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Act Upon Antonyms

Trying to find opposite word for act upon in English? No problem. Our site contains antonyms of act upon in 22 different contexts. We have listed all the opposite words for act upon alphabetically.

calm
  • at a standstill
  • at peace
  • bland
  • breathless
  • breezeless
  • bucolic
  • cool
  • halcyon
  • harmonious
check
  • analysis
  • audit
  • checkup
  • control
  • inquiry
  • investigation
  • poll
  • rein
  • research
curb
  • barrier
  • border
  • brake
  • bridle
  • chain
  • control
  • deterrent
  • edge
  • harness
dally
  • boondoggle
  • drag
  • fool around
  • fool with
  • fritter away
  • hang about
  • horse around
  • idle
  • jerk off
delay
  • adjournment
  • bind
  • check
  • cooling-off period
  • cunctation
  • dawdling
  • demurral
  • detention
  • discontinuation
depress
  • abase
  • afflict
  • ail
  • bear down
  • beat
  • beat down
  • bother
  • bug
  • bum out
discourage
  • abash
  • afflict
  • alarm
  • appall
  • awe
  • beat down
  • bother
  • break one's heart
  • bully
dissuade
  • advise against
  • caution against
  • chicken out
  • counsel
  • cry out against
  • deprecate
  • derail
  • deter
  • disadvise
halt
  • arrest
  • break
  • break-off
  • close
  • cutoff
  • freeze
  • grinding halt
  • impasse
  • interruption
hinder
  • arrest
  • balk
  • bar
  • block
  • bottleneck
  • box in
  • burden
  • check
  • choke
impede
  • bar
  • block
  • blow whistle on
  • brake
  • check
  • clog
  • close off
  • cramp one's style
  • curb
leave alone
  • abandon
  • abdicate
  • abjure
  • abstain
  • cede
  • desist
  • eschew
  • forbear
  • forsake
please
  • amuse
  • charm
  • cheer
  • content
  • enchant
  • entertain
  • fill the bill
  • gladden
  • go over big
prevent
  • anticipate
  • arrest
  • avert
  • avoid
  • baffle
  • balk
  • bar
  • block
  • check
procrastinate
  • adjourn
  • be dilatory
  • cool
  • dally
  • dawdle
  • defer
  • drag
  • drag one's feet
  • give the run around
pull
  • cull
  • dislocate
  • drag
  • evolve
  • extract
  • gather
  • haul
  • heave
  • jerk
repress
  • black out
  • bottle
  • chasten
  • check
  • collect
  • compose
  • control
  • cool
  • cork
rest
  • break
  • breather
  • breathing space
  • calm
  • calmness
  • cessation
  • coffee break
  • comfort
  • composure
retard
  • arrest
  • back off
  • baffle
  • balk
  • bog
  • bog down
  • brake
  • bring to screeching halt
  • check
slow
  • apathetic
  • crawling
  • creeping
  • dawdling
  • delaying
  • deliberate
  • dilatory
  • disinclined
  • dreamy
stop
  • bar
  • barricade
  • blank wall
  • block
  • blockade
  • break
  • break off
  • brick wall
  • cease
wait
  • down
  • downtime
  • halt
  • hold
  • hold-up
  • interim
  • interval
  • on hold
  • rest

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