Refrain and Send

Opposite meaning words

Refrain verb - Resist doing something.

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Send is an antonym for refrain.

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

Send verb - To cause to go or be taken from one place to another.

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Refrain is an antonym for send in transmit topic.

Nearby Words: sent, sending, sender

note	refrain note	send note
time	refrain time	send time
money	refrain money	send money
enemy	refrain enemy	send enemy
Other words: daughter, units, monsters.

Sooth doth thou send others before thee and refrain from the strife thyself.

Source: Flowery Insults

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Send and Refrain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/refrain/send

Refrain & Send. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/refrain/send>.

Send or Refrain. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/refrain/send.

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