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Synonyms for inactivating
verb make silent, calm

satisfy
hush
appease
muzzle
subdue
relax
muffle
assuage
please
soften
soothe
pacify
squelch

mollify
allay
square
reconcile
palliate
stroke
lull
ameliorate
still
compose
console
ice
becalm

moderate
quieten
gratify
soft-pedal
squash
gag
tranquilize
slack
smooth
choke
shush
settle
silence

calm down
fix up
shut up
inactivate
can it
clam up
cool it
cool out
dummy up
hold it down
patch things up
take the bite out of
button one’s lip

Antonyms for inactivating

anger
annoy
incite
release
worry
excite

upset
irritate
provoke
agitate
depress
trouble

disagree
disturb
move
aggravate
turn up

Synonyms
verb delay, hold off

defer
rule out
waive
bar
halt
eject
interrupt
put off
discontinue
withhold
shelve
arrest
cease

file
reject
adjourn
exclude
postpone
stay
retard
debar
omit
hang
pigeonhole
procrastinate
eliminate

protract
check
can
break up
count out
cut short
hold up
lay off
stave off
pink-slip
prorogue
inactivate
intermit

hang fire
hang up
lay aside
lay on the table
lay over
put a stop to
put an end to
put on back burner
put on hold
put on ice
put on the shelf

Antonyms

expedite
include
carry out
release
complete
persist
advance
forge
forward

add
open
allow
carry on
continue
do
let go
encourage
begin

go
keep on
accept
help
rise
finish
sustain