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IMBIBES Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word imbibes. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For IMBIBES

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abstains
verbv
verb

• refrain from voting

• choose not to consume

avoids
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

disdains
verbv
noun

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

verb

• look down on with disdain

• reject with contempt

dismisses
verbv
verb

• bar from attention or consideration

• cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

• stop associating with

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

• declare void

eschews
verbv
verb

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

refrains
nounn
noun

• the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

verb

• resist doing something

• choose not to consume

rejects
verb, nounv, n
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

repudiates
verbv
verb

• cast off

• refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

• refuse to recognize or pay

• reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

shuns
verbv
verb

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

• expel from a community or group

spurns
verbv
verb

• reject with contempt

Alternatives for ABSTAINS

Alternatives for AVOIDS

Alternatives for DISDAINS

Alternatives for DISMISSES

Alternatives for ESCHEWS

Alternatives for REFRAINS

Alternatives for REJECTS

Alternatives for REPUDIATES

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