| Main Entry: | blacklist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ban |
Synonyms: |
banish, bar, blackball, boycott, debar, exclude, expel, hit list, ostracize, preclude, proscribe, put on hit list, reject, repudiate, snub, thumbs down, vote against |
Antonyms: |
accept, allow, ask in, permit, welcome |
| Main Entry: | contradict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be at variance with |
Synonyms: |
belie, buck, call in question, challenge, confront, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, cross, dare, deny, differ, disaffirm, disclaim, disprove, dispute, fly in the face of, gainsay, have bone to pick, impugn, negate, negative, oppose, refuse to accept, repudiate, take on, thumbs down, traverse |
Antonyms: |
OK, accept, agree, approve, concede, confirm, corroborate, reconcile, sign, verify, vouch |
| Main Entry: | counter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer, respond in retaliation |
Synonyms: |
backtalk, beat, bilk, buck, circumvent, contravene, counteract, counterwork, cross, dash, disappoint, fly in the face of, foil, frustrate, have bone to pick, hinder, hit back, match, meet, offset, oppose, parry, pit, play off, resist, respond, retaliate, return, ruin, take on, thumbs down, vie, ward off |
| Main Entry: | protest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain, disapprove; argue against |
Synonyms: |
affirm, assert, asseverate, attest, avouch, avow, back-talk, be against, be displeased by, blast*, buck, combat, constate, contend, cry out, declare, demonstrate, demur, disagree, except, expostulate, fight, holler, howl, insist, inveigh against, kick*, maintain, make a stink, object, oppose, predicate, profess, put up a fight, rebel, remonstrate, resist, revolt, say no, sound off, squawk, take exception, testify, thumbs down |
Antonyms: |
accept, approve, praise |
| Main Entry: | veto |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refuse permission |
Synonyms: |
ban, blackball, burn, cut, decline, defeat, deny, disallow, disapprove, discountenance, forbid, give thumbs down, interdict, kill, negate, negative, nix, not go for, pass, pass by, pass on, prohibit, put down, refuse, reject, rule out, shoot down, throw away, throw out, thumbs down, turn down |
Antonyms: |
allow, approve, ok, permit, ratify, sanction |