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irritate(encourage, stay, annoy)
7
upset(encourage, stay, annoy)
6
maintain(encourage, stay, annoy)
4
stay(encourage, annoy)
3
be direct(expression, idiom, encourage, stay)
3
keep to(expression, phrasal verb, encourage, stay)
3
make mad(expression, encourage, stay, annoy)
2
anger(encourage, stay, annoy)
2
annoy(encourage, stay)
2
disturb(encourage, stay, annoy)
2
straighten(encourage, stay, annoy)
1
absorb
1
apply
1
bore
1
connect(encourage, stay, annoy)
1
displease
1
worry(encourage, stay, annoy)
1
interact
0
focus(noun, encourage, stay, annoy)
0
accommodate
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APASmart Define. (2015). divert thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/divert/thesaurus/antonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "divert thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/divert/thesaurus/antonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, divert thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/divert/thesaurus/antonyms>.
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