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PERTAKING Antonyms

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

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forgoing
noun

• the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

shirking
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the evasion of work or duty

shunning
nounn
noun

• deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

withholding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of deducting from an employee's salary

• income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

• the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control

abstaining
verbv
verb

• refrain from voting

• choose not to consume

avoiding
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

declining
verb, adjectivev, adj
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.

eschewing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

refraining
verbv
noun

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

verb

• resist doing something

• choose not to consume

skipping
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• a gait in which steps and hops alternate

• a mistake resulting from neglect

verb

• bypass

• intentionally fail to attend

• jump lightly

• leave suddenly

• bound off one point after another

• cause to skip over a surface

Alternatives for FORGOING

Alternatives for SHIRKING

Alternatives for SHUNNING

Alternatives for WITHHOLDING

Alternatives for ABSTAINING

Alternatives for AVOIDING

Alternatives for DECLINING

Alternatives for ESCHEWING

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