Administer
Administer verb - To give out (something) to appropriate individuals.
Usage example: the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules
Decline is an antonym for administer.
Decline
Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Administer is an antonym for decline.
Common collocations
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Decline and Administer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/administer/decline
Administer & Decline. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/administer/decline>.
Decline or Administer. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/administer/decline.
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