Words – Opposing Mechanisms

Abate Abuse Affront Asperse
Attack Attenuate Avert Avoid
Badmouth Ban Barr Belittle
Block Cancel Censor Condemn
Condescend Constrain Cut Debase
Damage Debilitate Decline Decrease
Decline Defame Defer Deflate
Degrade Delay Demean Demote
Denigrate Deny Depreciate Depress
Deter Deteriorate Devaluate Diminish
Disallow Disappear Disapprove Disbelieve
Discard Disconcert Discourage Dislike
Disparage Disqualify Distress Dither
Downgrade Doubt Dry Dwindle
Eliminate Encumber End Equivocate
Exclude Fade Fail Falter
Finish Flagg Forbid Forget
Hamper Harm Hesitate Hinder
Hollow Hurt Impede Inhibit
Injure Insult Jam Judge
Lessen Libel Lower Malign
Negate Obscure Obstruct Offend
Omit Postpone Preclude Prevent
Prohibit Proscribe Question Reduce
Refuse Repress Restrict Ridicule
Rip Ruin Shackle Shrink
Slander Slash Slight Slump
Spoil Squash Stall Stop
Tarnish Thwart Upset Vacillate
Veto Vilify Wane Waver
Weaken Wound