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BESTOWAL Antonyms

There are 6 antonyms of the word bestowal. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For BESTOWAL

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
denial
nounn
noun

• the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

• the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

• renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

deprivation
nounn
noun

• a state of extreme poverty

• the disadvantage that results from losing something

• act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

refusal
nounn
noun

• the act of refusing

• a message refusing to accept something that is offered

retention
nounn
noun

• the act of retaining something

• the power of retaining and recalling past experience

• the power of retaining liquid

revoke
verbv
noun

• the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

verb

• fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

• cancel officially

withdrawal
nounn
noun

• a retraction of a previously held position

• the act of taking out money or other capital

• the act of withdrawing

• avoiding emotional involvement

• the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.

• the act of ceasing to participate in an activity

• a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

• formal separation from an alliance or federation

• the termination of drug taking

Alternatives for DENIAL

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Alternatives for DEPRIVATION

Words (20)

Alternatives for REFUSAL

Words (9)

Alternatives for RETENTION

Words (10)

Alternatives for REVOKE

Words (20)
Phrases (1)

Alternatives for WITHDRAWAL

Words (5)
Phrases (4)
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