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COLONIZES Antonyms

11 antonyms for colonizes. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For COLONIZES

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
abandons

verb

v

noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

verb

• forsake, leave behind

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• leave behind empty; move out of

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

departs

verb

v

verb

• move away from a place into another direction

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• depart for someplace

• go away or leave

• remove oneself from an association with or participation in

• wander from a direct or straight course

deserts

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

• arid land with little or no vegetation

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

• leave behind

evacuates

verb

v

verb

• move out of an unsafe location into safety

• remove content from

• move people from their homes or country

• create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)

• excrete or discharge from the body

forsakes

verb

v

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

leaves

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

• a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

• hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

verb

• look through a book or other written material

• turn over pages

• produce leaves, of plants

relinquishes

verb

v

verb

• part with a possession or right

• do without or cease to hold or adhere to

• turn away from; give up

• release, as from one's grip

surrenders

verb

v

noun

• acceptance of despair

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

verb

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

• relinquish possession or control over

vacates

verb

v

verb

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

• leave behind empty; move out of

• cancel officially

withdraws

verb

v

verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• withdraw from active participation

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

• cause to be returned

• take back what one has said

• keep away from others

• break from a meeting or gathering

• retire gracefully

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• lose interest

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

decolonize

verb

v

verb

• grant independence to (a former colony)

Alternatives for ABANDONS

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Alternatives for DEPARTS

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Alternatives for FORSAKES

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Alternatives for LEAVES

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Alternatives for RELINQUISHES

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Alternatives for SURRENDERS

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