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:
reverse
reverse /ri'və:s/
tính từ
đảo, nghịch, ngược lại, trái lại
in the reverse direction
: ngược chiều
the reverse side
: mặt trái
reverse current
: dòng nước ngược
danh từ
(the reverse) điều trái ngược
it is quite the reverse
: hoàn toàn ngược lại
bề trái, mặt trái (của đồng tiền, tờ giấy, huân chương...)
sự chạy lùi (ô tô)
on the reverse
: đang chạy lùi
sự thất bại; vận rủi, vận bĩ
to suffer a reverse
: bị thất bại
miếng đánh trái
(kỹ thuật) sự đổi chiều
ngoại động từ
đảo ngược, lộn ngược, lộn (cái áo) lại
to arms
: mang súng dốc ngược
đảo lộn (thứ tự)
cho chạy lùi
to reverse the engine
: cho máy chạy lùi
thay đổi hoàn toàn (chính sách, lệnh, quyết định, ý kiến...)
(pháp lý) huỷ bỏ, thủ tiêu (bản án...)
nội động từ
đi ngược chiều
xoay tròn ngược chiều (người nhảy điệu vănơ)
chạy lùi (ô tô)
đổi chiều (máy)
Đồng nghĩa của reverse
Alternative for reverse
reverses, reversed, reversing
Đồng nghĩa:
back up
,
regress
,
return
,
revert
,
Trái nghĩa:
obverse
,
recto
,
Noun
The other side of something, especially a flat surface
underside
back
bottom
underneath
tail
verso
rear
opposite side
reverse side
flip side
other side
wrong side
B-side
flipside
backside
inverse
contraposition
converse
obverse
other side of the fence
other side of the coin
the other side of the picture
Noun
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
opposite
antithesis
contrary
converse
contradiction
counter
inverse
antipode
contra
negative
obverse
antipole
contradictory
counterpole
opposite extreme
other extreme
flip side
other side of the coin
other side
contrast
reversal
contrariety
counterpart
foil
other
per contra
antipodes
contrapositive
witherward
contrareity
contraposition
counterpoint
inversion
conversion
oppositeness
direct opposite
polar opposite
exact opposite
opposition
antonym
paradox
antilogy
the other extreme
another adverse
vice versa
opposite number
other side of coin
the other side of the coin
back
rear
verso
B-side
reverse side
underside
wrong side
other side of the fence
the other side of the picture
opposite side
Noun
A change of mind or opinion
turnabout
switch
reversal
reversement
reversion
turn
turnaround
retrogression
retroversion
turning
overturning
regression
about-face
flip-flop
turn around
change of mind
about-turn
U-turn
volte-face
change of heart
change of direction
shift
transformation
sea change
change of tack
change
retraction
doubleback
changeabout
right about turn
turnround
rowback
U-ey
one-eighty
paradigm shift
180 degree turn
backdown
concession
climbdown
backtracking
swing
retreat
swerve
repeal
double
complete change
policy change
change in direction
backpedaling
backpedalling
volte face
cancellation
cancelation
tergiversation
reversal of policy
change of plan
annulment
rescinding
climb-down
second thoughts
change of opinion
revolution
rotation
u-turn
contraposition
move
inversion
eating one's words
switchover
changeover
transposition
about face
change of loyalties
about turn
change of course
turn-around
revocation
recall
180
rethink
rescindment
invalidation
abrogation
recision
nullification
setting aside
abandonment
calling
abortion
dropping
voiding
disannulment
rescinsion
voidance
change of attitude
calling off
rescission
Noun
A setback, or change for the worse
misfortune
setback
mishap
tragedy
blow
catastrophe
disaster
misadventure
adversity
affliction
trial
tribulation
accident
hardship
failure
difficulty
woe
reversal
problem
distress
upset
disappointment
knock
vicissitude
defeat
check
lapse
hitch
rout
bath
snag
repulse
conquering
turnabout
vanquishment
bad luck
ill luck
hard times
non-success
calamity
trouble
mischance
debacle
cataclysm
burden
misery
contretemps
bummer
stroke of bad luck
casualty
whammy
cross
visitation
sorrow
shock
worry
reverse of fortune
crisis
crunch
ill
ruin
bad news
loss
grief
anxiety
bad break
car crash
issue
inconvenience
ill fortune
collapse
apocalypse
unluckiness
tough luck
hard luck
downfall
harm
infelicity
annoyance
nuisance
pain
reversal of fortune
wretchedness
blight
rotten luck
unluck
disadvantage
unpleasantness
discomfort
dole
cross to bear
ordeal
meltdown
ruination
emergency
hassle
frustration
trauma
holocaust
complication
devastation
hard time
bale
blunder
mishanter
curse
scourge
crash
waterloo
wreck
haplessness
bane
suffering
the worst
stroke of ill luck
unfortunateness
unhappiness
untowardness
upheaval
body blow
torment
exigency
sadness
mess
travails
slip
headache
curtains
jam
buffet
fiasco
knock-back
drag
double whammy
albatross
hell
kick in the teeth
downer
heartbreak
undoing
faux pas
dire straits
deep water
hot water
hell on earth
hold-up
backset
breakdown
failing
glitch
heartache
plight
load
vexation
comedown
anguish
predicament
torture
dilemma
agony
travail
care
crucible
error
indigence
destitution
bind
pickle
clutch
hole
stew
fix
tinderbox
pinch
stroke
one in the eye
extremity
end
scrape
fall
havoc
abyss
evil fortune
evil chance
rigor
disturbance
lack of success
nakba
hazard
desolation
rigour
misstep
act of God
bust
stress
ill-fortune
sticky situation
depression
smash
bomb
humiliation
heavy blow
doom
double trouble
holy mess
spot of bother
unholy mess
severe test
trying time
hard knocks
big trouble
let-down
unfortunate incident
convulsion
discouragement
relapse
downturn
evil
catastrophy
hurt
excruciation
straits
rack
devastating blow
plague
nightmare
tough break
rotten break
devil's own luck
hard cheese
raw deal
oppression
wronging
persecution
flooding
down
deprivation
blue ruin
privation
need
penury
poverty
want
squalor
injury
struggle
hard knock
rainy day
lot
dolor
sordidness
rear-ender
mistake
stack-up
total
crack-up
pileup
fender-bender
smashup
wrack-up
collision
fluke
farce
flood
sad event
serious accident
bad fortune
grievous blow
bombshell
letdown
jolt
surprise
bitter pill
mishappening
shit show
fell stroke
rough situation
thunderbolt
bad trot
disgruntlement
hiccup
delay
obstruction
rebuff
hindrance
impediment
mire
quagmire
quandary
bad experience
bolt from the blue
rude awakening
bolt out of the blue
source of distress
conundrum
destruction
gauntlet
irk
irritant
thorn
bugbear
gantlet
peeve
fire
bother
rub
aggravation
botheration
pest
exasperation
aggro
ruffle
holdup
regression
flip-flop
unfortunate development
slowdown
regress
about-face
obstacle
foil
bottom
entanglement
impasse
overthrow
chaos
imbroglio
disarray
perplexity
disorder
strait
drama
pass
shambles
turmoil
pressure
urgency
muddle
stumbling block
alluvion
culmination
finale
upshot
termination
infliction
fatality
denouement
irritation
hair shirt
calvary
confusion
horror
embarrassment
shipwreck
messiness
puzzle
monstrosity
situation
disorderliness
piece of bad luck
drawing board
vicious circle
hot potato
hang-up
tight spot
sorry condition
awkward situation
problematic situation
sad state
tight corner
critical situation
unfortunate situation
worst-case scenario
no-win situation
train wreck
rabbit hole
tricky situation
tight situation
difficult situation
unseating
deposition
ousting
vanquishing
conquest
toppling
whole new ballgame
bit of trouble
flop
overturn
elimination
shame
debasement
annihilation
disgrace
death
Dunkirk
spot
juncture
head
crossroads
conjuncture
nemesis
Waterloo
labefaction
misfiring
foundering
bungle
abortion
fail
trip
destroyer
miscalculation
omission
last straw
loss of power
stumble
bad omen
flaw
fumble
final straw
fault
subversion
breaking point
flash point
zero hour
boiling point
crunch time
miss
discomfiture
clunker
miscarriage
botch
extreme suffering
hash
nonperformance
dud
misfire
washout
implosion
fizzle
nonsuccess
nonachievement
cropper
turkey
snafu
clinker
rejection
false step
coming to nothing
non-fulfilment
balls-up
fizzling out
foul-up
screw-up
breaking down
falling through
asperity
hardness
danger
dolour
poison
hurting
jinx
skids
ill-luck
pain in the rear
harsh conditions
tough situation
pain in the backside
evil eye
can of worms
trials and tribulations
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
kiss of death
grievance
damage
strain
mischief
detriment
encumbrance
millstone
weakness
sin
canker
cancer
drawback
despair
menace
pestilence
concern
weight
punishment
liability
cumber
bad rap
bum deal
lemon
wrong
injustice
disservice
frost
disease
gloom
dejection
despondency
disquiet
hurdle
melancholy
austerity
crime
ills
beggary
commotion
dolefulness
catch-22
lack
agitation
crux
cruelty
handicap
pity
perdition
downside
blues
worriment
disbenefit
painfulness
labour
labor
regret
tension
malaise
knot
uphill
contingency
drain
Achilles heel
weak point
weak spot
harassment
unfortunate occurrence
loser
crying shame
unfortunate thing
cause for disappointment
sad thing
cause for regret
badness
sad situation
source of regret
thorn in your flesh
damp squib
lead balloon
thorn in one's side
fly in the ointment
dead loss
to-do
hardshi
dreadful thing
awful thing
terrible thing
awkward
deep trouble
bringdown
sickness
difficulties
cost
malice
impoverishment
casus
befalling
tumult
infirmity
condition
jar
bad thing
ill chance
test
case
throe
offense
offence
ill-treatment
boo-boo
prejudice
bête noire
dispossession
unpredictable outcome
thorn in one's flesh
contamination
heat
rear ender
lousy deal
the shaft
unfair assessment
rotten deal
bad charge
frame-up
bad deal
angst
challenge
bête noir
pollution
demands
anticlimax
martyrdom
barrier
ticklish spot
soreness
dismay
stormy seas
disintegration
trouncing
matter
holdback
spectacle
passion
corruption
provocation
nag
nagging
impropriety
trammel
crimp
inefficacy
disruption
impairment
fungus
mildew
contagion
terror
penalty
incident
fuss
fatal attraction
bad trip
mourning
bereavement
block
cramp
bafflement
underbelly
neediness
unjustness
shaft
inequity
unfairness
circumstance
adventure
row
affair
business
occasion
scene
melodrama
infestation
pressure cooker
thorn in someone's flesh
thorn in someone's side
impecuniousness
impecuniosity
difficult going
hard going
fracas
sensation
thrill
excitement
inappositeness
unfitness
inaptness
improperness
inappropriateness
incorrectness
wrongness
trials
tormentor
correction
awkward moment
dump
eyesore
withering
sight
drubbing
beating
licking
dissolution
defeasance
shellacking
incapacitation
exertion
toil
drudgery
peril
fatigue
spanner in the works
monkey wrench
tear-jerker
sorriness
barricade
sweat
deadlock
brutality
act of cruelty
onus
solecism
misusage
soft underbelly
pits
grieving
rue
deploring
rain
lamentation
bemoaning
obligation
duty
evildoing
thorn in your side
a jam
a scrape
a spot
a fix
dead end
a stew
a hole
a pickle
blot on the landscape
bum rap
bankruptcy
financial distress
uphill battle
Herculean task
deadweight
chain
responsibility
charge
dead weight
blame
shackle
task
unwanted responsibility
accountability
fatal flaw
minus
rough seas
stalemate
flash in the pan
vain attempt
total loss
dead duck
sinking ship
downheartedness
hoodoo
ball and chain
mental weight
glumness
gloominess
shortcoming
rotten hand
rum deal
voodoo
hex
cheerlessness
mournfulness
debit
negative
incommodity
strike
immorality
disconsolateness
question
catch
dispute
lease
indebtment
baggage
pledge
arrear
possibility
remainder
millstone round one's neck
IOU
account
involvement
chit
loan
bite
balance
due
contract
mortgage
tab
disaster area
doldrums
dumps
chagrin
dreariness
dispiritedness
despondence
joylessness
forlornness
miserableness
mopes
sorrowfulness
heartsickness
broken-heartedness
despond
spell
sinfulness
doubt
habit
count
squeeze
disagreement
mortification
disconsolation
malediction
point at issue
disputed point
negative aspect
low spirits
megrim
discontent
dysphoria
blue devils
anhedonia
wickedness
non-achiever
no-hoper
way of the world
non-starter
box
teething trouble
malison
cess
enchantment
gremlin
charm
black magic
Indian sign
bugaboo
way things go
times we live in
school of hard knocks
karma
destiny
hand one is dealt
usual state of affairs
luck
way the cookie crumbles
unfortunate
chance
human condition
kismet
way of it
life
nefariousness
perniciousness
iniquity
vice
maltreatment
outrage
wrongdoing
Noun
The state of being vanquished
vanquishment
beating
rout
trouncing
drubbing
overthrow
thrashing
massacre
annihilation
licking
conquest
whipping
shellacking
slaughter
subjugation
triumph
trimming
waxing
trashing
loss
mastery
embarrassment
killing
debacle
blow
destruction
downthrow
extermination
whitewashing
collapse
failure
ambush
defeasance
lacing
paddling
rebuff
repulse
scalping
whaling
fall
ruin
discomfiture
break
breakdown
check
count
insuccess
KO
nonsuccess
setback
trap
pasting
defeat
hammering
hiding
caning
demolition
clobbering
pounding
plastering
lump
walloping
thumping
battering
going-over
crushing defeat
overwhelming defeat
mauling
downfall
worsting
vanquishing
conquering
besting
subduing
overpowering
thwarting
domination
pulverizing
flattening
coup
routing
subjugating
quelling
quashing
defeating
suppression
squashing
wipeout
whitewash
takeover
elimination
overcoming
crushing
victory
pulverising
breaking
extinction
sweep
foil
dominating
pwnage
ownage
win over
success over
victory over
triumph over
game, set and match
glory over
supremacy over
clean sweep
grand slam
flogging
belting
tanning
lashing
birching
flaying
fiasco
bashing
slapping
smacking
pummelling
thwacking
punching
cuffing
buffeting
pelting
cudgelling
lambasting
clubbing
whacking
walkover
subdual
flagellation
biffing
bopping
slugging
duffing-up
doing-over
beating-up
scourging
leathering
chastisement
landslide
end
pummeled
cudgeling
cane
birch
success
win
spanking
dusting
bludgeoning
humiliation
state of defeat
subjection
subjecting
washout
kicking
working-over
murder
disappointment
score
splash
horsewhipping
romp
big win
bullwhipping
strap
belt
lathering
pulverisation
pulverization
defeatedness
switching
strapping
punishment
game
scourge
castigation
lash
pummeling
switch
clampdown
crackdown
superiority
runaway victory
decisive victory
advantage
overwhelming majority
repression
prevention
stopping
prohibition
termination
discontinuation
cowing
the strap
dissolution
halting
arrest
hitting
striking
knocking
boxing
stamping out
suppressing
abolishment
dominance
obliteration
overriding
abolition
attack
assault
mate
ending
checkmate
snuffing out
corporal punishment
Noun
The absence or opposite of something actual or positive
negation
contradiction
contrary
opposite
antithesis
denial
inverse
rejection
converse
disavowal
repudiation
absence
denegation
disallowance
disclaimer
disconfirmation
lack
refusal
renunciation
antonym
deficiency
opposition
veto
want
blank
counterpart
gainsaying
negatory
neutralisation
neutralization
no
nonexistence
proscription
reversal
forget it
refutation
rebuttal
rebuff
retraction
disapproval
abnegation
forswearing
abjuration
turndown
renouncement
dissent
cold shoulder
dismissal
nonacceptance
declination
knock-back
brush-off
snub
negative
disowning
nay
nix
prohibition
thumbs down
defiance
refutal
disaffirmation
adjuration
disproof
dismissing
renegement
rejecting
repudiating
retractation
counterstatement
refusing
controversion
refraining
repulse
confutation
no way
non-acceptance
withdrawal
annulment
protestation
negative response
nullification
revocation
recall
volte-face
about-face
abrogation
contraversion
backpedaling
unsaying
renouncing
reneging
backtracking
abstaining
noncommittal
denunciation
contravention
spurning
backpedalling
dispute
conflict
recantation
turning down
pass
statement abnegation
disfavor
knockback
regrets
nonconsent
discountenancing
ban
noncompliance
disfavour
interdiction
exclusion
repulsion
writ
declension
forbidding
enjoinment
statement
kick in the teeth
casting aside
casting off
disaffirmance
countering
palinode
apostasy
renege
traversal
cancellation
cancelation
counteraction
abandonment
eschewal
objection
snubbing
declining
cold-shouldering
disclaiming
brushoff
choice
withholding
the elbow
red light
dissatisfaction
ostracism
abstention
non placet
no go
no dice
relinquishment
disacknowledgement
giving up
demurral
declinature
smack in the eye
smack in the face
refusal to acknowledge
rider
criterion
clause
prerequisite
qualification
condition
provision
disassociation
stipulation
proviso
specification
requirement
dissociation
Noun
A sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something
slump
drop
collapse
decline
downturn
plunge
decrease
depreciation
downswing
fall
plummet
slide
crash
depression
falling-off
lapse
lowering
meltdown
nosedive
recession
tumble
devaluation
steep fall
trough
blight
bottom
descent
dip
downer
downslide
downtrend
dumps
failure
falling off
funk
letdown
low
nose-dive
rut
sag
slip
bad period
bad times
blue devils
blue funk
rainy days
the skids
dive
deterioration
reduction
lessening
diminution
drop-off
downfall
cut
ebb
abatement
falloff
downgrade
dwindling
decrement
diminishment
loss
degradation
degeneration
downtick
degeneracy
decadence
devolution
shrinkage
skid
sinking
dent
depletion
worsening
fall-off
decay
retrogression
step down
waning
declension
nose dive
slack
hang
slackness
weakening
droop
ebbing
debasement
withering
vitiation
spoiling
abasement
declination
stagnation
wane
adulteration
deflation
sinkage
declivity
ruin
rotting
markdown
cutback
diminishing
down
plummeting
precipitation
loss of value
dropping off
aggravation
declining
contraction
slackening
curtailment
dropoff
landslide
slowdown
dilapidation
disintegration
decaying
breakdown
let-up
standstill
inactivity
eclipse
ruining
fading
destroying
harm
spoliation
rot
enfeeblement
debilitation
dying down
paralysis
shakeout
regression
skydive
downhill trend
dégringolade
downward spiral
retreat
corruption
free fall
corrosion
perversion
disrepair
dislocation
degringolade
bottom-out
failing
devaluing
bottom out
cheapening
sharp fall
comedown
atrophy
downgrading
lowering in value
decrease in value
discount
backsliding
reduction in value
accounting allowance
hollow
concavity
slant
cant
tilt
sinkhole
sink
basin
list
distortion
settling
pitch
drooping
slumping
sagging
relapse
spill
header
stoop
bend
bowing
stooping
bow
flop
concession
topple
cropper
pullback
deduction
slash
tailspin
subsiding
allowance
cutting
write-down
settlement
downcome
plunging
falling
going down
coming down
slope
incline
impoverishment
ramp
slipping
recidivism
precipice
chasm
abyss
impairment
shrinking
minimizing
deficiency
minimising
cliff
gully
gorge
depth
gradient
downhill
downslope
hanging
easing
chute
dissipation
backslide
retrenchment
minimization
attrition
falling away
drain
subtraction
erosion
recidivation
ruination
consumption
dilution
attenuation
dissolution
raceway
fall from grace
deepness
difference
decadency
depravation
demotion
reversion
receding
disappearance
deprivation
minus
alleviation
privation
downsize
return
retrogradation
forfeiture
squandering
mitigation
rollback
lightening
shortfall
subsidence
de-escalation
compression
striction
decrescence
condensation
constriction
dereliction
crumbling
tainting
slowing
expenditure
exhaustion
falling apart
waste
trip
pruning
trimming
slimming
letting up
relaxation
moderation
expending
using up
use
fade
cessation
dying away
want
retardation
chopping
limiting
axing
spoilation
putridness
wasting
extinction
senescence
dying
mold
decrepitude
mortification
rust
gangrene
mould
milking
emptying
sapping
draining
easing off
desisting
relenting
dropping away
dying out
inclination
hill
scarp
wasting away
breaking down
subdual
subjugation
slimming down
bleeding
cooling off
petering out
saving
tailing off
fall from favor
original sin
grade
angle
scaling down
tapering off
bank
adret
versant
bajada
escarpment
lean
rake
running down
upgrade
camber
channel
trail
track
leaning
rise and fall
bevel
runway
heel
shaft
funnel
conduit
gutter
tube
course
spillway
sluice
Noun
A change, especially in one's life or fortunes
vicissitude
change
shift
metamorphosis
modification
transformation
transition
transmutation
turn
vagary
variation
alteration
alternation
development
diversity
mutability
mutation
reversal
switch
variety
deviation
downturn
permutation
progression
revolution
switchover
transposition
turnaround
about-face
flip-flop
change of fortune
mid-course correction
modulation
variance
transmogrification
transfiguration
novelty
innovation
distortion
diversification
conversion
remodeling
changeover
adjustment
revision
remodelling
advance
difference
addition
reconstruction
translation
refinement
turnover
correction
tempering
break
compression
contraction
surrogate
evolution
upheaval
fluctuation
oscillation
transubstantiation
vacillation
flux
rearrangement
makeover
irregularity
departure
unevenness
wavering
displacement
unsteadiness
regulation
sea change
inconstancy
review
deformation
rectification
refashioning
wobble
wave
adaptation
gradation
progress
passage
move
growth
amendment
reformation
jump
realignment
reshaping
metastasis
leap
crossing
turning point
transit
passing
order
grouping
disposition
organization
arrangement
presentation
combination
sorting
advancement
swing
rotation
originality
modernization
path
procession
metanoia
course
operation
process
motion
version
perm
alternative
freshness
restyling
modernism
unconventionality
recasting
improvement
newness
interchange
repetition
restructuring
reorganization
origination
renovation
uniqueness
organisation
new methods
reorganisation
break with tradition
shift of emphasis
new measures
shakedown
new devices
change of direction
shake up
repeated rotation
renewal
reordering
rebuilding
remoulding
reworking
revamping
remolding
redoing
remaking
reshuffling
renewing
U-turn
about-turn
regeneration
volte-face
rejigging
revolutionizing
retraction
revolutionising
overhaul
redesign
redevelopment
backtracking
turnround
rowback
readjustment
radical change
revolutionary change
newfangledness
innovativeness
specialization
change of heart
change of mind
specialisation
swerve
180 degree turn
rejuvenation
upgrading
shuffle
relocation
quantum jump
sudden change
major change
quantum leap
marked transformation
total change
swap
redirection
break with the past
veering
stirring
substitution
yaw
deflection
bend
stir
alterations
turnabout
switches
shifts
reformations
amendments
transitions
revisions
one-eighty
permutations
advances
metamorphoses
refinements
makeovers
rearrangements
remodelings
corrections
climb-down
change of plan
eating one's words
reversal of policy
volte face
readjustments
rejiggings
sea changes
realignments
reorganizations
changes
remakings
turns
transubstantiations
improvements
reorganisations
remoldings
turning
rise
metasis
changing
altering
evolvement
rebirth
morph
transfigurement
complete change
turning around
Noun
A means of control or restraint
check
restraint
constraint
curb
limitation
control
obstruction
buttress
deterrent
fetter
hindrance
impediment
inhibition
rein
restriction
blow
break
bridle
catch
obstacle
reversal
setback
stoppage
stricture
circumscription
damper
restrainer
safeguard
condition
harness
holdup
rebuff
whammy
barrier
block
bar
handicap
cramp
hurdle
encumbrance
snag
brake
stumbling block
trammel
stop
drawback
chain
limit
balk
shackles
baulk
drag
hitch
interference
manacle
crimp
holdback
clog
difficulty
discouragement
hazard
let
embarrassment
blockage
disadvantage
confinement
disincentive
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
barricade
problem
complication
hiccup
fly in the ointment
cumber
wall
shackle
preventive
dissuasion
burden
determent
prohibition
prevention
hampering
straitjacket
leash
captivity
glitch
facer
hold
impedance
hang-up
millstone
stint
hamper
detriment
clampdown
interdict
suppression
monkey wrench
ball and chain
qualification
delay
embargo
defence
interruption
trouble
contraction
arrest
defense
issue
retardation
reservation
lock
fetters
preventative
joker
inconvenience
bonds
albatross
gridlock
catch-22
trammels
baggage
roadblock
ban
repression
blockade
booby trap
curtailment
protection
boycott
road block
taboo
retardant
bondage
compression
squeezing
demarcation
stipulation
provision
curbing
manacles
chains
fence
security
requirement
hold-up
string
ceiling
strap
lead
halter
proviso
deterrence
detention
reduction
rule
custody
blocking
pitfall
tie
defect
fault
stifling
smothering
flaw
tightening
shrinking
choking
cumbrance
discipline
rider
congestion
constriction
caution
precautionary measure
frustration
bottleneck
wet blanket
uphill
binding
excess baggage
holding back
constrainment
strings
shortcoming
weakness
remedy
precaution
stopping
retardment
hangup
rub
jam-up
bounds
load
circumvention
boundary
preventive measure
protective measure
fine print
millstone around your neck
sticking point
blank wall
bond
obligation
commitment
intimidation
suppressant
crackdown
proscription
bind
opposition
moratorium
veto
hardship
deterring factor
chill
interdiction
bump
bit
governor
line
pale
inadequacy
circumspection
injunction
modification
definition
depressant
cloud
put down
damp
defensive measures
cinchers
anchor
binders
occlusion
rahui
injury
railing
traverse
gloom
pall
warning
regulation
bridling
checking
mountain
jam
checkmate
mountain to climb
depression
gotcha
gimmick
hassle
shackling
fettering
baulking
cramping
psychological baggage
millstone round someone's neck
palladium
fail-safe
protective
shield
mishap
headache
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
astringency
downside
controller
regulator
retarding device
neutralizer
prophylactic
land mine
snafu
bug
tangle
discontinuance
nuisance
narrowing
pressure
stenosis
tightness
disablement
impairment
disorder
containment
cold water
bulwark
balking
sublimation
imperfection
limits
no-no
minus
deficiency
encirclement
dead weight
red tape
headstall
hackamore
collar
tether
noose
liability
disbenefit
anticipatory measure
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
infarct
closure
embolus
cordon
infarction
weak point
debit
strike
negative
incommodity
weak spot
squeeze
telescoping
contracting
compacting
condensing
constricting
condensation
compaction
small difficulty
lack
evil
failing
disability
ill
line of defense
straitening
strangulation
irons
handcuffs
cuffs
imprisonment
moderation
restraining device
incarceration
internment
disqualification
bilboes
tethers
ropes
restraints
rope
order
instruction
deprivation
pinions
weight
decrease
abridgment
abridgement
command
limiter
prerequisite
demand
clause
restraining order
bracelets
gyves
darbies
requisite
essential
necessity
exception
term
specification
precondition
contingency
kicker
terms
restraining
self-command
refrainment
discretion
continence
reserve
self-control
self-restraint
prison
impoundment
immurement
exemption
postulate
leg irons
arrangement
thraldom
duress
durance
porridge
thrall
need
article
must-have
must
small print
sine qua non
bottling up
keeping back
keeping in check
keeping under control
holding in
biting back
gaol
delimitation
bounding
keeping
jail
house arrest
scope
coercion
immuration
safekeeping
sabotage
intervention
foot dragging
Noun
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true
paradox
contradiction
absurdity
anomaly
enigma
incongruity
inconsistency
mystery
oddity
puzzle
ambiguity
conflict
dichotomy
oxymoron
self-contradiction
antinomy
catch
catch-22
conundrum
error
irony
juxtaposition
koan
mistake
nonsense
opposite
quandary
riddle
shocker
contradiction in terms
reverse psychology
difference
opposition
discrepancy
incongruousness
disagreement
mismatch
contrariety
clash
disparity
incompatibility
separation
aporia
division
variance
discordance
irreconcilability
contrariness
dissonance
divergence
polarity
lack of congruence
lack of harmony
impasse
peculiarity
paradoxical nature
dissimilarity
inconsonance
oppositeness
antithesis
repugnancy
oppugnancy
inappropriateness
duality
disproportion
variation
changeability
lack of similarity
inequality
unlikeness
disproportionateness
lack of accord
deviation
inharmoniousness
unsuitability
contraposition
contradictoriness
antonymy
contradistinction
strangeness
bizarreness
inaptness
extraneousness
oddness
unsuitableness
gulf
split
disjunction
confutation
antilogy
contravention
contrast
chasm
divorce
defiance
dissension
disputation
flaw
dispute
bucking
illogicality
challenge
antagonism
disunion
partition
trichotomy
irreconcilable difference
lack of consistency
difference of opinion
dissimilitude
distinction
disparateness
diverseness
distinctness
distinctiveness
diversity
imbalance
distance
divergency
otherness
gap
unevenness
imparity
dissemblance
heterogeneity
discord
bad match
differentiation
incongruence
breach
nonconformity
misalliance
alterity
bad fit
particularity
irregularity
idiosyncrasy
incomparability
differential
unconformity
unrelatedness
unalikeness
differences
mismarriage
non-uniformity
comparison
nonuniformity
discongruity
discrepance
divarication
tension
mesalliance
rift
animosity
noncongruence
jarring
uncongeniality
disharmonism
disaccord
demarcation
segregation
miscalculation
yin yang
severance
offset
schism
far cry
divide
exception
alteration
variability
variety
change
modification
metamorphosis
digression
transformation
revision
departure
wide area of difference
asymmetry
characteristic
aberration
separateness
singularity
unorthodoxness
friction
discordancy
Noun
Highs and lows
ups and downs
chanciness
changeability
fickleness
fluctuation
inconstancy
instability
uncertainties
unpredictability
vacillation
variability
vicissitudes
alteration
changes
downturn
reversal
ebb and flow
peaks and valleys
systole and diastole
wax and wane
good and bad times
uncertainty
vicissitude
life's ups and downs
Noun
A loss of success or status
comedown
decline
descent
down
downfall
fall
demise
flameout
belittlement
demotion
downgrading
humbling
humiliation
mortification
blow
collapse
comeuppance
crash
cropper
defeat
degradation
discomfiture
disgrace
dive
downer
failure
flop
letdown
lowering
pratfall
reduction
ruin
undoing
wreck
loss of face
loss of status
reality check
overthrow
breakdown
destruction
ruination
end
deterioration
death
degeneration
disintegration
break-up
vanquishing
dissolution
annihilation
degeneracy
labefaction
atrophy
loss of success
foundering
abasement
termination
devastation
obliteration
unseating
decay
demolition
decimation
disrepair
demolishment
declension
conquest
debasement
ousting
devolution
toppling
declination
dilapidation
damage
decrepitude
desolation
Waterloo
nemesis
decadence
eclipse
elimination
deposition
extinction
wastage
extermination
doom
bane
debacle
downgrade
havoc
subversion
crumbling
road to ruin
loss of power
loss of prosperity
rack and ruin
topple
drop
tumble
falling to pieces
enemy
shame
overturn
reversal
stumble
mischance
visitation
trial
trip
misadventure
casualty
mishap
misstep
grief
adversity
fumble
difficulty
destroyer
error
accident
miscalculation
calamity
flaw
catastrophe
smash
blunder
omission
fault
slip
bad omen
bad luck
faux pas
last straw
final straw
Noun
Regression
retrogression
deterioration
lapse
recession
relapse
retreat
retroaction
return
throwback
worsening
regression
backsliding
reversion
retrogradation
movement backward
backslide
atavism
reverting
going backward
relic
resemblance
decline
recidivism
degeneration
fall
downturn
falling
drop
slipping
descent
sinking
slide
loss
falling away
waning
fall from grace
Noun
The back or tail end of a row or length
back
end
tail
rear
backside
stern
hindpart
hindquarters
posterior
aft
behind
extremity
tailpiece
far end
hind part
tag end
tail end
back end
rear end
end part
hind end
hindmost part
fag end
last part
bottom
buttocks
seat
rump
butt
bum
cheeks
haunches
buns
tush
fanny
duff
booty
fundament
derriere
keister
caboose
heinie
nates
breech
tochus
botty
prat
bootie
keester
hams
hunkers
can
jacksie
tushie
bahookie
tuchis
derrière
bazoo
bippy
batty
patootie
rass
Sitzfleisch
clunge
BTM
jacksy
sit-upon
rusty dusty
conclusion
moon
hind legs
limit
farthest point
furthest point
furthest part
rear legs
poop
after part
quarter
gluteus maximus
buttock
cheek
back side
thighs
hips
junk in the trunk
ham
butt-cheek
bum-cheek
mound
hurdies
arsecheek
Noun
A discouraging response to an offer or approach
repulse
rebuff
snub
brush-off
spurning
rejection
cold-shouldering
discouragement
knock-back
refusal
repudiation
slight
disappointment
failure
nix
silent treatment
turndown
cold shoulder
nothing doing
slap in the face
the old heave-ho
thumbs down
smack in the eye
smack in the face
kick in the teeth
brushoff
cut
dismissal
kiss-off
insult
put down
go-by
rebuke
elbow
humiliation
non-acceptance
affront
pooh-poohing
bum's rush
the elbow
cold-shoulder
defeat
opposition
check
denial
repulsion
reprimand
hard time
indignity
outrage
offense
offence
slur
dig
aspersion
epithet
barb
abuse
brickbat
slap
injury
diss
sarcasm
dis
dart
gird
poke
name
personality
taunt
discourtesy
backhanded compliment
left-handed compliment
disrespect
derision
negation
injustice
slam
disparagement
jibe
attack
black eye
contempt
incivility
disdainfulness
despite
disregard
hurt
harm
hit
indignation
zinger
shame
scorn
sneer
mockery
obloquy
insolence
rudeness
ignominy
wrong
veto
opprobrium
dirty dig
negative response
disapproval
no
grievance
gibe
criticism
shaft
scandal
blow to one's pride
rebuttal
microaggression
back-handed compliment
no compliment
home truth
uncomplimentary remark
iciness
aloofness
coldness
reproach
provocation
mistreatment
scoff
spurn
atrocity
disservice
desecration
displeasure
scoffing
jeer
goading
cutting remark
spite
knock
pan
take-down
suppression
burn
ridiculing
sting
wrongdoing
unfairness
disparaging remark
neglect
indifference
inattention
one in the eye
snubbing
turning down
declining
dirty deed
unjustness
inequity
pointed comment
negative
nay
detriment
red light
dissatisfaction
ostracism
declination
disallowance
objection
nonacceptance
blitzkrieg
onslaught
assailment
battery
onset
pique
huff
resentment
dudgeon
push
assault
aggression
miff
blitz
umbrage
mugging
raw deal
no dice
non placet
no go
no way
ruffled feathers
embarrassment
disgrace
degradation
dishonor
humbling
dishonour
abasement
mortification
disesteem
chagrin
discredit
reprobation
vitiation
discomfiture
condescension
comedown
submissiveness
resignation
submission
loss of pride
loss of face
self-abasement
mental pain
touché
slander
libel
defamation
vilification
contumely
impertinence
impudence
vituperation
scurrility
aspersions
depreciation
revilement
invective
blasphemy
superciliousness
sledge
impugnment
unpleasantry
flame
pejorative
cheap shot
abusive remark
Verb
To retreat or move backward, sometimes figuratively
retreat
backtrack
backpedal
go back
go backwards
back up
double back
go backward
move back
move backward
move backwards
turn back
back away
send back
send backwards
drive back
drive backward
drive backwards
fall back
recede
withdraw
lose ground
regress
retrogress
draw back
return
turn
loop
dodge
circle
retrace your steps
reverse path
Verb
To change into something different, contrary or opposite
change
exchange
swap
switch
transpose
convert
interchange
move
alter
invert
shift
modify
trade
transfer
adjust
rearrange
relocate
reorder
change round
swap round
switch round
turn about
turn around
substitute
replace
change over
turn
change around
supplant
move around
flip-flop
alternate
displace
transmit
rotate
switch around
remove
put
translate
revert
transmogrify
commute
render
inverse
backtrack
double back
turn the tables
barter
redirect
divert
deflect
veer
deviate
transact
truck
bandy
shuffle
traffic
shuttle
wrixle
sidetrack
deal in
convert into
cash in
give and take
swap over
shunt
turnabout
turn aside
chop and change
change course
reorganize
reorganise
remodel
remake
reconstruct
recast
reshape
revamp
restyle
rework
make over
reshuffle
rejig
transform
readjust
revise
amend
vary
adapt
redo
refashion
tweak
renovate
redesign
remould
reorient
reorientate
remold
make alterations to
make adjustments to
transmute
transfigure
reform
morph
evolve
develop
improve
refine
regulate
recalibrate
diversify
tailor
permute
make different
redistribute
mutate
transubstantiate
metamorphose
redispose
alchemize
diverge
mold
metamorphosize
edit
revolutionize
modulate
retool
fashion
rehash
customize
regenerate
reconstitute
doctor
rectify
affect
customise
correct
warp
rejigger
reconfigure
tune
redraft
revolutionise
mould
reset
make innovations
order
make changes to
tamper with
reposition
position
set
control
budge
become
be reborn
mature
ripen
age
temper
push
redeploy
transplant
pull
dislocate
dial back
fine tune
phony up
correct mid-course
moderate
tamper
emendate
review
rewrite
freshen up
remix
redress
become different
arrange
reconcile
reword
undergo a sea change
reschedule
jigger
do over
overhaul
renew
rebuild
shape
fix
upgrade
redevelop
update
rehabilitate
recondition
permutate
denature
cook
refurbish
refit
stir up
switch over
turn over new leaf
turn the corner
change completely
shift gears
fix up
turn upside down
sing different tune
do up
Verb
To change a decision, opinion, or course of action
backtrack
backpedal
retract
recant
withdraw
recall
reconsider
renege
rethink
alter
amend
change
unsay
withcall
back-pedal on
about-face
backtrack on
change opinion
double back
back off
change your mind
do an about-face
do an about-turn on
flip-flop
back down
change one's mind
decide against
do an about-turn
row back
take back
think better of
back out of
change one's tune
dial back
do a U-turn
do a U-turn on
go back on
renege on
turn the tables
eat one's words
eat your words
have second thoughts
set aside
shift one's ground
sing a different song
go back
retreat
recede
retire
retrocede
fall back
draw back
back out
repudiate
renounce
abjure
repeal
revise
modify
retrograde
foreswear
abnegate
forswear
shift
welsh
retrogress
climb down
drive back
turn tail
move backward
do a volte-face
go into reverse
move back
fall
sink
drop
regress
wane
ebb
back
vary
adapt
adjust
budge
recast
move backwards
back up
back away
turn back
drive backwards
go backward
break
recalibrate
review
reassess
re-evaluate
reevaluate
re-examine
reappraise
default
default on
make adjustments to
lose ground
flip-flop on
yo-yo on
change gears on
break one's promise
break a promise
cop out of
retreat from
pull out of
withdraw from
rat on
welsh on
break your word
fail to honour
weasel out
move
retrace your steps
disown
revoke
change your tune
do an aboutface
cancel
disavow
think differently
disclaim
rescind
change one's opinion
deny
annul
express a different opinion
express a different view
sing a different tune
apologise
nig
countermand
eliminate
apologize
exclude
suspend
dance to another tune
march to the beat of a different drum
have a change of heart
call off
rule out
reel in
row back on
take in
forget it
have change of heart
abandon
forsake
drop out
avoid
pull out
give up
relinquish
cop out
reject
surrender
spurn
betray
scratch
resign
back pedal
worm out
wiggle out
shy from
beg off
yield
get cold feet
blow it off
chicken out
fink out
eschew
throw in the towel
kick
forgo
abrogate
cry off
refrain
shun
dispense with
pack in
break your promise
break one's word
get out
bottle out
duck out
lose your nerve
welch
renig
turn yellow
give way
wuss out
have no stomach for
think better of something
make concessions
wimp out
bottle it
funk out
bow out
back down on
cop-out
revisit
relent
refuse
abdicate
gainsay
concede
decline
fail to honor
go back on your word
sacrifice
come around
come round
throw off
disaffirm
disallow
forbear
be unfaithful
desert
return
revert
apostatize
abstain
do away with
jack in
nullify
contradict
void
wash your hands of
wash one's hands of
turn one's back on
abstain from
refrain from
cast aside
quit
call back
stop
leave
discontinue
cease
worm out of
chicken out of
halt
end
terminate
go back on one's word
have done with
throw up
retire from
give notice
finish with
get cold feet about
repossess
reclaim
eat crow
eat humble pie
Verb
To cancel or annul a decision or course of action
overturn
overrule
overthrow
revoke
cancel
countermand
repeal
undo
annul
invalidate
negate
nullify
quash
rescind
override
retract
disallow
repudiate
veto
abrogate
void
dismantle
lift
rule against
declare null and void
render null and void
withdraw
abolish
vacate
recall
set aside
disannul
avoid
take back
null
strike down
render invalid
dissolve
obviate
roll back
abate
recant
nix
wipe out
remove
reject
terminate
vitiate
disclaim
kill
renounce
renege
obliterate
scrub
disown
abjure
backpedal
scrap
stop
drop
make void
disaffirm
discharge
annihilate
call back
call off
end
deny
neutralize
abandon
dismiss
dump
do away with
neutralise
disavow
forswear
spool back
cancel out
erase
refuse
axe
discontinue
backtrack on
cut
offset
rewind
wind back
expunge
abort
ax
X-out
negative
throw out
cast aside
cry off
black out
retreat
counteract
back out of
put an end to
make null and void
turn down
blue pencil
take out
alter
upset
ditch
outvote
refute
gainsay
make ineffective
call
renege on
efface
contradict
counterorder
go back on
suspend
delete
discard
dishonour
blackball
torpedo
zap
renig
dishonor
weasel out
declare invalid
rebut
oppose
rebuff
disconfirm
squash
throw over
bring to an end
contravene
impugn
exclude
censor
wash out
rub out
blot out
counterbalance
disprove
traverse
cross
disacknowledge
undermine
break with
disqualify
put down
stamp out
fly in the face of
disestablish
discount
relax
back up
back-pedal on
dominate
flout
prevail
defy
defeat
predominate
go against
abnegate
bleep
backtrack
backwater
forget
break off
KO
blow
trample underfoot
ride roughshod over
watergate
withcall
weaken
declare
chop
do a U-turn on
raise
unsay
trample upon
supersede
deracinate
waive
subvert
call in
disregard
ignore
disobey
wangle out
purge
omit
back out
worm out
opt out
shoot down
stand down
bottle up
cork up
shut down
hush up
unfit
impair
circumduct
get rid of
knock on the head
edit
black
countervail
pull the plug
crawl out of
invert
upend
put damper on
elide
dele
ban
knock out
finish off
do in
nig
scratch
confine
restrict
compensate
limit
trash
prohibit
forbid
put the lid on
blow sky-high
render meaningless
refuse to fulfil
forget it
get off the hook
give something the chop
bar
debar
embargo
cross out
strike out
X out
ink out
blank out
block out
root out
x out
blue-pencil
stroke out
sweep away
put a line through
edit out
snuff out
white out
knock something on the head
proscribe
block
change
bring to naught
call all bets off
overset
countercheck
frustrate
ding
belie
redress
stonewall
down
prostrate
counter
controvert
dispute
throw
say no to
taboo
preclude
zing
outlaw
knock down
bring down
turn thumbs down
confute
pass on
keep back
give the thumbs down to
shut out
thumbs down
confront
call in question
dare
question
say the opposite of
withsay
withspeak
refuse to accept
buck
have bone to pick
differ
take on
phase out
take off
pull back
take away
draw back
desert
forsake
pass
reprobate
deselect
decline
disapprove
spurn
give up
cast off
disprofess
demur
rat
turn
default
disinherit
balk at
tergiversate
banish
flush
oust
cast
defect
apostatize
tergiverse
shed
lay aside
cut off
pass up
be against
not accept
have no more truck with
wash one's hands of
turn your back on
wash your hands of
have nothing more to do with
counterpoise
balance
compensate for
make up for
balance out
eradicate
eliminate
extinguish
destroy
redeem
outweigh
exterminate
extirpate
liquidate
counterweigh
finish
equalize
suppress
halt
correct
cease
quell
ruin
equilibrize
wreck
shatter
even out
equalise
clean up
decimate
work against
put a stop to
put the kibosh on
excise
square
turf
smash
slaughter
crush
counterweight
conquer
even up
close down
dispatch
rule out
wrack
demolish
rectify
massacre
waste
wipe off the map
wipe from the face of the earth
put paid to
wipe off the face of the earth
atone for
go back on one's word
divorce
devalue
butcher
inter
bring to a close
lay in the grave
bury
put to rest
hold a funeral
inhume
entomb
put six feet under
remit
repel
break
atone
equal out
retire
redline
belay
disband
amend
equiponderate
adjourn
check
arrest
antagonize
antagonise
redress the balance
scotch
dash
conclude
prorogue
remedy
tip the scales
set off
break up
wind up
disunite
foreswear
scratch out
score out
redact
wipe off
bowdlerize
junk
render inert
prevent
thwart
derail
relinquish
deface
split up
close
disorganize
loose
postpone
unmake
collapse
destruct
sever
shoot
wind down
fix
right
reduce
stabilize
respond
lessen
stabilise
counterwork
trim
blank
gut
strike
remove all traces of
cut out
bowdlerise
blot
scrape off
launder
even
level
equate
match
deactivate
subdue
overcome
defuse
render ineffective
queer
dish
scupper
stymie
jettison
wipe slate clean
dial back
back down
welsh
back off
eat one's words
worm out of
bring
square up
fade out
resolve into
render void
dispense with
desist
lay to rest
set
tie
collate
adjust
accord
attune
parallel
readjust
be an antidote to
interdict
inhibit
squelch
pull up
quit
interrupt
be the end of
do for
cut short
pack in
put kibosh on
boycott
pulverize
cream
nuke
raze
total
devastate
vaporize
desolate
pair off
come out even
come out
overwhelm
murder
vaporise
benothing
overpower
beat
pulverise
lay off
stop midstream
discountenance
censure
burn
dissent
knock it off
call a halt
pull the plug on
call it quits
tear down
pull down
place an embargo on
give thumbs down
pass by
not go for
give the red light to
throw away
refuse permission to
Verb
To turn or set in an opposite direction, order, or position
upend
upturn
flip
invert
capsize
overset
flip over
turn over
put bottom up
turn upside down
turn round
turn topsy-turvy
overturn
upset
turn
turn turtle
tip
turn down
overthrow
pitchpole
roll
cowp
spin
twist
tip over
keel over
topple over
roll over
throw over
knock over
topple
tumble
overbalance
spill
pitch
push over
sink
turn upside-down
fall
knock
pitch over
fall over
knock down
tip up
tumble over
spill over
Verb
To turn (something) inward or inside out
evert
invaginate
evaginate
introvert
turn inside out
turn inward
Verb
Turn so as to face the opposite direction
about-turn
about-face
volte-face
do
change direction
turn around
row back
turn round
do a U-turn
turn about
face the opposite direction
turn through 180 degrees
reverse direction
go back
double back
swing round
turn
make a U-turn
face about
wheel round
change course
Verb
Militate against
count against
backfire
counter
detract
diminish
hurt
militate against
oppose
weigh against
Verb
Back up, reverse
back in
reverse in
reverse park
back up
Verb
To return to the starting point
boomerang
rebound
return
ricochet
recoil
redound
come back
bounce back
spring back
carom
bounce
skip
skim
glance
resile
kick back
snap back
backfire
resound
glance off
bob
vault
echo
reverberate
reflect
deflect
backlash
buck
fly back
spring
bounce off
careen
snap
cannon
fly
kick
dart
be deflected
misfire
jump back
jerk
resonate
jump
boing
graze
bump
skim off
strike
jerk back
Verb
Take apart
unmake
deconstruct
dismantle
reorganise
reorganize
undo
take apart
Verb
To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings
puncture
discourage
humble
disillusion
flatten
deflate
demolish
destroy
discredit
disprove
erode
prick
reduce
ruin
undermine
cut short
explode
shoot down
blow sky high
knock bottom out
put an end to
knock props from under
poke full of holes
shoot full of holes
take wind out of sails
take down a peg
Verb
To defy or put up an opposition to
oppose
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
neutralize
protest
quarrel with
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
counteract
disobey
vie
rival
reject
flout
call into question
compete
rebel against
repudiate
disaffirm
dare
protest against
disregard
disprove
query
engage
clash
lock horns
traverse
outface
brazen
accost
wrangle
war
differ
break
object
spurn
meet head-on
beard
violate
confute
refuse
repulse
cross swords
breast
outbrave
kick against
impeach
come up against
race
frustrate
cope with
quarrel
infringe
duel
doubt
negative
go up against
disconfirm
ignore
decline
disaccord
match
stave off
ward off
squabble
grapple
rebel
tangle
wrestle
grapple with
cancel out
impede
face up to
scramble for
jockey for position
take exception to
balk
breach
stop
halt
transgress
rebuff
struggle
fend off
disavow
stand
litigate
baulk
play off
refuse to accept
restrain
traduce
affront
strive
infract
altercate
overstep
refuse to obey
fight off
curb
skirmish
feud
interfere with
dissent from
scorn
front
push
square up to
complain about
criticize
discord
set at naught
cope
square up
mess with
set against
pit
compete against
hold off
hold out against
play
push back
deal with
compete with
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
go for broke
fly in face of
knock
beat
endure
wage war on
bear
lock horns with
confound
discredit
tolerate
work against
debunk
sustain
criticise
row
inhibit
call out
stem
blast
suffer
clash with
battle with
denounce
be at odds
be at loggerheads
fail to agree
be at variance
be in dispute
cancel
skirmish with
cut
slight
do battle with
disclaim
tussle
stick
provoke
bicker
strike
demur
disown
zap
invalidate
address
scuffle
dismiss
waylay
conflict
antagonize
antagonise
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
mock
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
tell off
face with
go one-on-one
face off against
shoot for
jump on
keep at bay
outdare
insult
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
hold back
demur about
stick fast
dig your heels in
mix it up with
cast doubt upon
make a stand against
go head to head
prove to be false
set one's face against
pay no heed to
throw doubt on
shoot full of holes
go for the gold
blow out of the water
be at variance with
fail to comply with
shoot down in flames
show to be false
go after
keep at arm's length
square off
take one on
put up a fight
go for the jugular
do battle
be opposed
be an adversary of
take up arms
grumble about
rage against
fault
unseat
grouse about
gripe about
beef about
censure
condemn
campaign against
scrimmage
nullify
offset
take up on
be at odds with somebody
beg to differ
reluct
throw down the gauntlet at
find fault with
contend against
enquire
be in contention
withsay
withspeak
stonewall
countervail
come to blows
annul
mess
oppose action
explode
pit against
collide with
spare no effort
test
inquire
investigate
interrogate
falsify
sweat
be rivals
match yourself against
counterbalance
say the opposite of
thumbs down
cavil at
find lacking
engage with
slam
smear
zing
trash
tar
baulk at
jar
differ from
diverge from
dissent with
dig in one's heels
remonstrate
betray
knock the bottom out of
give the lie to
drive a coach and horses through
deceive
belie
struggle with
get into conflict with
be at each other's throats
fall out
bump heads
be in opposition
argy-bargy
go at it
take exception
handle
have a dispute
set as rivals
put in opposition
come into conflict
become involved
throw down
come to blows with
feud with
be a dissenter from
rally against
hold at bay
interpose
intrude
interfere
exclude
transgress against
conflict with
offend against
urge
muster courage
laugh at
throw down gauntlet
bully
step over the line
knock chip off shoulder
run the gauntlet
cross swords with
backstab
carp at
pick holes in
contemn
experience
eliminate
discuss
not see eye to eye
gibe
despise
deride
ridicule
countenance
risk
stomach
court
eyeball
swallow
end
content against
go one on one with
go eyeball to eyeball with
be pitted against
be opposed to
go toe to toe with
come into conflict with
brook
allow
abide
think wrong
come down on
swipe at
skin alive
cut to shreds
cast aspersions upon
run down
throw the book at
pin on
stick it to
thumb nose at
snub
make a stand
be drawn against
submit to
be confronted by
bit the bullet
play against
take the bull by the horns
brace for
call someone's bluff
double-cross
commit a breach of
err
contaminate
take no notice of
meddle
trample on
sin
encroach upon
not comply with
outrage
sacrilege
tamper with
resolve
joust
collide
match strength
try
in the hunt
match wits
run for
participate in
tilt
pit yourself against
go up against in contest
try to beat
bid
attempt
pitch oneself against
seek prize
pit oneself against
essay
fence
not support
frown on
shake one's head
have a problem with
not believe in
treat with contempt
hurl defiance at
diverge
come out against
disdain
cold-shoulder
take issue with somebody
two-time
fight with
renounce
stickle
battle against
kick over the traces
set upon
launch
begin battle with
shy
divide
vary
stab in the back
vie against
tug
run
join battle
refuse to accept the authority of
discourage
stiff-arm
scrap with
wage war against
wrest with
take wind out of sails
sell out
snout
put yourself forward
have at
make play for
push for
give all one's got
shoot at
knock oneself out
give one's all
nominate yourself
mount an attack on
enter into combat with
fall on
express disagreement
decline to support
say nothing doing
express objection
not ratify
say not a chance
say no way
break with
express disagreement with
withhold assent
fail to agree with
refuse to support
knock back
keep at a distance
chide
look right through
cut dead
tell someone where to get off
reprove
give the cold shoulder
not hear of
give someone the brush-off
give someone the go-by
give the brush
pass up
rebuke
put off
freeze out
send away
put in one's place
lash out at
suspect
bring to an end to
put an end to
conceal
get back at
fight back
suppress
defend
contain
reply
repress
control
bottle up
defend yourself
retaliate
riposte
come to close quarters with
parry
distrust
mistrust
give battle to
join battle with
dig deep
dig deeper
misdoubt
disbelieve
stand up for
moot
examine
force back
drive away
beat back
foil
drive back
answer
canvass
approach
give it one's all
misbehave
riot
insurrect
shirk
mutiny
revolutionize
desert
revolutionise
recalcitrate
revolt
revolution
evade
crush
canvas
detain
entertain doubts about
have reservations about
squelch
quash
kick
stand off
turn away
deter
thrust back
cool
turn back
palter
brawl
haggle
nobble
collar
set aside
refuse to comply
not listen
go counter to
take law into own hands
pay no attention to
run riot
not heed
break rules
rise in arms
not mind
be remiss
break the rules
harbour suspicions about
puzzle over
cast doubt on
feel uneasy about
raise objections to
have suspicions about
raise doubts about
express reservations about
harbour reservations about
have hesitations about
express suspicions about
cast aspersions on
see off
drive off
put to flight
send packing
contend over
prove wrong
tear down
weather
knock down
force off
chase away
cast aside
keep off
keep away
have words
let have it
contradict each other
set to
rip into each other
be at sixes and sevens
lay into
differ with
pick a bone
dissent against
quibble about
put up argument
show up
hammer away at
give cold shoulder to
brazen out
survive
show to be wrong
argue the pros and cons of
blow sky high
declare to be untrue
prove to be wrong
have an argument about
pick an argument with
bandy words concerning
give thumbs down to
brace
live through
ride out
bear up against
stand firm against
prevail against
stand fast
hang on
hold out
win out
go the distance against
stand one's ground
sit and take it
persevere in the face of
not give up
hold one's ground
hold one's ground against
remain firm
stand one's ground against
take it
hold the line against
put up struggle
stand firm
Verb
To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
subvert
overturn
destabilise
destabilize
destroy
overthrow
upset
demolish
ruin
sabotage
supplant
topple
undermine
unsettle
wreck
depose
dethrone
disestablish
disrupt
dissolve
oust
unseat
annihilate
bring down
undo
damage
impair
undercut
weaken
capsize
defeat
depress
extinguish
invalidate
invert
level
raze
rebel
supersede
suppress
tumble
wreak havoc on
bring about the downfall of
pull down
cripple
spoil
disable
injure
mar
threaten
hinder
harm
hurt
sap
debilitate
diminish
compromise
crush
reduce
break
thwart
enfeeble
impede
smash
foil
shatter
put an end to
eradicate
ravage
frustrate
devastate
obliterate
mess up
shake
abolish
eat away
displace
vitiate
muck up
lessen
decimate
screw up
impoverish
remove
foul up
erode
hamper
quash
remove from office
incapacitate
terminate
stymie
emasculate
obstruct
wear away
devitalize
enervate
conquer
attenuate
jeopardize
interfere with
disempower
botch
corrode
overcome
tarnish
torpedo
louse up
overpower
break down
break up
blight
corrupt
vanquish
soften
blunt
debase
subdue
subjugate
overrun
defenestrate
wrack
unbuild
batter
jeopardise
waste
put the kibosh on
be detrimental to
uncrown
unthrone
remove from power
cause detriment to
knock down
unmake
throw a spanner in the works of
unhorse
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
do away with
consume
use up
whittle
dislocate
decrease
etiolate
lower
tire
knock off balance
have a bad effect on
prostrate
minimize
minimise
detract
demean
belittle
strike at the foundations
pull the rug out from under
cost
chip away
prejudice
cause the sacrifice of
result in damage to
lead to the end of
result in harm to
cause the loss of
be prejudicial to
be disadvantageous to
rob from
wear down
deteriorate
drive a nail into the coffin of
be deleterious to
afflict
dismantle
taint
blemish
trash
wound
scotch
scupper
shock
scorch
deface
blast
bloody
cross up
wither
crab
flaw
disfigure
endamage
inconvenience
neutralize
squelch
beat
master
put at risk
detract from
shake up
rough up
take out
smash up
cancel out
blow
overwhelm
lick
make a mess of
render ineffective
play havoc with
do harm to
trounce
rout
overreach
outmaneuver
outmanoeuvre
outfox
queer
skin
abate
crimp
have
cramp
do for
outsmart
neutralise
offset
craze
upend
put out of commission
throw a monkey wrench into
put out of action
balls up
tip
liquidate
purge
exterminate
bring low
blow a hole in
work against
make waves
bring to naught
put paid to
knock over
flatten
whittle away
rain on someone's parade
dent
sandbag
mine
dig
demoralise
tunnel
wear
demoralize
challenge
tear down
bulldoze
bring to ruin
excise
erase
drag through the mud
dig out
hollow out
fell
efface
pulverize
vaporize
expunge
cream
nuke
desolate
delete
total
clip one's wings
chip away at
queer the pitch of
extirpate
wipe out
poke full of holes
interrupt
knock the bottom out of
crash
dynamite
zap
wipe from the face of the earth
blow down
bomb
spill
lay waste
raze to the ground
knock to pieces
cast down
strike out
tear up
scatter
do in
mow down
rub out
pulverise
throw down
vaporise
scratch out
attack
nullify
dismiss
dispatch
dash
eliminate
prevent
end
eject
cashier
demote
annul
expel
discharge
quell
block
fire
throw out
defrock
sack
axe
deprive
downgrade
degrade
drum out
kill
bollix
abort
force out
boot out
drive out
run out of town
get rid of
kick out
ax
chuck out
throw out on ear
turf out
give someone the boot
freeze out
strip of rank
give heave-ho
discrown
chuck
ride out on rail
give someone their marching orders
bounce
impeach
unfrock
show the door
give someone the push
send packing
can
intrude on
banjax
dish
cruel
nix
euchre
put the lid on
make a hash of
put a stop to
check
disappoint
poison
bring to an end
squash
negate
wipe off the map
wipe off the face of the earth
baulk
baffle
circumvent
crool
stain
cloud
balk
hold up
confound
muller
put a damper on
sink
bodge
scuttle
finish off
snuff out
dilapidate
blow up
blot out
contradict
disturb
disarrange
disorganize
disorder
convulse
delay
slow
retard
darken
turn upside-down
derange
slow down
cause confusion in
cause turmoil in
throw into disorder
throw into disarray
throw into confusion
cook someone's goose
upset someone's apple cart
endanger
imperil
slaughter
touch
root out
cast a shadow over
cast a pall over
disassemble
cancel
take the edge off
take the shine off
ruinate
desecrate
bust
take the enjoyment out of
take the pleasure out of
crack
wolf
wipe off map
blow to pieces
reduce to ruins
blow to bits
wax
tear to pieces
take apart
put in toilet
gobble up
despoil
ravish
mangle
massacre
abrogate
murder
clean up
benothing
black out
sweep away
stamp out
scourge
defile
mutilate
deplete
maim
reduce to rubble
reduce to nothing
bring to nothing
wreak havoc upon
leave in ruins
clean out
lay in ruins
leave desolate
bilk
obscure
queer someone's pitch
scar
dampen
chill
explode
decay
forestall
discredit
stop
contravene
debar
obviate
snooker
derail
pop
refute
burst
disprove
wreak havoc with
glitch up
bar
discomfit
halt
repel
repress
deter
burst one's bubble
repulse
curb
rattle
parry
nobble
checkmate
outwit
prove wrong
restrain
blank
counter
counterplot
cross
bury
drive a coach and horses through
blow sky-high
give the lie to
shoot full of holes
blow out of the water
put down
take away
put the stopper on
put a spoke in someone's wheel
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
stand in the way of
put the mockers on
nip in the bud
upset one's apple cart
beat down
take wind out of sails
Verb
(of light or an image) To bend back or mirror
reflect
mirror
return
image
echo
reproduce
throw back
cast
cast back
give back
rebound
redirect
repercuss
resonate
resound
reverberate
revert
send back
shine
bounce back
catch
flash
shine back
bend back
give forth
take after
ring
reecho
re-echo
sound
vibrate
pulsate
boom
oscillate
fill the air
be filled
Verb
To cause disarray or disorganization in the order of
upset
disorder
disturb
overturn
confuse
disorganize
unsettle
change
derange
disarrange
disarray
discompose
dishevel
disjoint
dislocate
disrupt
jumble
muddle
unbalance
hash
rummage
scramble
shuffle
spoil
tousle
mess up
muss
reorder
rumple
slop
slosh
subvert
tilt
turn
mix up
throw into disorder
turn inside-out
put out of order
tumble
ruffle
clutter
make untidy
confound
scatter
muss up
throw into disarray
make a mess of
mix
mess
tangle
perturb
throw into confusion
jumble up
untidy
displace
entangle
turn upside-down
make a shambles of
get into a tangle
agitate
foul up
derail
disperse
misplace
embroil
discreate
make disorderly
convulse
rearrange
interfere
complicate
toss
turn topsy-turvy
ravel
bring into disorder
snarl
get out of order
muddle up
put out of place
louse up
distemper
destabilize
turn something topsy-turvy
mistake
make hay of
shake
riffle
snarl up