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SETTLE Antonyms

There are 15 antonyms of the word settle. (opposite meanings)
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agitate
verbv
verb

• try to stir up public opinion

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• move very slightly

• move or cause to move back and forth

• change the arrangement or position of

disturb
verbv
verb

• move deeply

• change the arrangement or position of

• tamper with

• destroy the peace or tranquility of

• damage as if by shaking or jarring

derail
verbv
verb

• cause to run off the tracks

• run off or leave the rails

disarrange
verbv
verb

• destroy the arrangement or order of

• disturb the arrangement of

discompose
verbv
verb

• cause to lose one's composure

displace
verbv
verb

• cause to move, usually with force or pressure

• take the place of or have precedence over

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

• cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

disrupt
verbv
verb

• make a break in

• throw into disorder

• interfere in someone else's activity

shake
verb, nounv, n
noun

• building material used as siding or roofing

• frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream

• a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

• grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

• a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

• causing to move repeatedly from side to side

verb

• move or cause to move back and forth

• move with or as if with a tremor

• shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

• move back and forth or sideways

• undermine or cause to waver

• stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

• get rid of

• bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking

• shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state

topple
verbv
verb

• fall down, as if collapsing

• cause to topple or tumble by pushing

unseat
verbv
verb

• remove from political office

• dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse

unsettle
verbv
verb

• disturb the composure of

uproot
verbv
verb

• move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

• pull up by or as if by the roots

unset
verbv
verb

• To make not set.

adjective

• Not set; not fixed or appointed.

• Not mounted or placed in a setting.

• Not set, as a broken limb.

• Not planted.

remove
verbv
noun

• degree of figurative distance or separation

verb

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• remove from a position or an office

• dispose of

• cause to leave

• shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

• stay away or leave

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• get rid of something abstract

wander
verbv
verb

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

• go via an indirect route or at no set pace

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Alternatives for AGITATE

Alternatives for DISTURB

Alternatives for DERAIL

Alternatives for DISCOMPOSE

Alternatives for DISPLACE

Alternatives for DISRUPT

Alternatives for SHAKE

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