apply to

VERB

approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address advise feel greet

STRONG

accost beseech confer consult entreat implore plead propose supplicate thumb tumble

WEAK

appeal to feel one out give a play give a tumble make advance make overture make up to sound out speak to take aside talk to

Antonyms

STRONG

answer

WEAK

depart distance go away leave

VERB

beg

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask beseech implore plead pray solicit sue urge

STRONG

abjure advocate besiege canvass conjure crave desire entreat importune invoke nag petition press requisition supplicate woo worry

WEAK

call to impetrate obsecrate obtest

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer reply

VERB

concern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bother disturb interest involve perturb regard trouble worry

STRONG

disquiet distress touch

WEAK

be relevant to bear on become involved make anxious make uneasy pertain to take pains

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid calm help ignore please reassure soothe

WEAK

unconcern

VERB

concern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belong to deal with involve regard

WEAK

answer to appertain to be about be applicable to be connected with be dependent upon be interdependent with be pertinent to be well taken bear on bear upon depend upon have a bearing on have connections with have implications for have relation to have significance for have to do with pertain to refer to

Antonyms

WEAK

unconcern

VERB

regard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

concern refer to

STRONG

interest

WEAK

be relevant to bear upon have a bearing on have to do with pertain to relate to

Antonyms

WEAK

disbelieve disregard ignore look away

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New versions of ICE detention standards take effect as contracts are established or modified, so this year’s rules won’t immediately apply to every facility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Forrest notes these tips can apply to “not just weddings, but also other events like engagement parties and showers, too.”

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

Guidelines developed by previous attorneys general don’t apply to Uthmeier, the spokesman said, and were removed as part of a website cleanup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

The increase will apply to to its residential electricity unit rates and standing charges for customers on variable tariffs, effective from 4 August.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

The rules that applied to others did not apply to him.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

apply to

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