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ESSAYING Antonyms

10 antonyms for essaying. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For ESSAYING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
failing

adjective

adj

noun

• a flaw or weak point

• failure to reach a minimum required performance

adjective satellite

• below acceptable in performance

trying

adverb, adjective

adv, adj

adjective satellite

• hard to endure

• extremely irritating to the nerves

abandoning

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

attempting

verb, adjective

v, adj

noun

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• the act of attacking

verb

• make an effort or attempt

• enter upon an activity or enterprise

ceasing

noun

n

noun

• (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

ignoring

verb

v

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

neglecting

verb, adjective

v, adj

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

quitting

verb, noun

v, n

verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• give up or retire from a position

• go away or leave

• turn away from; give up

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

surrendering

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

giving up

verb

v

noun

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the act of forsaking

Alternatives for FAILING

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Phrases (8)

Alternatives for TRYING

Words (25)
Phrases (1)

Alternatives for ABANDONING

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Phrases (2)

Alternatives for ATTEMPTING

Words (19)
Phrases (1)

Alternatives for CEASING

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Phrases (2)

Alternatives for IGNORING

Words (9)
Phrases (3)

Alternatives for NEGLECTING

Words (28)
Phrases (1)

Alternatives for QUITTING

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Phrases (9)