SKID Antonyms

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug

• the act of putting something in working order again

• an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear

• a determination of the place where something is

• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

• cause to be firmly attached

• decide upon or fix definitely

• prepare for eating by applying heat

• take vengeance on or get even

• set or place definitely

• kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

• make fixed, stable or stationary

• make infertile

• influence an event or its outcome by illegal means

• put (something somewhere) firmly

• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

• to be about to do something

• the act of grasping

• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

• a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

• the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

• worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

• an intellectual hold or understanding

• a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

• hold fast or firmly

• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• the event of something ending

• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

• disabled in the feet or legs

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• come to a halt, stop moving

• stop from happening or developing

• stop the flow of a liquid

• the act of grasping

• understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

• power by which something or someone is affected or dominated

• time during which some action is awaited

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• a stronghold

• a cell in a jail or prison

• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

• the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

• cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

• have or hold in one's hands or grip

• organize or be responsible for

• have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

• keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

• to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

• secure and keep for possible future use or application

• have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices

• be the physical support of; carry the weight of

• contain or hold; have within

• have room for; hold without crowding

• remain in a certain state, position, or condition

• support or hold in a certain manner

• be valid, applicable, or true

• assert or affirm

• have as a major characteristic

• be capable of holding or containing

• arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

• protect against a challenge or attack

• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

• hold the attention of

• remain committed to

• resist or confront with resistance

• be pertinent or relevant or applicable

• stop dealing with

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• keep from departing

• take and maintain control over, often by violent means

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• cover as for protection against noise or smell

• drink alcohol without showing ill effects

• aim, point, or direct

• declare to be

• be in accord; be in agreement

• keep from exhaling or expelling

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

• resistant to change of position or condition

• a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

• firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation

• not taking part readily in chemical change

• maintaining equilibrium

• showing little if any change

• shelter in a stable

• not subject to change or variation especially in behavior

• a person loved by another person

• in a steady manner

• not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

• securely in position; not shaky

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• relating to a person who does something regularly

• not easily excited or upset

• make steady

• support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

• the event of something ending

• the act of stopping something

• a brief stay in the course of a journey

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a spot where something halts or pauses

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• come to a halt, stop moving

• put an end to a state or an activity

• stop from happening or developing

• interrupt a trip

• cause to end

• prevent completion

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• seize on its way

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• render unsuitable for passage

• stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

• the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

• (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing