Opposite of to appoint or specify as a selection
Opposite of to state explicitly
Opposite of to stipulate action to be taken as an order or instruction
Opposite of to specify or require as a condition
Opposite of to assign officially to a job or position
“The Council also has the power to oversee the Leader's work and to dismiss him if he fails to perform his duties properly.”
Opposite of to signify or convey an object or idea
“The refrigerator is still full of food, which will contradict any presumption that I have to go shopping for groceries again.”
Opposite of to assign to someone or for a particular purpose
Opposite of to (officially) decide on or establish something
“Harry's deliberate actions was a severe shock to Brian's sensitive and affectionate nature and seemed for a time to unsettle his plans and mar his hopes.”
Opposite of to designate a particular name or title
“Surely he would not be mad enough to make Sir Thomas's house the place in which to produce Lady Gourlay's son, the very individual who is to strip him of his title.”
Opposite of to assign to a category
“I assimilate everything in my fridge because I do not have the time to sort through my groceries.”
Opposite of to decide on and announce
“Passengers will be allowed to change or cancel the date of travel without penalty up until 24 hours prior to travel.”
Opposite of to appoint a person in a given role or position
“He still believes it was unlawful to sack him without allowing the constituency party to reaffirm or deselect him first.”
Opposite of to give a specified name or description to
“They made a conscientious effort to delabel those who are marginalized.”
Opposite of to select or designate for a role or activity
Opposite of to designate a particular name or title
“Andrew was not his real name and other aspects of his background have been changed in order to anonymize him.”
Opposite of to assign or regard as belonging to a particular category
“There have been efforts through the years to declassify Pluto as a planet.”
Opposite of to be an identifying characteristic or mark of
“They have a tiger tattoo that links them to the same clan.”
Opposite of to establish or stipulate as a previous condition
“Is the contract rigid enough to prevent any deviations from our agreement?”
Opposite of to select from a number of given options
“Now go back to the Layers dialog, select the Red channel, and deselect the Green.”
Opposite of to precisely state or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of
“Nuno is critical of guitarists who copy the works of others, encouraging reinterpretation instead.”
Opposite of to refer to or consider (someone or something) as being
“If truth be told, I disassociate you as being an elitist, given your indifferent nature about most things related to politics.”
Opposite of to come to a judgment
“Because of your erratic results, the boss will waver when he decides on what your pay increase should be.”
Opposite of to view or represent someone or something in a conventional, formulaic and oversimplified manner
“Klein sensed how important it was for Lennon to differentiate himself from the others, especially now that he and Ono had become the butt of jokes and hostility.”
Opposite of to stand for (something)
“In fact, my intention was to literalize its meaning so as to lessen its ambiguity.”
Opposite of to choose from a set of options
“This matters little if I am at liberty simply to ignore all the choices offered to me.”
Opposite of to assign a task, duty or responsibility to someone
“He was deemed unfit to have a pet, and it was thus prudent to remove the dog from his care.”
Opposite of to send, usually by mail
“My new home had a door with a slot in it where I would receive my mail.”
(with object) Opposite of to convey information
“The blurry sign ahead will obfuscate how much further we have to travel.”
Opposite of likely to happen at a future date
Opposite of chosen for a position but not yet in office
Opposite of about to come into office, or into a role or position
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