Boost and Dock

Opposite meaning words

Boost verb - To lift with effort.

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Dock is an antonym for boost.

Nearby Words: boosted, booster, boosting

Dock verb - To make less in extent or duration.

Usage example: the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page

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Boost is an antonym for dock in cut topic.

Nearby Words: docking, docked, dockage, dockyard, docker

initial	initial boost	initial dock
strong	strong boost	strong dock
great	great boost	great dock
little	little boost	little dock
Other adjectives: major, extra.

boost points

dock points

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