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Opposite of arousing deep or intense feelings or emotions
Opposite of adjacent to, or having a common boundary or border
Opposite of full of, or evocative of, expression or emotion
Opposite of able to persuade or convince
Opposite of providing inspiration
Opposite of causing, or suggestive of, melancholy or unhappiness
Opposite of persuasive or forceful in speech or writing
Opposite of producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy
“The poem depicts a character in unemotional scenes, and it affords a model of normal morality.”
Opposite of eliciting feelings of tenderness and sympathy
Opposite of having great impact or influence
“We would end up an impotent and uninfluential nation, just one voice among the many.”
Opposite of extraordinarily, exceptionally or wonderfully rare
Opposite of thought-provoking in nature
“Simon's dull perspective of the world would often lead to awkward social interactions.”
Opposite of to examine through the sense of touch
“The customer did not purchase the dress after ignoring its superior fabric.”
(rare) Opposite of instigating the curiosity or attention of someone
“I am sure the new Star Wars movie will be boring Robert who dislikes science fiction.”
Opposite of present participle for to come into general physical contact with
“If you see mushrooms in the wild, don't be tempted to pick it up, and instead avoid them.”
Opposite of present participle for to come into sensuous, and potentially inappropriate, physical contact with
“He would recoil in disgust at her aggressive and suggestive advances.”
Opposite of present participle for to be connected with
“Boat holds are a core exercise in which you sit on your bottom and lift your feet off the ground with your knees straight and toes pointed.”
Opposite of present participle for to have an emotional effect on
“All these sappy romantic comedies unaffect me.”
Opposite of present participle for to sadden or be saddened by
“He wished to gladden her with some bridal offering and, at the same time, allow the soldiery to continue the funeral feast and properly honor his father.”
Opposite of present participle for to be comparable to in quality or excellence
“He trains hard, wanting to lead the rest of the competition.”
Opposite of present participle for to have an affect or bearing on
“The Saints have the upper hand when it comes to past results versus Norwich, but it will have no bearing on the result later this week.”
Opposite of present participle for to rise to or attain a given level
“The current level is a lost cause, so I forfeit the mission and start again with a different strategy.”
(usually in the negative) Opposite of present participle for to eat or drink
“Leo tends to avoid greens like it is the plague!”
Opposite of present participle for to tarnish with something undesirable
“It has sometimes been said that Beethoven's father was responsible for falsifying his son's age in order to promote him as a child prodigy like Mozart.”
(dated, slang) Opposite of present participle for to obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend)
“My sister always gets herself into debt, and I have to loan her money to get her out of trouble.”
Opposite of with reference to
Opposite of relating to or concerning
“He continued to spout useless rhetoric despite its irrelevance to the matter.”
Opposite of situated beside or alongside something (or someone) else
Opposite of dealing with the subject of
“The student would ignore library areas and books unrelated to the research topic.”
Opposite of in relation to
“The world working class must rally to the banner of internationalism and unite against globally organized capital.”
Opposite of indicating pertinence to two or more parties
“This is a frivolous matter unrelated to our family.”
(mass noun) Opposite of the sense of touch
“You can differentiate a banana from a plantain by taste.”
Opposite of the state of physical touching
“As McGregor and Aldo face each other, there would be a separation between the two fighters.”
Opposite of the fact of two things being seen or placed close together (with contrasting effect)
Opposite of an general act of touching someone or something
“He suspected something was amiss when he saw the recoil of her hand.”
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