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APPLY Antonyms

There are 6 antonyms of the word apply. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For APPLY

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avoid
verbv
verb

• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• refrain from doing something

• refrain from certain foods or beverages

• declare invalid

decline
verb, nounv, n
noun

• change toward something smaller or lower

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a downward slope or bend

verb

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

deny
verbv
verb

• declare untrue; contradict

• refuse to accept or believe

• refuse to grant, as of a petition or request

• refuse to let have

• deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

• deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

• refuse to recognize or acknowledge

refuse
verbv
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

verb

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

reject
verbv
noun

• the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

verb

• not accept something given or offered

• not accept as true

• deem wrong or inappropriate

• reject with contempt

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

withhold
verbv
verb

• hold back; refuse to hand over or share

• retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

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