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Synonyms & Antonyms of abstain (from)
(Entry 1 of 20)
- had to abstain from solid food before her surgery
Synonyms for abstain (from)
- abjure,
- forbear,
- forgo
- (also forego),
- keep (from),
- refrain (from),
- withhold (from)
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apart from
preposition (1)Synonyms of apart from (Entry 2 of 20)
- apart from the saggy roof, the cottage is in pretty good shape
Synonyms for apart from
- aside from,
- bar,
- barring,
- beside,
- besides,
- but,
- except
- (also excepting),
- except for,
- excluding,
- exclusive of,
- other than,
- outside,
- outside of,
- save,
- saving
aside from
preposition (2)Synonyms of aside from (Entry 3 of 20)
- aside from the C in geometry, he made all A's this term
Synonyms for aside from
- apart from,
- bar,
- barring,
- beside,
- besides,
- but,
- except
- (also excepting),
- except for,
- excluding,
- exclusive of,
- other than,
- outside,
- outside of,
- save,
- saving
defect (from)
verb (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of defect (from) (Entry 4 of 20)
- soldiers defected from the rebel army en masse as the failure of their cause became apparent
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desist (from)
verb (3)Synonyms & Antonyms of desist (from) (Entry 5 of 20)
- ordered to desist from using the copyrighted music without permission
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keep (from)
verb (4)Synonyms & Antonyms of keep (from) (Entry 6 of 20)
- try to keep from eating all the chocolate in one day!
Synonyms for keep (from)
- abjure,
- abstain (from),
- forbear,
- forgo
- (also forego),
- refrain (from),
- withhold (from)
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refrain (from)
verb (5)Synonyms & Antonyms of refrain (from) (Entry 7 of 20)
- couldn't refrain from ruffling her nephew's neatly combed hair whenever she saw him
Synonyms for refrain (from)
- abjure,
- abstain (from),
- forbear,
- forgo
- (also forego),
- keep (from),
- withhold (from)
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resign (from)
verb (6)Synonyms & Antonyms of resign (from) (Entry 8 of 20)
- resigned from the company after the news broke that he had been falsifying financial statements for years
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retire (from)
verb (7)Synonyms & Antonyms of retire (from) (Entry 9 of 20)
- at the age of 72, she finally retired from the job she had held at the shoe factory for over 50 years
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steal (from)
verb (8)Synonyms of steal (from) (Entry 10 of 20)
- little wonder that the store went out of business, as its employees had been stealing from it for years
Synonyms for steal (from)
- burglarize,
- burgle,
- knock off,
- knock over,
- rip off,
- rob,
- take off
- [slang]
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step aside (from)
verb (9)Synonyms & Antonyms of step aside (from) (Entry 11 of 20)
- a newscaster who knew when it was time to step aside from the anchor desk and let a younger person take over
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Antonyms for step aside (from)
- the prime minister was compelled to step aside from his office when it was demonstrated that he had violated the public trust
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step down (from)
verb (10)Synonyms & Antonyms of step down (from) (Entry 12 of 20)
- with the advent of his 90th birthday, he could no longer resist calls for him to step down from chairmanship of the board
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- even in the face of a palace revolt, Queen Elizabeth I refused to step down from the throne
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withhold (from)
verb (11)Synonyms & Antonyms of withhold (from) (Entry 13 of 20)
- please see if you can withhold from criticizing every little thing she says
Synonyms for withhold (from)
- abjure,
- abstain (from),
- forbear,
- forgo
- (also forego),
- keep (from),
- refrain (from)
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bolt from the blue
phrase (1)Synonyms of bolt from the blue (Entry 14 of 20)
- a windfall that came as a bolt from the blue
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fall from grace
phrase (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of fall from grace (Entry 15 of 20)
- Once a successful entrepreneur, he fell from grace when accounts of his unethical business practices were revealed.
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from hunger
phrase (3)Synonyms & Antonyms of from hunger (Entry 16 of 20)
- I love a good science fiction novel, but my current read is revealing itself to be from hunger.
Synonyms for from hunger
- bad,
- bastard,
- bush,
- bush-league,
- crummy
- (also crumby),
- deficient,
- dissatisfactory,
- ill,
- inferior,
- lame,
- lousy,
- off,
- paltry,
- poor,
- punk,
- sour,
- suboptimal,
- subpar,
- substandard,
- unacceptable,
- unsatisfactory,
- wack
- [slang],
- wanting,
- wretched,
- wrong
Words Related to from hunger
- abysmal,
- atrocious,
- awful,
- bitchin'
- [slang],
- brutal,
- damnable,
- deplorable,
- detestable,
- disastrous,
- dreadful,
- execrable,
- gnarly
- [slang],
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- pathetic,
- stinky,
- sucky
- [slang],
- terrible,
- unspeakable
- bum,
- cheesy,
- coarse,
- common,
- crappy
- [slang],
- cut-rate,
- junky,
- lesser,
- low-grade,
- low-rent,
- mediocre,
- miserable,
- reprehensible,
- rotten,
- rubbishy,
- second-rate,
- shoddy,
- sleazy,
- trashy
- inadequate,
- insufficient,
- lacking,
- meager
- (or meagre),
- mean,
- miserly,
- niggardly,
- scanty,
- shabby,
- short,
- skimp,
- skimpy,
- spare,
- stingy
- counterfeit,
- fake,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- sham
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- A1,
- bang-up,
- banner,
- boss
- [slang],
- capital,
- choice,
- crackerjack,
- dandy,
- divine,
- excellent,
- exceptional,
- fabulous,
- fine,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- grand,
- great,
- groovy,
- heavenly,
- high-test,
- jim-dandy,
- keen,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- mean,
- neat,
- nifty,
- noble,
- par excellence,
- perfect,
- premium,
- prime,
- sensational,
- slick,
- splendid,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- supernal,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top-notch,
- unsurpassed,
- wonderful
Antonyms for from hunger
- acceptable,
- adequate,
- all right,
- decent,
- fine,
- OK
- (or okay),
- passable,
- respectable,
- satisfactory,
- standard,
- tolerable
from stem to stern
phrase (4)Synonyms & Antonyms of from stem to stern (Entry 17 of 20)
- They inspected the new house from stem to stern before moving in.
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from the ground up
phrase (5)Synonyms & Antonyms of from the ground up (Entry 18 of 20)
- The owner was involved from the ground up even as the size of company expanded.
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from time to time
phrase (6)Synonyms & Antonyms of from time to time (Entry 19 of 20)
- The area experiences earthquakes from time to time.
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walk away from
phrase (7)Synonyms & Antonyms of walk away from (Entry 20 of 20)
- She decided to walk away from her job to go back to school.
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