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turn back on

VERB
disclaim
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disavow disown
STRONG
abandon abjure abnegate belittle contradict contravene criticize decline deprecate disallow discard disparage forswear gainsay minimize negate recant refuse reject renounce repudiate retract revoke spurn traverse
WEAK
disacknowledge disaffirm divorce oneself from wash hands of
Antonyms
STRONG
OK accept agree allow approve build up commend compliment concur confirm consent corroborate embrace emphasize endorse keep laud permit praise retain sanction uphold
WEAK
acknowledge admit claim own
VERB
ignore
Synonyms
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avoid discount fail forget neglect overlook reject scorn
STRONG
blink cold-shoulder disdain evade omit pooh-pooh slight wink
WEAK
be oblivious to brush off bury one's head in sand let it go look the other way overpass pass over pay no attention to pay no mind shut eyes to take no notice tune out turn blind eye turn deaf ear
Antonyms
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accomplish achieve approve attend complete finish succeed
STRONG
praise
WEAK
acknowledge heed look at note notice pay attention recognize regard take notice
VERB
scorn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abhor defy deride despise disdain disregard flout hate ignore mock refute reject repudiate ridicule shun spurn taunt
STRONG
avoid cold-shoulder confute contemn gibe refuse renounce slight sneer trash
WEAK
be above consider beneath one make fun of put down run down scoff at turn nose up at
Antonyms
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accept admire approve cherish compliment esteem flatter like love note pay attention praise ratify regard respect sanction
STRONG
allow
VERB
shun
Synonyms
STRONGEST
despise disdain eschew neglect pass up refuse reject scorn snub
STRONG
bilk cold-shoulder cut decline ditch dodge double duck elude escape evade shake shy stall
WEAK
get around give a wide berth give the runaround have no part of have nothing to do with hide out keep away from keep clear of palm off shake off stand aloof from stay shy of steer clear of
Antonyms
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accept admire allow approve cherish like love sanction
STRONG
confront encounter face meet take on

Example Sentences

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Those operations don’t simply turn back on immediately.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The sound wouldn’t turn back on until after he rounded third base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The proposed route, which would have been introduced next year, would have seen marchers turn back on themselves at Elmwood Avenue, with the parade finishing by 14:00 BST.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023

For the Banas family, the long wait for the power to turn back on has been painstaking.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2022

When we stop for gas, it doesn’t turn back on.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy