Antonyms for Bring
brɪŋbring

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1. bring

   A person may bear a load either when in motion or at rest; he carries it only when in motion. The stooping Atlas bears the world on his shoulders; swiftly moving Time carries the hour-glass and scythe; a person may be said either to bear or to carry a scar, since it is upon him whether in motion or at rest. If an object is to be moved from the place we occupy, we say carry; if to the place we occupy, we say bring. A messenger carries a letter to a correspondent, and brings an answer. Take is often used in this sense in place of carry; as, take that letter to the office. Carry often signifies to transport by personal strength, without reference to the direction; as, that is more than he can carry; yet, even so, it would not be admissible to say carry it to me, or carry it here; in such case we must say bring. To lift is simply to raise from the ground, tho but for an instant, with no reference to holding or moving; one may be able to lift what he could not carry. The figurative uses of carry are very numerous; as, to carry an election, carry the country, carry (in the sense of capture) a fort, carry an audience, carry a stock of goods, etc. Compare CONVEY; KEEP; SUPPORT.

   Antonyms:
   drop, fall under, give up, let go, shake off, throw down, throw off

   Synonyms:
   bear, carry, convey, lift, move, remove, sustain, take, transmit, transport

   Preposition:
   To carry coals to Newcastle; carry nothing from, or out of, this house; he carried these qualities into all he did; carry across the street, over the bridge, through the woods, around or round the corner; beyond the river; the cable was carried under the sea.

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1. bring

   Antonyms:
   export, remove, abstract, subtract, prevent, exclude, debar, transport

   Synonyms:
   fetch, procure, convey, carry, bear, adduce, import, produce, cause, induce

Matched Categories

1. • Attract
   • Change
   • Induce
   • Transmit

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bring, convey, takeverb

   take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

   "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

   Antonyms:
   carry away, bear away, carry off, bear off, take away

   Synonyms:
   require, read, occupy, subscribe to, rent, withdraw, institute, ingest, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, lend, hold, choose, learn, fill, necessitate, add, consume, drive, hire, consider, need, study, pick out, wreak, express, contain, channel, contract, adopt, film, remove, transmit, lease, contribute, take aim, take up, bring, strike, use up, select, take, engage, make, claim, demand, train, impart, get, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, call for, take in, communicate, submit, convey, shoot, aim, lead, bestow, direct, charter, fetch, play, subscribe, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, bring in, accept, guide, admit, make for, work, ask, land, conduct

2. bringverb

   cause to come into a particular state or condition

   "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"

   Antonyms:
   bear away, carry off, carry away, bear off, take away

   Synonyms:
   play, take, impart, get, add, wreak, lend, bestow, make for, institute, contribute, work, bring in, convey, fetch, land

3. bring, work, play, wreak, make forverb

   cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

   "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

   Antonyms:
   carry away, bear off, take away, carry off, bear away

   Synonyms:
   take on, knead, land, operate, fiddle, bet, process, work, shape, get, impart, add, work out, run, act as, function, put to work, flirt, trifle, take, forge, meet, lick, spiel, solve, make, roleplay, dally, fetch, act, figure out, form, toy, turn, mould, sour, playact, encounter, exploit, make for, go, bestow, play, represent, do work, mold, bring, recreate, puzzle out, institute, diddle, convey, crop, exercise, bring in, ferment, cultivate, work on, contribute, act upon, influence, wreak, lend, wager

4. bring, get, convey, fetchverb

   go or come after and bring or take back

   "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

   Antonyms:
   bear away, carry away, take away, carry off, bear off

   Synonyms:
   take, bring in, mystify, make, institute, experience, develop, carry, draw, have, lend, become, sustain, transmit, receive, scram, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, go, fix, pay back, land, get under one's skin, stick, suffer, beat, wreak, set about, get down, add, incur, channel, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, start, contribute, arrest, bring, bewilder, mother, induce, buzz off, catch, let, obtain, beget, puzzle, flummox, impart, get, generate, find, baffle, produce, vex, communicate, start out, pose, capture, aim, bestow, perplex, gravel, begin, fetch, father, play, arrive, set out, convey, acquire, come, pay off, bugger off, express, cause, make for, work, nonplus, conduct, commence

5. bring, landverb

   bring into a different state

   "this may land you in jail"

   Antonyms:
   bear off, bear away, carry off, carry away, take away

   Synonyms:
   bring, bring down, down, bestow, fetch, play, make for, convey, institute, put down, wreak, lend, work, shoot down, set down, land, get, take, set ashore, add, contribute, bring in, impart, shore

6. bringverb

   be accompanied by

   "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"

   Antonyms:
   take away, carry away, bear off, bear away, carry off

   Synonyms:
   play, take, impart, get, add, wreak, lend, bestow, make for, institute, contribute, work, bring in, convey, fetch, land

7. institute, bringverb

   advance or set forth in court

   "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

   Antonyms:
   take away, bear away, carry away, bear off, carry off

   Synonyms:
   get, bestow, fetch, play, make for, convey, found, institute, contribute, wreak, lend, work, land, plant, take, establish, add, bring, bring in, impart, constitute

8. lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bringverb

   bestow a quality on

   "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"

   Antonyms:
   take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off

   Synonyms:
   supply, tot, land, get, tote up, bring in, bring, impart, pass on, add, lead, put up, take, sum, add up, conduce, fetch, channel, tot up, sum up, work, carry, give, make for, bestow, play, loan, append, institute, tally, convey, leave, conduct, confer, kick in, add together, chip in, contribute, total, summate, wreak, lend, transmit

9. fetch, bring in, bringverb

   be sold for a certain price

   "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"

   Antonyms:
   bear away, carry away, carry off, bear off, take away

   Synonyms:
   make for, add, bestow, fetch, gain, play, convey, institute, clear, wreak, lend, work, take in, pull in, land, get, contribute, introduce, take, realise, realize, bring, bring in, impart, make, earn

10. bringverb

    attract the attention of

    "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"

    Antonyms:
    carry away, bear off, take away, bear away, carry off

    Synonyms:
    play, take, impart, get, add, wreak, lend, bestow, make for, institute, contribute, work, bring in, convey, fetch, land

11. bringverb

    induce or persuade

    "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"

    Antonyms:
    carry away, take away, bear away, bear off, carry off

    Synonyms:
    play, take, impart, get, add, wreak, lend, bestow, make for, institute, contribute, work, bring in, convey, fetch, land

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1. bringverb

   Synonyms:
   fetch

How to use Bring in a sentence?

1. Scott Holt:

   I was just trying to get to my meeting, i stupidly didn’t bring a leash or a lifejacket, so if a [wave] took the board, then I just would’ve been stuck out there drowning in a suit.

2. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Right-wing rule is in danger. Leftist elements and the media in this country and abroad have joined forces to illegitimately bring Tzipi and Bougie (Herzog) to power.

3. Mike Barber:

   Oh, look, from the start we've been pretty clear on trying not to bring work home, obviously at the moment, we're kind of forced to and so I think again we're trying to stick to what we've always done in terms of when it's training time, we're all in and we're professional in what we do and when it's time to switch off.

4. President Barack Obama:

   I think it is possible over the next several months that we both see a shift in calculation in the Russians and a recognition that it's time to bring the civil war in Syria to a close.

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Be proud of struggles in your life. They bring you closer to greatness.

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