What are the opposite words for deal with?
Antonyms for "deal with" refer to different ways of approaching and handling a situation or problem. They include avoid, ignore, neglect, overlook, evade, sidestep, and escape. When you avoid a problem, you steer clear of it, while ignoring or neglecting means you pay no attention to it. Overlooking a situation means you fail to notice it altogether, and evading or sidestepping entails dodging it. Escaping can be either physical or mental, and it involves fleeing from a problem or distracting oneself from it. These antonyms illustrate a range of options for responding to a challenge, but it's crucial to choose the appropriate one based on the context and the priorities at hand.
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- take
- answer
- control
- attack
- cover
- handle
- touch
- resolve
- embrace
- execute
- face
- manage
- patronize
- tackle
- concern
- consider
- finish
-
grapple
- agree,
- disconnect,
- give,
- idle,
- liberate,
- misunderstand,
- offer,
- unfasten,
- unlock,
- make peace,
- be immune.
- ordain
-
parry
- En Garde,
- By-pass,
- Parried,
- by-passes,
- fore-stall,
- by pass,
- by passed,
- by passes,
- by passing,
- by-passed,
- by-passing,
- fended off,
- fending off,
- fore stall,
- fore stalling,
- fore stalls,
- fore-stalled,
- fore-stalling,
- fore-stalls,
- held at bay,
- held bay,
- hold at bay,
- hold bay,
- holding at bay,
- holding bay,
- holds at bay,
- holds bay,
- pre vent,
- pre venting,
- pre vents,
- pre-vent,
- pre-vented,
- pre-venting,
- pre-vents,
- re buff,
- re buffed,
- re buffing,
- re buffs,
- re pulsed,
- re pulses,
- re pulsing,
- re-buffed,
- re-buffing,
- re-buffs,
- re-pulsed,
- re-pulses,
- re-pulsing.
- process
- refer
- solve
- treat
- dispose of
- deal/deal with
- ward off, circumvent
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
waterlogging
- Antonyms:
- dry, pass up, underwhelm.