Refrain from

Synonyms for refrain from
verb be careful

heed
shun
avoid
mind
notice

attend
look out
take care
be cautious
be wary

guard against
keep eyes open
steer clear of
take heed
walk on eggs

watch out
keep on one’s toes
keep one’s distance
mind p’s and q’s
watch one’s step

Antonyms for refrain from

disregard
ignore
court

invite
risk
face

meet
neglect
take on

Synonyms
verb excise, remove

pull out
eliminate
carve
extract
sever

delete
cease
displace
exclude
extirpate

oust
stop
supersede
supplant
usurp

exsect
give up

Antonyms

include

add

put in

Synonyms
verb prevent activity from going on

quit
suspend
halt
terminate
interrupt
cease
abandon
break off
pause

end
intervene
separate
interpose
drop
stop
disjoin
disconnect
desist

finish
kill
disunite
close
part
scrub
dissever
knock off
leave off

surcease
give up
bag it
blow off
call it quits
give over
put an end to

Antonyms

complete
restart
commence
create
unite
connect

continue
go
begin
initiate
start
bear

give birth
join
carry on
retry

Synonyms
verb forgive; have mercy upon

leave
excuse
pardon
exempt
forbear
pity
dispense

absolve
relent
spring
release
discharge
bail out
let off

be lenient
be merciful
get off the hook
get out of hock
give a break
give quarter to
go easy on

let go
privilege from
pull out of the fire
relieve from
save bacon
save from
save neck

Antonyms

need

hold

keep

Synonyms
verb give up; let go

relinquish
hand over
suspend
defer
renounce
grant
put off
shelve
forgo

turn over
remove
allow
reject
abandon
postpone
surrender
cede
resign

disclaim
yield
stay
leave
delay
remit
renege
table
disown

neglect
reserve
dispense with
hold up
set aside
prorogue
hold off

Antonyms

expedite
deny
refuse
carry out
guard
claim

hold
keep
take
retain
continue
forward

approve
do
accept
acknowledge
advance
go