HOOVERS Antonyms

• a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

• an impact (as from a collision)

• an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

• an unpleasant or disappointing surprise

• a strong current of air

• street names for cocaine

• forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

• exhale hard

• be blowing or storming

• free of obstruction by blowing air through

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• make a sound as if blown

• shape by blowing

• be inadequate or objectionable

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• spend lavishly or wastefully on

• sound by having air expelled through a tube

• play or sound a wind instrument

• provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

• cause air to go in, on, or through

• cause to move by means of an air current

• spout moist air from the blowhole

• leave; informal or rude

• deposit eggs (of insects)

• cause to be revealed and jeopardized

• show off

• allow to regain its breath

• melt, break, or become otherwise unusable

• burst suddenly

• distribute loosely

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• cause to separate

• move away from each other

• separate (light) into spectral rays

• cause to become widely known

• expel (gases or odors)

• give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

• express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

• expel air

• give out (breath or an odor)

• merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

• the act of liberating someone or something

• a process that liberates or discharges something

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

• release, as from one's grip

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• eliminate (a substance)

• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

• make (information) available for publication

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

• a haphazard distribution in all directions

• the act of scattering

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• move away from each other

• distribute loosely

• sow by scattering

• cause to separate

• strew or distribute over an area

• an adult female hog

• place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

• introduce into an environment

• place seeds in or on (the ground)

• process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

• a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

• farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

• a haphazard distribution in all directions

• a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes

• a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed

• two facing pages of a book or other publication

• the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)

• decorative cover for a bed

• act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

• distributed or spread over a considerable extent

• prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out

• fully extended in width

• distribute or disperse widely

• become distributed or widespread

• spread across or over

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• cause to become widely known

• become widely known and passed on

• strew or distribute over an area

• move outward

• cover by spreading something over

• distribute over a surface in a layer

• expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen

• expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage

• circulate through and freshen

• give expression or utterance to

• furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape