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VENTURING Antonyms

9 antonyms for venturing. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For VENTURING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
hesitating

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective satellite

• lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

lingering

adjective

adj

noun

• the act of tarrying

remaining

noun, adjective

n, adj

adjective satellite

• not used up

avoiding

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

pausing

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary inactivity

verb

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

• cease an action temporarily

recoiling

verb

v

noun

• the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

• a movement back from an impact

verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain

• come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• spring back, as from a forceful thrust

retreating

verb, adjective

v, adj

noun

• (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

• a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

• (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

• (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

• an area where you can be alone

• withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

• the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• move away, as for privacy

• move back

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

staying

verb, adverb, adjective

v, adv, adj

noun

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay

withdrawing

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

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 HESITATING

Words (11)

Alternatives for LINGERING

Words (23)
Phrases (4)

Alternatives for REMAINING

Words (25)
Phrases (1)

Alternatives for AVOIDING

Words (11)
Phrases (5)

Alternatives for PAUSING

Words (6)

Alternatives for RECOILING

Words (22)
Phrases (2)

Alternatives for RETREATING

Words (7)
Phrases (8)

Alternatives for STAYING

Words (57)
Phrases (8)