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NECESSITATE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word necessitate. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For NECESSITATE

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
avoid

verb

v

verb

• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• refrain from doing something

• refrain from certain foods or beverages

• declare invalid

deter

verb

v

verb

• try to prevent; show opposition to

• turn away from by persuasion

discourage

verb

v

verb

• try to prevent; show opposition to

• deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

• advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

eliminate

verb

v

verb

• terminate, end, or take out

• get rid of something

• kill in large numbers

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

• eliminate from the body

• remove from a contest or race

• remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

hinder

verb

v

adjective satellite

• located at or near the back of an animal

verb

• be a hindrance or obstacle to

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• put at a disadvantage

impede

verb

v

verb

• be a hindrance or obstacle to

• block passage through

inhibit

verb

v

verb

• prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something

• limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally

prevent

verb

v

verb

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

stop

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the event of something ending

• the act of stopping something

• a brief stay in the course of a journey

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a spot where something halts or pauses

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

verb

• come to a halt, stop moving

• put an end to a state or an activity

• stop from happening or developing

• interrupt a trip

• cause to end

• prevent completion

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• seize on its way

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

• render unsuitable for passage

• stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

obviate

verb

v

verb

• get rid of something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

Alternatives for AVOID

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Phrases (5)

Alternatives for DETER

Words (12)

Alternatives for DISCOURAGE

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Alternatives for ELIMINATE

Words (11)
Phrases (7)

Alternatives for HINDER

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Alternatives for IMPEDE

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Alternatives for INHIBIT

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Phrases (2)

Alternatives for PREVENT

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