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UNDERTAKE Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word undertake. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For UNDERTAKE

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abstain
verbv
verb

• refrain from voting

• choose not to consume

disregard
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• willful lack of care and attention

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• give little or no attention to

idle
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• not in action or at work

noun

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

adjective satellite

• without a basis in reason or fact

• not in active use

• silly or trivial

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not yielding a return

• not having a job

verb

• run disconnected or idle

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

neglect
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

pause
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary inactivity

verb

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

• cease an action temporarily

refrain
verb, nounv, n
noun

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

verb

• resist doing something

• choose not to consume

shirk
verb, nounv, n
verb

• avoid (one's assigned duties)

• avoid dealing with

give up
verbv
verb

• lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

• put an end to a state or an activity

• give up what is not strictly needed

• part with a possession or right

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• relinquish possession or control over

• give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• stop consuming

Alternatives for ABSTAIN

Alternatives for DISREGARD

Alternatives for IDLE

Alternatives for NEGLECT

Alternatives for PAUSE

Alternatives for REFRAIN

Alternatives for SHIRK

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