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Is linger the opposite of maintain?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

This user would say it isn't, since to linger is to stay longer, while to maintain, is to keep longer. You might say they have different objects (or subjects), but are not opposites. A better opposite of maintain (as in "maintain control") might be to lose, and you could oppose linger with to leave.

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16y ago

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