Push and Remain

Opposite meaning words

Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Remain is an antonym for push in thrust topic.

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

Remain verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

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Push is an antonym for remain.

Nearby Words: remainder, remaining

heart	push heart	remain heart
character	push character	remain character
people	push people	remain people
time	push time	remain time
Other words: way, game, players, enemies, abilities.

In more extreme cases where the blades remain together as the two fighters push against each other, the cutting edges may not only spark but actually visibly heat up until they glow, usually to indicate the combatants are both ridiculously strong.

Source: Sword Sparks
The Allies' Italian front continues to gradually push northward in the years to follow, but the going is slow and the forces on both sides remain small with fewer than a million combat troops on both sides.

Source: World War II / War In Europe And Africa
And there is the joy of having some actual mook ('cause they live longer than common townsfolk), stuck in the floor, some glitch that happens in DAH2, you can push them, pull them, and they will remain stuck, in which looks like excruciating pain, for as long as you have them in TK grasp.

Source: The Joys of Torturing Mooks

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