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Contexts ▼▲ Verb Opposite of present participle for to break free from confinement or control Opposite of present participle for to succeed in avoiding or eluding someone or something dangerous or unpleasant Opposite of present participle for to be forgotten by (of a liquid, gas or heat) Opposite of present participle for to discharge from a container Noun Opposite of the action of fleeing or escaping Opposite of the act or state of eschewing or avoiding something Opposite of an act of breaking free from confinement or control Adjective Opposite of directed towards avoidance or escape … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to break free from confinement or control remaining staying abiding lingering biding continuing perduring keeping carrying on carrying on being continuing to be going on being staying on staying put “Rather than purchase his freedom at the expense of his Loyalty, he chose to remain in confinement, and await his fate.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to succeed in avoiding or eluding someone or something dangerous or unpleasant suffering experiencing encountering facing having sustaining undergoing receiving coming across coming to grips with going through having experience of running into “People with diabetes are two times more likely to suffer a heart attack than those without it.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to be forgotten by coming to “I've forgotten several important people. It will eventually come to me.” Verb ▲ (of a liquid, gas or heat) Opposite of present participle for to discharge from a container holding keeping containing retaining confining controlling maintaining holding down “As long as the olive oil is properly stored, the bottle will hold the freshness for a while.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the action of fleeing or escaping arrival coming standing staying waiting continuation meeting advance stay Noun ▲ Opposite of the act or state of eschewing or avoiding something challenge facing meeting Noun ▲ Opposite of an act of breaking free from confinement or control capture imprisonment apprehension seizure abduction arrest detention ensnaring incarceration internment catch catching trapping taking “After the capture of the rebels, other slaves who managed to escape were also captured.” Adjective ▲ Opposite of directed towards avoidance or escape direct straight shortest undeviating unswerving express nonstop uninterrupted linear continuous straightforward unbroken contiguous quickest beeline non-stop “The weather was such that I could fly using a fairly direct route home.” Find more words! 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