ABUSING Antonyms

• shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort

• the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

• furnishing support and encouragement

• capable of bearing a structural load

• feel admiration for

• look at with admiration

• recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

• be fully aware of; realize fully

• hold dear

• gain in value

• increase the value of

• be fond of; be attached to

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

• help develop, help grow

• look after a child until it is an adult

• provide with nourishment

• (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point

• the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

• an attitude of admiration or esteem

• a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

• behavior intended to please your parents

• a feeling of friendship and esteem

• courteous regard for people's feelings

• regard highly; think much of

• show respect towards

• a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

• a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

• make safe

• escort safely

• a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

• the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable

• the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else

• relative darkness or lightness of a color

• (music) the relative duration of a musical note

• an ideal accepted by some individual or group

• fix or determine the value of; assign a value to

• hold dear

• regard highly; think much of

• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

• estimate the value of