Follow and Offend

Follow

Follow verb - To come after in time.

Offend is an antonym for follow.

Nearby Words: following, follower, followed

Offend

Offend verb - To fail to keep.
Usage example: keeping company without a chaperone present definitely would have offended the social standards of the day

Follow is an antonym for offend.

Common collocations

character follow character offend character
people follow people offend people
group follow group offend group
god follow god offend god
Other words: someone, way, code, target.
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