interval
cease-fire
amnesty
terms
wind-down
agreement
de-escalation
reconciliation
detente
accord
cessation of hostilities
peaceful solution
temporary peace
suspension of hostilities
peace treaty
white flag
olive branch
lacuna
interlude
end
disbarment
ten
period
cutoff
finish
concluding
quiescency
ending
conclusion
discontinuing
cutting short
heave-ho
coffee break
more ❯
“The trial judge would err in granting a
stay
of proceedings to the defendants.”
Noun
▲
(
archaic
)
The ending of an activity
cessation
arrest
end
discontinuation
stoppage
discontinuance
termination
arrestment
cease
ending
halt
standstill
surcease
expiration
lapse
stop
finish
conclusion
close
closure
check
cutoff
shutdown
closedown
shutoff
offset
break
pause
suspension
interruption
rest
closing
respite
intermission
stopping
desistance
hiatus
downtime
delay
interlude
interval
recess
freeze
layoff
stopover
lull
breather
adjournment
abeyance
gap
break-off
gridlock
stand
deadlock
letup
disruption
interim
finale
time out
completion
winding up
wind-up
windup
finis
let-up
period
wrap-up
ceasing
halting
finishing
expiry
wait
abandonment
failure
moratorium
breathing space
impasse
logjam
hold-up
hindrance
cutting short
breaking off
entr'acte
breathing spell
culmination
denouement
screaming halt
grinding halt
discontinuity
result
consummation
payoff
capper
homestretch
grand finale
endgame
end of the line
mop-up
separation
breakdown
severance
disjunction
layover
desuetude
alternation
remission
stalemate
standoff
concluding
blackout
time-out
suppression
dead stop
resolution
climax
Mexican standoff
folding
cloture
obstruction
inhibition
blockage
shutting
screeching halt
strike
time off
staying
prevention
restraint
checking
stalling
restraining
shutting down
closing down
walkout
holdup
hold
disconnection
detention
lay-off
spell
postponement
holdback
repose
disconnectedness
disjointedness
withdrawal
freedom
time wasted
time lag
period of waiting
holding pattern
incoherence
lockout
down
curtailment
sit-down
obstacle
slowdown
go-slow
barrier
peroration
epilogue
UK
coda
disunion
spare time
free time
industrial action
outro
wrap
final thoughts
eventuality
bitter end
epilog
US
time to burn
time to kill
time on one's hands
dissolution
cutout
wildcat strike
work to rule
lack of coherence
lack of unity
work stoppage
cancellation
UK
abortion
cesser
curtains
cut-off
cancelation
US
issue
kiss-off
outcome
consequence
terminus
ballgame
breakup
effect
cut-off point
hesitation
caesura
interregnum
breath
beat
hush
silence
lapse of time
stillness
hitch
pausation
lacuna
comma
break off
happy hour
rest period
awkward moment
coffee break
stop what you're doing
fulfilment
UK
fulfillment
US
accomplishment
execution
achievement
realization
US
fruition
realisation
UK
attainment
perfection
tail end
success
omega
last act
curtain
swan song
sewing up
polishing off
limit
summation
final scene
upshot
determination
retirement
implementation
last part
decline
effectuation
stopping point
effecting
performance
sign-off
occlusion
reification
closing stages
last word
bottom line
finalization
US
summing-up
actualization
finalisation
UK
death
actuality
end result
winding-up
final act
final curtain
prosecution
enactment
engineering
procurement
acquirement
end of the road
last
commission
final stage
pursuance
reaching
perpetration
fulfilling
gaining
production
discharge
completing
coup de grace
winning
successful completion
carrying out
carrying through
jam
snafu
immobilization
US
deduction
dispatch
completeness
hips
integration
twilight
wane
summing up
catastrophe
tie-up
immobilisation
UK
clarification
unravelling
UK
solution
finishing point
term
demise
final word
unraveling
US
cleanup
afterpiece
closer
chaser
button
blow-off
lapsing
final point
last stop
end-stage
end-stages
dénouement
end piece
dead end
liquidation
fag end
crowning glory
brick wall
roadblock
to a finish
doing it to a T
last stage
winter
final part
full stop
autumn
maturity
tail
running out
maturation
tag end
ripeness
materialization
US
run-in
enjoyment
pass
ripening
back end
recapitulation
recapping
reiteration
pleasure
readiness
fruitfulness
satisfaction
gratification
target
recap
materialisation
UK
final section
triumph
undertaking
closing remarks
masterpiece
conquest
feat
coup
maneuver
US
exploit
act
effort
deed
manoeuvre
UK
master stroke
successful resolution
positive result
successful consummation
successful fulfillment
tour de force
successful finalization
successful execution
successful conclusion
peak
zenith
pinnacle
height
summit
apex
top
apogee
vertex
acme
crest
crown
sum
apotheosis
capstone
head
crescendo
maximum
meridian
extremity
noontime
copestone
noon
ne plus ultra
high noon
highest point
crowning moment
critical mass
high-water mark
tip-top
crowning touch
punch line
blow off
high water mark
high point
more ❯
“We must work without
stay
if we are to complete this project on time.”
Noun
▲
A large rope, wire, or rod used to support a ship's mast
brace
buttress
prop
shore
support
stanchion
strut
tether
truss
wire
beam
mount
mounting
pier
reinforcement
rod
shaft
spur
underpinning
post
shroud
spike
stake
stick
column
hold
shoring
underpropping
pillar
joist
pole
bolster
pile
piling
girder
cantilever
upright
spar
batten
bracket
rafter
boom
abutment
mainstay
pilaster
rib
bar
timber
plank
scantling
stringer
lath
lintel
sprag
reach
two-by-four
scaffolding
crosspiece
jamb
crossbar
trestle
sill
stud
bail
strip
balk
US
axle
strengthener
vertical
transverse
baulk
UK
leg
pedestal
roof beam
spindle
rest
supporter
trussing
spoke
holder
shelf
frame
rack
framework
counterfort
structure
cutwater
joint
plinth
foot
footing
flying buttress
aid
crutch
assistance
bracer
strengthening
fortification
peg
block
band
stave
skid
guy
stirrup
arm
grip
staff
splint
sustainer
bearing
lever
splice
buttressing
bolstering
obelisk
standard
caryatid
tower
baluster
pylon
mast
supplement
increase
monolith
bracing
amplification
stiffening
enlargement
augmentation
shoring up
supporting
purlin
telamon
newel
herm
propping up
coating
board
transom
stele
peristyle
totem
sile
minaret
colonnade
monument
cylinder
holding up
summer
breadth
collar beam
RSJ
beefing up
hammer beam
summer tree
tie beam
working beam
walking beam
more ❯
“You still need to attach a jib once the
stay
is rigged.”
Noun
▲
The fact of living in a particular place
residence
occupancy
tenancy
abode
habitation
inhabitation
residency
sojourn
domiciliation
habitancy
inhabitance
inhabitancy
occupation
possession
tenure
holding
lease
dwelling
ownership
use
control
incumbency
title
settlement
living in
term
owner-occupancy
multi-occupancy
housing
billeting
quartering
deed
retention
rental
leasing
renting
leasehold
period of occupancy
contract
period of occupation
period of office
time in office
post
placement
position
job
internship
more ❯
Noun
▲
An object that is used to support something
rest
base
stand
support
holder
prop
shelf
trestle
frame
rack
bed
brace
bracket
foundation
hook
pedestal
plinth
tripod
foot
substructure
basis
bottom
footing
ground
groundwork
pediment
pillar
seat
seating
underpinning
post
buttress
substratum
pier
column
backing
cornerstone
reinforcement
rod
foothold
mounting
abutment
upright
stanchion
spur
shore
underprop
floor
mount
stake
bedrock
pile
piling
subfloor
cutwater
setting
fixture
foil
bridgehead
keystone
warp
basement
nadir
root
infrastructure
deepest part
lowest part
warp and woof
rock bottom
layer
mound
core
mass
heap
understructure
band
riverbed
seabed
stratum
seam
hold
platform
fulcrum
joist
stilt
stave
rampart
scaffold
pole
rib
peg
block
timber
guide
collar
pilaster
flotation
device
means
arch
beam
girder
bulwark
rafter
bearing
sustentation
back
medium
truss
cantilever
bedding
shoring
stiffener
lining
gird
fundament
underside
fundamental
sole
underneath
depths
rudiment
nether portion
terra firma
socle
podium
underlayer
dais
dado
framework
underpart
underbelly
horse
chock
trivet
structure
underbody
chassis
subframe
resting place
belly
extremity
depth
zero
lowest point
cradle
undersurface
solid rock
anchor
solid foundation
rock bed
rock layer
premise
essence
nucleus
crux
principle
heart
thrust
backbone
nexus
beginning
postulate
background
axiom
kernel
nub
antecedent
stage
groundwall
substance
action
theory
dictum
centre
UK
source
keynote
authority
center
US
explanation
law
guts
fundamental point
main ingredient
point of departure
starting point
fundamental principle
principal constituent
chief ingredient
principal element
more ❯
Noun
▲
The act of retarding or delaying
retardation
slowdown
deceleration
braking
downshift
stoppage
letup
wait
hindrance
impediment
setback
holdup
obstruction
stall
detainment
hangup
delay
detention
lag
retardment
suspension
check
interval
jam
bind
downtime
filibuster
holding
logjam
obstacle
problem
prorogation
stop
surcease
showstopper
adjournment
cunctation
dawdling
demurral
discontinuation
impedance
lingering
loitering
moratorium
postponement
procrastination
remission
reprieve
tarrying
hold-up
tie-up
holding pattern
cooling-off period
putting off
holdback
interruption
curb
hold
encumbrance
inhibition
halt
lull
block
pause
blockage
fetter
interference
gap
intermission
interlude
retard
snag
trammel
break
waiting period
time wasted
time lag
period of waiting
bottleneck
difficulty
snafu
glitch
hitch
trouble
gridlock
traffic jam
stonewalling
delaying
speechifying
blocking
speechification
talkathon
opposition
kicking the can down the road
delaying tactics
holding the floor
more ❯
Noun
▲
A cancellation or postponement of a punishment
official pardon
absolution
acquittal
amnesty
exculpation
exoneration
pardon
reprieve
stay of execution
respite
remission
abeyance
truce
postponement
lifeboat
release
lifesaver
suspension of punishment
alleviation
let-off
clemency
spring
clearance
relief
let-up
postponement of punishment
suspension
mitigation
deferment
palliation
freeing
continuance
anchor
cancellation of punishment
commute
abatement
forgiveness
indulgence
mercy
remittal
condonation
leniency
grace
lenience
vindication
indemnification
conciliation
indemnity
allowance
excuse
kindness
forbearance
more ❯
Noun
▲
Restraining order
restraining order
court order
gagging order
gag order
injunction
prohibition
ban
restriction
veto
embargo
proscription
interdict
bar
sanction
interdiction
exclusion order
order
ruling
summons
legal ruling
taboo
disqualification
disallowance
moratorium
boycott
out of bounds
don't
off limits
no-no
refusal
curb
gag
exclusion
prevention
negation
obstruction
repudiation
forbiddance
constraint
temperance
ruling out
stoppage
suppression
block
censorship
limitation
official forbiddance
rahui
thou-shalt-not
banning
barring
outlawing
penalty
barrier
forbidding
sentence
decree
command
writ
prohibiting
interdicting
enjoining
proscribing
making illegal
inhibition
coercive measure
punitive measure
avoidance
rejection
shunning
embargoing
vetoing
disallowing
deterrent
punishment
tabooing
knock-back
discipline
retribution
correction
penalization
tariff
action
measure
punitive action
red light
thumbs down
coercive measures
more ❯
Noun
▲
A period during which a particular group is in power
term of office
mandate
reign
tenure
term
regime
presidency
incumbency
dynasty
administration
period of office
period
time
stint
stretch
span
duration
occupation
occupancy
time in office
period in office
hitch
tenancy
tour
eon
US
years
point in history
aeon
UK
epoch
times
era
age
spell
interval
run
length of time
space
season
phase
period of time
council
ministry
turn
cycle
government
course
go
standing
cabinet
possession
hold
residence
clamp
clinch
proprietorship
clench
clutch
clasp
holding
security
grasp
grip
ownership
Noun
▲
A person or thing that provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation
anchor
mainstay
prop
backer
bulwark
buttress
cornerstone
dependance
dependence
hook
mooring
pillar
reliance
second
standby
support
supporter
backbone
bower
comforter
drogue
foundation
kedge
linchpin
ballast
chief support
comfort
defence
UK
defense
US
fastener
foothold
grapnel
grip
hold
protection
safeguard
security
sheet anchor
grappling iron
mud hook
tower of strength
main source of security
main source of stability
centrepiece
UK
lynchpin
bastion
base
strength
maintainer
crutch
sustainer
brace
spine
staff
centerpiece
US
upholder
central component
right-hand person
good right arm
rock
stronghold
guard
defender
protector
basis
stalwart
bedrock
pillar of strength
advocate
helper
brick
buffer
succour
UK
worthy
succor
US
leader
champion
torchbearer
torch-bearer
source of security
source of protection
sinew
light
guider
Rock of Gibraltar
leading light
spinal column
vertebrae
back
chine
fortification
dorsum
rachis
vertebral column
fortress
citadel
redoubt
breastwork
fastness
parapet
outwork
rampart
castle
projection
refuge
fort
stockade
palisade
barbican
bartizan
more ❯
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▲
A thick rope of wire or hemp used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles
cable
cord
rope
wire
line
chain
guy
hawser
lace
lacing
string
bridle
choker
boom
coaxial
link
manacle
restraint
shackle
piece of cordage
topping lift
wire rope
thread
strand
twine
lead
filament
towline
towrope
flex
ligature
lanyard
thong
release
vang
handle
ratline
halyard
coil
telegraph
telegram
message
bootlace
tie
shoelace
yarn
fibre
UK
ripcord
shoestring
fillis
tape
braiding
lariat
cordage
lasso
fiber
US
twist
latchet
band
long fiber
more ❯
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