(lies) Opposite of to have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet
“They traditionally sleep in the same bedroom and they lie side by side with their child on their futon.”
(sits) Opposite of to have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet
“I never managed to break the teenage habit of jiggling my legs and fidgeting when I have to sit for a long time.”
Opposite of to rise to an upright position
“We spend the first eighteen months teaching our children to walk and talk, and then the next eighteen years telling them to sit down and keep quiet.”
Opposite of to set in an upright position
“Lay the map flat on the ground or on a table and use your compass to align it so that the magnetic north arrow points north.”
Opposite of to place in a given position
“Remove the tools from the bench once you are finished.”
Opposite of to be situated
“Unless an initiative is taken the buildings will eventually disappear or there will be little option but to demolish them and start again from scratch.”
Opposite of to remain valid or unaltered
“The Australian Open's extreme heat policy states that play will stop when temperatures reach 40 degrees.”
Opposite of to be able to endure or tolerate
“As time passed, Suzanne began to falter under the weight of carrying her many burdens.”
Opposite of to have a certain position within a group
“The club will fall to the third position if they lose this weekend.”
Opposite of to pay or give what is owed
“Internally, the government may repudiate a debt when it experiences financial ruin and bankruptcy.”
Opposite of plural for a firmly held opinion
“In the wake of the violent protest against authority in the West in the 1960s and subsequent years, many espouse a position of indifference.”
Opposite of plural for a rack, base, or piece of furniture for holding, supporting, or displaying something
“Halsman suggested the idea for this picture to Salvador DalĂ after seeing his painting in which everything appeared suspended in mid-air.”
Opposite of plural for a cessation from motion or progress
“Should the danger signal appear while an exercise is in progress, the entire command will be halted, and the movement resumed when the danger signal is removed.”
(stand against) Opposite of plural for a determined effort to resist or fight for something
“He convinced the city, local citizens, and even the humane society that this could be a great zoo if everyone threw their support behind it, and helped it grow.”
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