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What is the opposite of touches?

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Verb
Opposite of 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.”
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Opposite of to come into sensuous, and potentially inappropriate, physical contact with
“He would recoil in disgust at her aggressive and suggestive advances.”
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Opposite of 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.”
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Opposite of to have an emotional effect on
“All these sappy romantic comedies unaffect me.”
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Opposite of 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.”
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Opposite of to be comparable to in quality or excellence
“He trains hard, wanting to lead the rest of the competition.”
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Opposite of 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.”
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(touch on) Opposite of to make mention
“Thyra resolved to dismiss subjects on which they held different opinions.”
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Opposite of 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.”
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(usually in the negative) Opposite of to attend to or deal with
“I am not prepared to excuse or disregard this matter even if the defendant asks for it to be dealt with in isolation.”
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(usually in the negative) Opposite of to handle, especially in order to interfere with, alter, or otherwise affect
Leave my stuff alone!”
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(usually in the negative) Opposite of to eat or drink
“Leo tends to avoid greens like it is the plague!”
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Opposite of 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.”
Verb
(dated, slang) Opposite of 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.”
Noun
Opposite of plural for an general act of touching someone or something
“He suspected something was amiss when he saw the recoil of her hand.”
Noun
Opposite of plural for the faculty of perception through physical contact, especially with the fingers
“The stinging sensation he had experienced before became an acute pain, accompanied by an unpleasant numbness in his hands as if they were turning to ice.”
Noun
Opposite of plural for a small amount of something
“It wasn't just weeds, but there was also a lot of rubbish strewn all over the sidewalk.”
Noun
Opposite of plural for a small distinctive detail or feature
“On his way into the forest, Kevin found a blemish on the otherwise pristine carpet of snow.”
Noun
Opposite of plural for a particular manner or style of doing something
“The cutlery was carelessly shoved onto the table in an uneven and chaotic mess.”
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