by Damon Suede
DISORIENT (/): abash, addle, agitate, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, beguile, bemuse, bewilder, blind, bother, buffalo, chagrin, cloud, confound, confuse, cozen, daze, deafen, deceive, delude, discombobulate, discomfit, discomfort, discompose, disconcert, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, dizzy, double-talk, dupe, embarrass, faze, flummox, fluster, fool, fox, gaslight, gull, hoax, hocus-pocus, hoodwink, humbug, lose, manipulate, misguide, mislead, mortify, muddle, muddy, mystify, nonplus, perplex, perturb, puzzle, rattle, shunt, snooker, snow, stump, stun, stupefy, trick, unbalance, unhinge, unsettle, upset, vex (≠ anchor, assure, balance, calibrate, center, compose, enlighten, explain, floodlight, illuminate, inform, orient, pinpoint, reassure, satisfy, settle, solve, stabilize, steady, tune)
-DISOWN (/): -abandon, abdicate, abjure, abnegate, blackball, -cancel, contradict, -deny, -desert, disallow, disavow, discard, disclaim, disinherit, dismiss, dispel, dispose, drop, exile, expel, -forsake, gainsay, jettison, leave, -negate, recall, recant, -refuse, refute, -reject, release, relegate, -renounce, -repudiate, revoke, shed, -shun, vacate, withdraw (≠ accept, acknowledge, admit, allow, avow, bequeath, cherish, claim, colonize, declare, defend, honor, include, invite, involve, maintain, nurture, own, permit, preserve, protect, recognize, redeem, retain, support, welcome, will)
DISPARAGE (/): abrade, abuse, accuse, admonish, anathematize, attaint, belittle, blackguard, blame, blast, blister, boo, castigate, censure, charge, chasten, chastise, cheapen, chide, condemn, criticize, critique, decry, defame, defile, degrade, demean, demonize, demoralize, denigrate, denounce, denunciate, deprecate, depreciate, deride, detract, diminish, disapprove, -discount, discourage, discredit, -disdain, dishonor, dismiss, disrespect, diss, fault, frame, fulminate, impeach, incriminate, jeer, knock, lessen, malign, minimize, mock, neg, pan, pillory, rebuke, reduce, -renounce, reproach, resent, ridicule, roast, scalp, scapegoat, scold, scorch, -scorn, slam, slander, slate, slur, smear, trash, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, upbraid, vilify, wrong (≠ admire, advantage, affirm, applaud, benefit, blandish, brave, brook, commend, compliment, congratulate, countenance, encourage, endorse, endure, esteem, eulogize, exalt, face, flannel, flatter, glorify, gold-star, hearten, high-five, honor, ingratiate, inspire, overestimate, overrate, panegyrize, praise, protect, raise, recommend, regard, respect, sanction, shield, sustain, tend, tolerate, uphold, vindicate)
DISPATCH (→): accelerate, address, advance, beam, bestow, consign, contribute, convey, courier, deliver, donate, drop, expedite, export, express, forward, give, hand, import, launch, mail, pack, pass, post, present, remit, render, resend, return, send, ship, shoot, transfer, transmit, transport (≠ accept, acquire, beg, download, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, obtain, plead, procure, receive, request, secure, solicit, source)
DISPATCH (/): accomplish, actualize, arrange, cease, clinch, close, complete, conclude, decide, determine, discharge, -discontinue, end, establish, finish, negotiate, perform, resolve, settle (≠ activate, begin, birth, commence, establish, found, inaugurate, initiate, instigate, launch, originate, spur, start, trigger)
DISPATCH (/): ace, annihilate, beat, best, better, break, bury, cap, checkmate, clobber, conquer, cream, crush, defeat, drub, eclipse, exceed, finish, flatten, lick, master, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outlast, outmaneuver, outperform, outrank, outsell, outshine, outstrip, overcome, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, rout, ruin, score, shellac, skin, skunk, slaughter, smoke, subdue, subjugate, succeed, surmount, surpass, sweep, take, thrash, top, transcend, trim, trounce, unseat, upend, upset, upstage, vanquish, wallop, wax, whip, wrack, wreck (≠ cede, concede, defend, forfeit, fortify, guard, maintain, preserve, protect, redeem, rescue, salvage, save, stabilize, strengthen, sustain, weather)
DISPATCH (/): annihilate, assassinate, behead, butcher, claim, croak, decimate, depopulate, destroy, doom, eliminate, eradicate, euthanize, execute, exterminate, fell, finish, get, guillotine, kill, liquidate, martyr, massacre, mow, murder, orphan, shoot, slaughter, slay, smite, snipe, snuff, take, terminate, waste, zap (≠ aid, animate, armor, assist, defend, guard, heal, mend, nurse, nurture, raise, repair, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revive, save, secure, shelter, shield, survive, withstand)
DISPEL (/): allay, banish, chase, clear, diffuse, disband, dismiss, disperse, disseminate, dissipate, drive, eliminate, exorcise, expel, isolate, part, rid, rout, scatter, segregate, separate, shed, split, spread, squander (≠ affix, agglomerate, assemble, cluster, collect, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, gather, glean, integrate, muster, pile, reintegrate, unify, unite)
DISPENSE (→): administer, allocate, allot, allow, apportion, appropriate, assign, bestow, chunk, circulate, comp, contribute, deal, decant, diffuse, disburse, dish, disperse, disseminate, distribute, divide, divvy, dole, dollop, donate, dose, drizzle, force-feed, furnish, give, hand, inflict, inject, issue, mainline, measure, mete, overfeed, parcel, part, pass, pledge, portion, pour, proportion, prorate, provide, ration, reallocate, reapportion, redistribute, scatter, set, share, split, spread, supply, tender, tithe, trickle, yield (≠ amass, begrudge, collect, debit, -decline, -deny, deprive, disallow, gather, guard, hoard, hold, keep, misallocate, pinch, -refuse, -reject, remove, reserve, scant, skimp, starve, stint, withdraw, withhold)
DISPENSE (→): accomplish, administer, apply, assess, complete, deliver, discharge, effect, effectuate, enforce, execute, finagle, foist, fulfill, implement, impose, issue, levy, operate, perform, realize (≠ abolish, arrest, can, check, control, crush, curb, demolish, extinguish, impede, inhibit, limit, quash, quell, quench, rein, repress, restrain, restrict, smother, snuff, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress)
DISPERSE (/): break, broadcast, cast, circulate, deal, diffuse, disband, disburse, dismiss, dispel, dispense, disseminate, dissipate, dissolve, distribute, dole, isolate, melt, part, propagate, radiate, release, scatter, segregate, separate, split, spread, sprinkle, squander, strew, thin, toss (≠ accumulate, affix, agglomerate, assemble, attach, call, cluster, collect, combine, compile, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, conjure, garner, gather, glean, herd, hoard, integrate, keep, maintain, marry, reintegrate, reunite, scavenge, summon, unify, unite)
DISPIRIT (/): afflict, appall, bother, browbeat, bully, chagrin, chill, cow, crush, damp, dampen, dash, daunt, deaden, debilitate, deflate, demoralize, demotivate, depress, -deter, disabuse, disappoint, disconcert, discourage, disenchant, dishearten, disillusion, dismay, dissatisfy, dissuade, distress, enfeeble, enlighten, frighten, frustrate, horrify, intimidate, irk, jade, sadden, scare, shake, suppress, trash-talk, trouble, try, undermine, unman, unnerve, vex, weaken, weigh, worry (≠ animate, assure, boost, buoy, cheer, congratulate, embolden, encourage, energize, enliven, excite, fortify, galvanize, gladden, hearten, inspire, invigorate, lift, nerve, please, provoke, quicken, rally, reassure, reinforce, satisfy, steel, stimulate, stir, strengthen)
DISPLACE (←): alter, bear, budge, carry, cart, convey, dislocate, dislodge, disturb, drive, flush, haul, lug, misplace, modify, move, relegate, relocate, remodel, remove, replace, reposition, revamp, shift, shuttle, supersede, supplant, tote, transfer, transmit, transplant, transport, transpose (≠ anchor, embed, entrench, fix, freeze, implant, ingrain, lodge, moor, place, root, secure, set, situate, stabilize)
DISPLACE (/): banish, -cold-shoulder, deport, dismiss, dispossess, eject, eliminate, evict, -exclude, -excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expel, flush, -ostracize, oust, -reject, relegate, -repudiate, -shun, -snub, -spurn, transport (≠ accept, admit, adopt, entertain, harbor, host, house, naturalize, rear, receive, repatriate, room, shelter, welcome)
DISPLACE (/): banish, boot, bounce, can, cashier, chase, defrock, depose, deprive, dethrone, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, eject, evict, exorcise, expel, extrude, fire, force, oust, override, overthrow, -rebuff, remove, replace, retire, rout, sack, subvert, succeed, supersede, supplant, topple, unhorse, unmake, unseat, uproot, usurp (≠ appoint, baptize, crown, designate, elect, enthrone, hire, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, instate, invest, name, nominate, ordain, propose,
throne)
DISPLAY (→): blazon, boast, brandish, broadcast, concede, confirm, convince, divulge, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, flourish, parade, post, present, produce, promote, publicize, reveal, show, showcase, sport, telegraph, televise, trumpet, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unsheathe, unveil, wag, wave (≠ camouflage, cloak, clothe, cloud, conceal, costume, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, holster, hood, mask, obscure, occlude, occult, -omit, screen, sheathe, shield, shroud, spackle, veil)
DISPLAY (→): advertise, air, announce, bare, bellow, betray, blaze, broadcast, circulate, communicate, declare, demonstrate, disclose, disseminate, evince, expose, exteriorize, externalize, manifest, placard, proclaim, project, publicize, reveal, show, showcase, sound, telegraph, trumpet, uncloak, uncover (≠ belie, camouflage, cloak, cloud, conceal, costume, counterfeit, cover, disguise, distort, falsify, garble, gild, gloss, hide, mask, miscommunicate, misrepresent, obscure, occlude, rotate, twist, varnish, veil, whitewash)
DISPLEASE (/): affront, aggravate, aggrieve, agitate, alienate, anger, annoy, antagonize, bother, bug, chagrin, curdle, depress, disaffect, disappoint, discompose, discontent, disgruntle, disgust, disoblige, disquiet, dissatisfy, disturb, enrage, estrange, exasperate, fret, frustrate, gall, harass, heckle, hurt, incense, infuriate, irk, irritate, nag, nauseate, needle, nettle, niggle, nitpick, nonplus, offend, peeve, perplex, perturb, pique, provoke, repel, revolt, rile, roil, sadden, sicken, troll, upset, vex, worry, zing (≠ amuse, appease, baby, calm, coddle, compose, content, delight, entertain, flatter, gladden, grace, gratify, humor, hush, indulge, inspire, lull, mellow, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, praise, romance, satisfy, settle, soothe, sugarcoat, thrill, tickle, tranquilize, woo, wow)
DISPROVE (/): abnegate, abrogate, belie, break, bury, challenge, confound, confute, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, crush, debate, debunk, defend, deflate, -deny, disabuse, disavow, discredit, discuss, dispute, double-check, doubt, explode, expose, falsify, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, mistrust, -negate, negative, oppose, overthrow, overturn, parry, pooh-pooh, puncture, query, question, rebut, recant, refute, rejoin, repeal, -repudiate, retract, scruple, shoot, subvert, weaken, withdraw (≠ adduce, affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, buttress, certify, chronicle, claim, concede, confirm, convince, corroborate, credit, crosscheck, demonstrate, display, document, endorse, establish, evidence, evince, hide, identify, illustrate, manifest, notarize, praise, prove, record, rubber-stamp, show, strengthen, substantiate, support, suspect, testify, uphold, validate, verify, witness)
DISPUTE (/): abnegate, abrogate, antagonize, argue, blast, challenge, combat, confront, confute, contend, contest, contradict, contrast, counter, counteract, debate, debunk, -deny, disavow, discredit, discuss, -disown, disprove, doubt, face, fight, hassle, impeach, impugn, invalidate, litigate, mistrust, -negate, oppose, oppugn, protest, query, question, rebut, refute, rejoin, -repudiate, resist, scruple, suspect, withstand, wrestle (≠ abide, accept, accord, advocate, allow, approve, authorize, back, believe, certify, champion, consult, corroborate, defend, embrace, endorse, endure, further, indulge, permit, persuade, promote, recommend, sanction, shoulder, stomach, support, swallow, sway, tolerate, uphold, validate, verify, weather)
DISQUALIFY (/): ban, banish, bar, blackball, blacklist, block, -boycott, constrain, control, curb, curtail, debilitate, -deny, disable, disallow, disapprove, disbar, eighty-six, eject, eliminate, eradicate, evict, except, excise, -exclude, -excommunicate, exile, expel, -forbid, handicap, -ignore, immobilize, impair, incapacitate, inhibit, invalidate, -nix, -omit, oppress, -ostracize, oust, outlaw, paralyze, -preclude, -prevent, -prohibit, proscribe, -refuse, -reject, relegate, remove, -renounce, -repudiate, restrain, restrict, suppress, suspend (≠ accredit, add, aid, allow, approve, assist, authorize, certify, charter, empower, enable, encourage, entitle, fit, help, include, invest, legalize, mobilize, permit, prepare, qualify, ready, vest, weaponize, welcome)
DISREGARD (+): absolve, acquit, clear, condone, disbelieve, -discount, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, explain, forgive, gloss, -ignore, justify, -overlook, pardon, rationalize, remit, spare, vindicate, waive, whitewash (≠ accuse, allege, ascertain, blame, charge, fault, finger, frame, heed, implicate, indict, mark, mind, note, prove, remember, verify)
-DISREGARD (/): belittle, -blank, condemn, -cut, deprecate, deride, -despise, -disdain, dismiss, disparage, disrespect, drop, eliminate, -exclude, forget, -neglect, oust, -overlook, pass, -rebuff, -scorn, -slight, -snub, -spurn (≠ accept, acknowledge, admire, approve, blandish, butter, compliment, credit, employ, esteem, flannel, flatter, gratify, greet, high-five, honor, ingratiate, love, praise, regard, respect, use)
-DISREGARD (/): -abandon, -avoid, -bypass, challenge, contradict, contravene, counteract, defy, -disdain, disobey, fail, flout, forget, -forsake, gainsay, -ignore, miss, -neglect, -omit, oppose, -overlook, pooh-pooh, -refuse, -reject, -repudiate, scant, -scorn, skimp, -slight, slough, -spurn, subvert, trespass, violate (≠ appreciate, attend, bemoan, cherish, clock, cultivate, detect, examine, eye, follow, foster, heed, lament, mark, mind, mourn, note, notice, nurse, nurture, obey, observe, pamper, prize, recognize, regard, regret, remark, remember, respect, scan, scope, scrutinize, serve, study, tend, treasure, value, watch)
DISRUPT (→): -abort, -avert, block, breach, break, broach, check, end, foil, fracture, -frustrate, -halt, hamper, hinder, inhibit, intercept, interrupt, jog, jolt, jostle, monkey-wrench, obstruct, open, postpone, -preclude, -prevent, rupture, short-circuit, shunt, stop, stymie, suspend, -thwart (≠ accelerate, aid, assist, brainstorm, catalyze, enable, encourage, expedite, facilitate, frogmarch, grease, hasten, help, lubricate, march, midwife, oil, quicken, rush, smooth, speed, spur)
DISRUPT (/): agitate, alarm, bobble, botch, bungle, churn, clutter, confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discombobulate, discompose, disconcert, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disturb, embroil, entangle, faze, flub, fluff, fumble, hamper, hash, impede, interrupt, jumble, louse, mess, mismatch, mix, muddle, muss, oppose, perturb, protest, rattle, rile, roil, rumple, sabotage, scramble, shake, shelve, shuffle, snarl, spoil, stir, subvert, tangle, throw, tousle, tumble, undercut, undermine, unnerve, unsettle, untidy, upset (≠ adjust, align, arrange, array, brace, calibrate, calm, classify, codify, control, coordinate, dispose, equalize, fix, groom, humor, line, lull, marshal, mellow, methodize, mollify, order, organize, pace, pacify, placate, queue, range, ready, regiment, regulate, right, sort, spruce, stabilize, steady, straighten, systematize, systemize, tidy, tune, tweak, unscramble)
DISRUPT (/): atomize, blast, break, burst, bust, chip, crack, crush, destroy, detonate, disintegrate, dismember, doom, explode, fracture, fragment, grind, implode, pop, powder, pulverize, reduce, rive, ruin, shatter, shiver, slice, smash, splinter, split, wreck, zap (≠ doctor, fix, fuse, glue, heal, join, meld, melt, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, reintegrate, renovate, repair, restore, unify, unite)
DISS (/): abase, abuse, aggravate, anger, annoy, antagonize, arouse, badger, bait, bedevil, belittle, bother, burn, chafe, defame, demean, denigrate, discompose, disconcert, disgrace, disturb, enrage, envenom, exacerbate, exasperate, fret, frustrate, grate, harass, harry, hassle, humiliate, hurt, inflame, infuriate, injure, irk, irritate, jar, jeer, libel, malign, mock, nag, needle, nettle, offend, outrage, peeve, perturb, pester, pillory, plague, provoke, rankle, rattle, ridicule, rile, shame, slander, -slight, -snub, stain, sully, taint, taunt, tease, torment, trample, troll, trouble, upset, vex, violate, wound, wrong (≠ admire, adore, appease, assuage, blandish, boost, cherish, commend, compliment, conciliate, congratulate, defend, dignify, disarm, flannel, flatter, gold-star, gratify, guard, high-five, ingratiate, mollify, pacify, placate, praise, prioritize, propitiate, protect, respect, support, treasure)
DISSATISFY (/): affront, aggravate, aggrieve, agitate, alienate, anger, annoy, antagonize, bother, bug, chagrin, cheat, deceive, delude, depress, disaffect, disappoint, discompose, discontent, disenchant, disgruntle, disgust, disillusion, displease, disquiet
, distress, disturb, enrage, estrange, exasperate, fail, fret, frustrate, gall, hurt, incense, irk, irritate, mock, nag, needle, nettle, nitpick, offend, peeve, perplex, perturb, provoke, repel, revolt, rile, roil, sadden, stiff, upset, vex, worry, zing (≠ amuse, appease, baby, calm, coddle, compose, content, delight, divert, entertain, fulfill, gladden, grace, gratify, humor, hush, indulge, inspire, lull, mellow, mollify, nourish, nurture, pacify, pamper, placate, please, satisfy, soothe, thrill, tickle, tranquilize, treat)
DISSECT (/): analyze, anatomize, assess, audit, benchmark, carve, categorize, check, cleave, cut, deconstruct, dichotomize, disarticulate, dismember, divide, examine, explore, inspect, investigate, joint, learn, operate, prioritize, probe, quarter, rank, razor, read, saw, scan, scope, scrutinize, section, separate, sever, slash, slice, split, study, subdivide, sunder, survey, vet, vivisect (≠ combine, connect, -discount, dismiss, -disregard, fix, fuse, generate, grow, heal, -ignore, meld, mend, misread, mistake, -overlook, rebuild, regenerate, repair, restore, sew, stitch, suture, unify, unite, weld)
DISSEMINATE (→): advertise, announce, bellow, blaze, blazon, broadcast, bulletin, circulate, declare, diffuse, dish, disperse, dissipate, distribute, hype, plug, presell, proclaim, promulgate, propagate, publicize, publish, radiate, scatter, sow, spread, strew, telegraph, televise, trumpet (≠ bury, cloak, cloud, collect, conceal, disguise, ensconce, gather, glean, hide, hoard, hush, keep, mask, mislead, muffle, obscure, -omit, silence, smother, stifle, store, veil, withhold)