save
Short
sell
Smile.
stand
The opposite of hit is miss.
soaring, surging, suspended
The opposite of preserve could be destroy or consume. The opposite of preserving food could be consuming and/or wasting it.
The opposite of create can be destroy, undo, or cancel.Words like destroy are spoil, ruin, wreck, kill, or annihilate.
An opposite of the word embellish could be simplify.
Hurt is the opposite of help.
The opposite of the stern is the bow.
diminish, destroy