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EXECUTE Antonyms

9 antonyms for execute. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EXECUTE

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
acquit

verb

v

verb

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• behave in a certain manner

excuse

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

• a note explaining an absence

• a poor example

verb

• accept an excuse for

• grant exemption or release to

• serve as a reason or cause or justification of

• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• ask for permission to be released from an engagement

• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

forgive

verb

v

verb

• stop blaming or grant forgiveness

• absolve from payment

pardon

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the act of excusing a mistake or offense

• a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

• the formal act of liberating someone

verb

• accept an excuse for

• grant a pardon to

release

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

• the act of liberating someone or something

• a process that liberates or discharges something

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

verb

• release, as from one's grip

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• eliminate (a substance)

• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

• make (information) available for publication

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

reprieve

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)

• the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

verb

• postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

• relieve temporarily

save

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

verb

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

• bring into safety

• spend less; buy at a reduced price

• accumulate money for future use

• make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

• save from sins

• refrain from harming

• spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

• retain rights to

• record data on a computer

spare

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

• an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

• a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

adjective satellite

• thin and fit

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• not taken up by scheduled activities

• kept in reserve especially for emergency use

• lacking in magnitude or quantity

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

verb

• refrain from harming

• save or relieve from an experience or action

• give up what is not strictly needed

• use frugally or carefully

let go

verb

v

verb

• release, as from one's grip

• be relaxed

Alternatives for ACQUIT

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Alternatives for EXCUSE

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Phrases (2)

Alternatives for FORGIVE

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Alternatives for PARDON

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Phrases (1)

Alternatives for RELEASE

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Phrases (7)

Alternatives for REPRIEVE

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Alternatives for SAVE

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Phrases (7)

Alternatives for SPARE

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Phrases (5)