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TEMPTS Antonyms

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

Best Opposite Words For TEMPTS

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
abstains

verb

v

verb

• refrain from voting

• choose not to consume

avoids

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

declines

verb

v

noun

• change toward something smaller or lower

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a downward slope or bend

verb

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

dissuades

verb

v

verb

• turn away from by persuasion

prevents

verb

v

verb

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

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

refrains

noun

n

noun

• the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

verb

• resist doing something

• choose not to consume

repels

verb

v

verb

• cause to move back by force or influence

• be repellent to; cause aversion in

• force or drive back

• reject outright and bluntly

• fill with distaste

resists

verb

v

verb

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

• express opposition through action or words

• withstand the force of something

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse to comply

spurns

verb

v

verb

• reject with contempt

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

Alternatives for ABSTAINS

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Phrases (1)

Alternatives for AVOIDS

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Alternatives for DECLINES

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Phrases (3)

Alternatives for DISSUADES

Alternatives for PREVENTS

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Alternatives for REFRAINS

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Alternatives for REPELS

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Alternatives for RESISTS

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