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Adjective
In a state of capture or apprehension
Mentally deficient or underdeveloped
Appearing or occurring recurrently at intermittent intervals
Verb
To have captured by force
Captured and held as a convict or prisoner
To have instigated the curiosity or attention of someone
To have prevented oneself from
Past tense for to stop or halt the movement or progress of
Past tense for to bring to an end
Past tense for to impede or slow down the progress of
Past tense for to forcibly put an end to
Past tense for to delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner
Past tense for to prevent the occurrence of
Past tense for bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault
Past tense for to cause to come to an end
Past tense for to prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
Past tense for to accuse of wrongdoing or a crime in a court of law
Past tense for to confine in an enclosed room or space
Past tense for to stop oneself from doing something
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Adjective
▲
In a state of capture or apprehension
confined
incarcerated
gaoled
UK
jailed
US
imprisoned
captive
interned
apprehended
captured
caught
seized
behind bars
under arrest
detained
held
locked up
restrained
in custody
in prison
caged
trapped
immured
constricted
in jail
in detention
put away
shut in
remanded
inside
bound
in chains
under lock and key
entangled
charged
taken
retained
punished
held in custody
taken into custody
ensnared
restricted
fettered
chained
shackled
iced
secure
enslaved
enclosed
away
interred
booked
subjugated
penned
penned up
in irons
doing bird
doing time
doing porridge
held prisoner
sent down
clapped in irons
detained at Her Majesty's pleasure
banged up
held captive
under restraint
in captivity
incommunicado
hog-tied
sealed up
bottled up
on ice
cooped up
in bondage
taken prisoner
locked in
stuck
entombed
hemmed in
shut up
closed in
surrounded
cornered
cut off
ambushed
snared
netted
more ❯
“Other researchers discovered the significant fact that fingerprints were unchanging over time, and getting a set of prints from an
arrested
criminal proved much easier than taking measurements.”
Adjective
▲
Mentally deficient or underdeveloped
retarded
lagging
limited
stunted
underdeveloped
dim
dull
dumbbell
dumdum
dummy
imbecile
pinhead
simple
slow
stupid
subnormal
touched
underachieving
yo-yo
backward
birdbrained
defective
dim-witted
dopey
dumbo
exceptional
feeble-minded
gorked
half-witted
held back
lamebrained
mentally defective
moronic
numbskull
opaque
retardo
sappy
simple-minded
slow-witted
weak
behind
undeveloped
delayed
dense
late
checked
underprivileged
imbecilic
idiotic
foolish
unintelligent
witless
dumb
brainless
fatuous
thick
mindless
doltish
senseless
daft
thickheaded
gormless
inane
asinine
silly
crazy
mad
unwise
absurd
ridiculous
ludicrous
cuckoo
dotty
crackbrained
dippy
hare-brained
batty
screwy
braindead
barmy
nutty
wacky
half-baked
deranged
pea-brained
dead from the neck up
obtuse
naive
ignorant
vacuous
cretinous
vapid
dozy
stolid
oafish
simpleminded
insensate
wooden-headed
dull-witted
numskulled
chuckleheaded
knuckleheaded
pinheaded
thick as two short planks
dorky
dunce-like
empty-headed
airheaded
fat-headed
not bright
lamebrain
not the full shilling
thick-headed
scatterbrained
brain-dead
pig-ignorant
muttonheaded
lunkheaded
shallow
thick-witted
unsmart
slow on the uptake
weak-minded
daffy
dunderheaded
soft in the head
unthinking
softheaded
unintellectual
bubbleheaded
boneheaded
bonehead
bovine
dopy
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Appearing or occurring recurrently at intermittent intervals
on-again, off-again
intermittent
alternate
broken
by bits and pieces
checked
cyclic
cyclical
discontinuing
discontinuous
epochal
every other
fitful
here and there
hit-or-miss
infrequent
interrupted
isochronal
isochronous
iterant
iterative
metrical
now and then
occasional
on and off
periodic
periodical
punctuated
recurrent
recurring
rhythmic
rhythmical
seasonal
serial
shifting
spasmodic
sporadic
stop-and-go
irregular
erratic
unsteady
episodic
aperiodic
spotty
episodical
random
choppy
patchy
disconnected
fragmentary
continual
casual
catchy
odd
scattered
isolated
alternating
stop-go
on again and off again
on-and-off
in fits and starts
uneven
inconsistent
inconstant
frequent
repeated
regular
desultory
variable
fluctuating
habitual
varying
rare
unsystematic
scarce
disrupted
on-again-off-again
unstable
scattershot
uncommon
repetitive
unsettled
seldom
changeable
unreliable
haphazard
unmethodical
disjointed
unfrequent
unpredictable
continued
capricious
uncertain
persistent
reoccurring
incidental
unusual
constant
exceptional
limited
sparse
disturbed
semioccasional
wavering
changing
few
rolling
chain
jerky
indiscriminate
continuing
few and far between
off and on
steady
nonuniform
unaccustomed
perpetual
scant
volatile
scanty
disordered
uncontinuous
unconnected
unwonted
rambling
aimless
unequal
shaky
chance
sometime
staggered
like clockwork
chronic
perennial
entropic
out of the common
impulsive
bitty
reiterative
repeating
fractal
stray
every so often
in bits and pieces
not habitual
flickering
non-linear
numerous
every once in a while
incessant
part-time
occurring often
non-stop
incomplete
alternated
troubled
restless
wandering
broken up
temporary
intervallic
convulsive
uncustomary
spurtive
twitching
unlikely
aberrated
aberrant
abnormal
atypical
anomalous
zigzagged
herky-jerky
outré
rarefied
spread out
spaced out
surprising
unconventional
uncharacteristic
unexpected
impermanent
unorthodox
unique
accidental
unheard of
freelance
outsourced
outside
not frequent
out of the ordinary
on certain occasions
at various times
at fixed intervals
fortuitous
fluky
contingent
disorganised
UK
disorganized
US
oft-repeated
chaotic
loose
sketchy
meager
US
especial
catch-as-catch-can
unthinking
slapdash
arbitrary
offhand
exclusive
special
particular
specific
unfocused
orderless
gradual
meagre
UK
phased
thin on the ground
continuous
incremental
like gold dust
helter-skelter
without purpose
once in a blue moon
as scarce as hens' teeth
uninterrupted
gradational
mutable
happening at intervals
unbroken
relentless
fickle
temperamental
changeful
mercurial
nonstop
eccentric
wayward
designless
unpunctual
piecemeal
fluid
flickery
unfixed
labile
skittish
vacillating
unconsidered
purposeless
running
ever-changing
repetitious
vagarious
irresolute
variational
fluctuant
flighty
undependable
routine
by degrees
at intervals
step-by-step
up and down
off-and-on
non-periodic
waffling
peaky
not constant
blowing hot and cold
ceaseless
stage by stage
little by little
step by step
unchanging
returning
all-year-round
unremitting
going on
round-the-clock
unwavering
consistent
unfaltering
by fits and starts
customary
commonplace
many
familiar
endless
common
countless
profuse
reiterated
manifold
eternal
several
quotidian
everyday
daily
successive
lots of
millions of
loads of
a good many
heaps of
a great many
masses of
quite a lot of
thick
very many
iterated
dozens of
hundreds of
thousands of
quite a few
various
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have captured by force
took
captured
caught
seized
apprehended
secured
ensnared
grabbed
abducted
bagged
detained
snared
trapped
appropriated
collared
conquered
entrapped
kidnaped
kidnapped
nabbed
snagged
took captive
took into custody
annexed
carried off
laid hold of
took control of
took hold of
took hostage
took possession of
took prisoner
lift
netted
hooked
nailed
landed
got
snatched
busted
taken
lifted
nobbled
beached
copped
glommed
rapped
corralled
grappled
pinched
taken into custody
taken captive
nicked
prehended
pounced on
hauled in
pulled in
lassoed
taken hostage
reeled in
entangled
felt your collar
taken prisoner
snapped up
gotten
gat
taken hold of
taken possession of
got one's fingers on
gotten one's fingers on
picked up
snapped
grabbed hold of
snapt
rounded up
more ❯
Verb
▲
Captured and held as a convict or prisoner
behind bars
apprehended
captive
captured
caught
confined
imprisoned
incarcerated
interned
gaoled
UK
jailed
US
nabbed
collared
seized
nailed
detained
busted
pulled in
pinched
nicked
picked up
put in jail
restrained
copped
put behind bars
hauled in
taken into custody
took into custody
bagged
lift
felt your collar
hooked
took prisoner
taken prisoner
grabbed
put the cuffs on
netted
landed
taken
took
nobbled
took in
taken in
got
held
ensnared
corralled
did
done
lifted
brought in
rounded up
laid hold of
put away
thrown in jail
threw in jail
trapped
snagged
glommed
booked
placed under arrest
snapped up
snatched
impounded
gotten
gat
holden
snared
grappled
rapped
abducted
secured
locked up
stopped
shut up
held in custody
put inside
put in prison
put into custody
put the arm on
prehended
book
charged
accused
entangled
entrapped
run down
remanded
enmeshed
withheld
tangled
immured
ensnarled
buttonholed
entoiled
constrained
pounded
meshed
handcuffed
immeshed
kidnaped
kidnapped
springed
rousted
pulled
iced
caught up
kept in custody
taken in for questioning
sent up
reserved
reeled in
kept under lock and key
tossed in jail
mired
grabbed hold of
kept under custody
preferred charges
carried off
kept under constraint
placed in custody
held under custody
remanded in custody
bound
took in for questioning
took captive
taken captive
ran down
withholden
bounden
took downtown
taken downtown
sprent
gotten hold of
got hold of
gotten your hands on
got your hands on
more ❯
“Likewise, state police are not permitted to
arrest
or detain solely for the purpose of asking questions.”
Verb
▲
To have instigated the curiosity or attention of someone
interested
attracted
appealed to
drew
engrossed
excited
fascinated
intrigued
tempted
captivated
entertained
enthralled
lured
snared
tantalized
US
titillated
affected
amused
aroused
concerned
distracted
engaged
gripped
hooked
involved
perked up
pleased
pulled
touched
mattered to
mesmerised
UK
mesmerized
US
moved
riveted
rivetted
tantalised
UK
turned on
beguiled
bemused
caught one's eye
diverted
enchanted
grabbed
immersed
piqued
absorbed
absorpt
aroused one's curiosity
bewitched
captured one's imagination
engaged one's attention
floated someone's boat
held
held one's attention
lit someone's fire
occupied
preoccupied
sat up
tickled someone's fancy
whetted one's appetite
busied
enwrapped
spellbound
hypnotized
US
bedazzled
hypnotised
UK
charmed
entranced
enraptured
caught up
transfixed
caught
held spellbound
captured
holden
overwhelmed
magnetized
US
monopolized
US
magnetised
UK
monopolised
UK
allured
enticed
won
impressed
enamored
US
gained
seized
enamoured
UK
ensnared
thrilled
drawn
compelled
held your attention
amazed
bewildered
astounded
delighted
ravished
dumbfounded
wiled
fixed
fixt
transported
engulfed
fixated
invited
filled
staggered
enslaved
subdued
held in awe
put under a spell
swept off feet
maintained
kept
seduced
gladdened
stirred
witched
stimulated
dazzled
raptured
killed
enveloped
influenced
intoxicated
provoked
overpowered
inspired
infatuated
obsessed
appealed
ensorcelled
kindled
fired
animated
subjugated
held the attention of
struck
cornered
held on to
interested greatly
soaked
become lost
knocked out
bowled over
had an impact on
assimilated
grabbed the attention of
tied up
upped on
caught hold of
subjected
kept alive
wowed
consumed
hogged
applied
caught your eye
kept up
tickled your fancy
aroused curiosity
stricken
taken up
became lost
sewed up
took up
sewn up
gratified
hit the spot
tickled pink
satisfied
cheered
fulfilled
tickled
contented
indulged
pleasured
exhilarated
humoured
UK
humored
US
suited
regaled
solaced
warmed
delectated
sent
elated
rejoiced
agreed with
knocked dead
employed
disported
enlivened
slayed
gladded
made someone feel good
made happy
tickle to death
made content
obliged
overjoyed
feasted
comforted
carried away
won over
arrided
made merry
given pleasure to
brightened up
gave pleasure to
kept busy
given a buzz
gave someone a kick
gave a buzz
pleased greatly
given someone a kick
cheered up
bucked up
slain
slew
tickled to death
went over big
gone over big
satiated
sated
roused
quenched
charged
galvanized
US
inflamed
electrified
teased
slaked
served
elevated
fed
feed
met
uplifted
heartened
palpated
grappled
quickened
committed
recreated
rapped
jubilated
exulted
wrapped
wrapt
satisficed
surfeited
flattered
gassed
accommodated
vamped
led on
made someone glad
freaked out
kept amused
made someone pleased
buoyed up
inspirited
scored with
enlisted
cracked up
grooved
attended
sold
refreshed
cloyed
pumped up
warmed the cockles of the heart
ecstasized
catered to
brought joy to
provided for
made a hit with
switched on
galvanised
UK
pandered to
filled the bill
turned someone on
relaxed
made somebody's day
tickled the fancy of
done the trick
did the trick
threw
thrown
taken
took
got one's kicks
gave someone pleasure
gave a lift
given someone pleasure
given a lift
gotten one's kicks
gave joy to
given great pleasure to
gave someone a charge
gave great pleasure to
given joy to
given someone a charge
more ❯
“I've never gone to a convention and not found some piece of news to
arrest
our attention.”
Verb
▲
To have prevented oneself from
helped
avoided
refrained from
stopped
averted
dodged
evaded
prevented
abstained
abstained from
bypassed
circumvented
controlled
deflected
desisted
diverted
ducked
eluded
escaped
forbore
got around
passed up
precluded
resisted
restrained from
shied from
shirked
shook off
shrank from
sidestepped
skipped
skipped out on
skirted
stayed away
stayed away from
steered clear
steered clear of
withstood
broke the habit of
fended off
forbore from
got out of
held off
kept from
neutralised
UK
shunned
warded off
anticipated
blocked
checked
checkmated
compensated for
counteracted
counterbalanced
deterred
eschewed
forbade
forbid
forestalled
frustrated
halted
headed off
hindered
impeded
interfered with
made up for
negated
neutralized
US
nullified
obviated
offset
offsetted
prohibited
provided
shook
stalled
staved off
stove off
ceased
declined
denied yourself
desisted from
did without
forwent
gave up
kicked
left off
refused
renounced
withheld from
denied oneself
gotten around
shaken off
shrunk from
forborne
shaken
done without
given up
forborne from
broken the habit of
gotten out of
holpen
forgone
holp
beat
cut
quit
cut out
shortcutted
finessed
skirted round
found a way round
missed
cheated
beaten
scaped
funked
outmanoeuvred
UK
wriggled out of
weaseled out of
weaselled out of
shuffled out of
copped out of
passed over
outmaneuvered
US
quitted
circumnavigated
disregarded
parried
bilked
run away from
skived off
put a stop to
let something slide
pulled out of
axed
shut out
put an end to
thwarted
foiled
abandoned
ignored
outflanked
dismissed
stymied
skived
dropped
neglected
fenced
baulked
UK
tergiversated
balked
US
dispensed with
juked
gone around
turned back on
skimmed over
went around
slid out of
got round
ducked out of
discontinued
called a halt to
called it a day
weaselled
UK
countered
defeated
put paid to
kept clear of
knocked off
overlooked
suspended
packed in
omitted
laid off
relinquished
fudged
danced around
outwitted
belayed
belaid
finished
gave a wide berth to
kept at arm's length
given a wide berth to
kept one's distance from
ran away from
burked
pussyfooted around
packed up
checked out from
backed off from
reined in
gave something a miss
given something a miss
barred
paid no attention to
skated over
put the stopper on
failed to deal with
fought shy of
skirted around
kept off
found a way out of
surceased from
upset
kiboshed
worked around
weaned
jacked in
left out
cast aside
put the move on
pussyfooted
called it quits on
stonewalled
ditched
weaseled
US
put the kibosh on
given the slip
gave the slip
backed out of
broke off
broken off
derailed
curbed
opposed
cramped
repelled
hacked
rebuffed
excluded
repulsed
brushed off
excepted
hedged
excused
discounted
rationalized
US
reneged
backpedalled
UK
revoked
backpedaled
US
welshed
deserted
shuffled off
shied away from
inhibited
overturned
scotched
recoiled from
obstructed
stayed shy of
stood in the way of
kept away from
lay off
forsook
forsaken
elided
forgot
overcome
repressed
interdicted
restrained
retarded
disrupted
defended against
restricted
held back
crimped
limited
overleaped
overpassed
pretermitted
overleapt
tricked
scrimshanked
prevaricated
equivocated
flanneled
flannelled
baffled
swore off
given over
gave over
canned
sworn off
departed from
kept lid on
creeped
slighted
trammeled
shielded yourself from
ruined
got past
weaseled out
avoided answering
dogged
beat around bush
not bothered
lost sight of
unminded
failed to include
skimped on
backed down
turned your back on
turned aside
detached
glossed over
tuned out
kept at bay
spoiled
US
left something undone
copped out
skipped over
beat about the bush about
passed by
stumped
deviated from
wrecked
laid low from
escaped from
bobbed off
scuppered
quibbled about
spoilt
UK
played truant from
short-circuited
backed off
paid no mind
had nothing to do with
kept out of the way of
paid no heed to
held at bay
counted out
waffled
missed out
had alibi
trammelled
rebuked
winked at
leapfrogged
blinked at
failed to mention
found a way around
sloughed off
begged the question
withheld
turned away from
paid little attention to
rationalised
UK
used pretext
shirked from
gotten away from
bludged
repudiated
turned a blind eye to
crashed
unsettled
had no part of
factored out
backed out
rejected
fast forwarded
got away from
unheeded
crept
left behind
balked at
withdrawn
withdrew
forgotten
forgat
overcame
beaten about the bush about
beaten around bush
gave a wide berth
given a wide berth
withholden
took out
taken out
taken wind out of
took wind out of
done for
taken down
did for
took down
lain down on job
lay down on job
gave the slip to
taken no notice of
given the slip to
took no notice of
end-ran
gotten past
weaselled out
got out
gotten out
threw off
thrown off
gone around the barn
took back road
went around the barn
taken back road
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to stop or halt the movement or progress of
stopped
halted
checked
stayed
stalled
stilled
caught
froze
frozen
balked
US
baulked
UK
fixt
fixed
anchored
held up
drew up
drawn up
brought up
pulled up
fetched up
held back
brought to a standstill
come to a standstill
braked
come to a stop
come to a halt
parked
paused
arrived
came to a standstill
shut down
put a brake on
brake
came to a stop
came to a halt
stood
immobilized
US
immobilised
UK
come to rest
not moved
hauled up
reached a standstill
pulled in
got there
drawn to a halt
drew to a halt
drew to a stand
came to rest
drawn to a stand
pulled over
lined up
stationed
pulled off the road
drawn in
drew in
more ❯
“During the last 12 months, the system was not used to anchor or
arrest
the movement of the barge.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to bring to an end
ended
dropped
canned
scrubbed
brought to an end
nipped in the bud
knocked off
put a brake on
shut down
quit
put a stop to
ceased
cut out
cut off
put an end to
shut off
cut short
put the kibosh on
quitted
checked
stopped
halted
terminated
finished
suspended
interrupted
stalled
blocked
stemmed
desisted from
left off
wound up
put a cork in
pulled the plug on
packed in
packed up
laid off
brought to a standstill
canceled
US
cancelled
UK
stayed
broke
brake
broken
curbed
obstructed
impeded
belaid
belayed
barred
staunched
called a halt to
broke off
broken off
broke up
broken up
lay off
brought to a stop
held back
brought to a close
closed down
blew the whistle on
gave over
blown the whistle on
given over
more ❯
“Amid efforts to immediately
arrest
the spread of this plague, it's been easy to lose sight of what must happen next.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to impede or slow down the progress of
obstructed
impeded
hindered
hampered
restricted
inhibited
delayed
retarded
slowed
curbed
interrupted
held
holden
restrained
suppressed
limited
thwarted
blocked
sidetracked
stemmed
interfered with
slowed down
stopped
cut off
checked
halted
shut off
held back
curtailed
set back
controlled
contained
prevented
clogged
stayed
choked
detained
closed off
held up
choked off
plugged
staunched
dammed
barred
bridled
barricaded
closed
repressed
stifled
lessened
stymied
caulked
stalled
decelerated
blockaded
stanched
stoppered
mired
closed out
intercepted
clogged up
stopped up
blocked up
closed up
blocked out
shut out
blocked off
choked up
plugged up
put a brake on
brought to a standstill
cut in
slowed up
put the brakes on
shut down
put back
bogged down
hung up
let up
regulated
constrained
reduced
handicapped
trammeled
trammelled
encumbered
hamstrung
hamstringed
fettered
diminished
diverted
smothered
braked
interdicted
cumbered
balked
US
decreased
slackened
sealed
collected
composed
cooled
baffled
resisted
opposed
withstood
crimped
reined
postponed
filled
jammed
filled up
reined in
headed off
deferred
bogged
held off
jammed up
bunged up
packed
baulked
UK
kept in check
held in
embogged
picked off
bunged
stonewalled
occluded
kept back
headed off at pass
kept under control
gagged
congested
bottled
muzzled
simmered down
backed off
brought to screeching halt
brake
stuffed
retardated
took away
taken away
took down
taken down
threw a spanner in the works
thrown a spanner in the works
thrown a monkey wrench in the works of
threw a monkey wrench in the works of
more ❯
“It would greatly
arrest
the progress of the inquirer to engage in any speculations about this.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to forcibly put an end to
suppressed
repressed
checked
subdued
quashed
quelled
stopped
squashed
crushed
squelched
extinguished
ended
silenced
overcame
overcome
halted
killed
terminated
destroyed
inhibited
abolished
defeated
annihilated
conquered
stemmed
quenched
overpowered
vanquished
overwhelmed
overturned
interrupted
buried
discontinued
overthrew
overthrown
cowed
bottled
clamped
dominated
shushed
spiked
trampled
cracked down on
put down
snuffed out
put an end to
stamped out
clamped down on
put the lid on
slapped down
cut off
blocked out
put out
beat down
beaten down
trampled on
triumphed over
drove underground
driven underground
held in
held down
kept in
kept inside
sat on
brought to naught
put kibosh on
put lid on
curbed
put a stop to
stifled
put the kibosh on
nipped in the bud
controlled
restrained
reined in
bridled
cut short
thwarted
frustrated
hindered
clobbered
curtailed
beat
contained
constrained
mastered
governed
tamed
licked
moderated
obstructed
held back
kept in check
stymied
blocked
withheld
kept the lid on
kept a lid on
nixed
put paid to
gained mastery over
shut down
regulated
smothered
deadened
scuppered
held
kept
settled
dumbed
censored
measured
dulled
clammed
abated
bested
ruled
softened
damped
mellowed
lessened
diminished
surmounted
foiled
scotched
reined
routed
dashed
dispatched
toned down
spoilt
UK
spoiled
US
scuttled
limited
withholden
pulled in
throttled
impeded
choked off
closed up
prevailed over
prevented
reined back
kept down
quietened down
kept a tight rein on
held in check
got a grip on
wiped out
kept control of
won against
kept on a string
messed up
brought to an end
strangled at birth
poured cold water on
gained control over
gained control of
beaten
holden
bitten back
bit back
got the better of
gotten the better of
got under control
gotten under control
gotten rid of
got rid of
thrown cold water on
threw cold water on
finished
demolished
extirpated
eradicated
eliminated
cracked down
weeded out
queered
subjugated
trashed
scrunched
squished
torpedoed
snowed under
exterminated
expunged
removed
clamped down
banished
brought to screeching halt
blotted out
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner
enchanted
captivated
charmed
bewitched
fascinated
enthralled
beguiled
allured
mesmerised
UK
mesmerized
US
spellbound
entranced
absorbed
absorpt
gripped
enraptured
hypnotised
UK
hypnotized
US
enticed
riveted
rivetted
delighted
engrossed
pleased
drew
drawn
magnetised
UK
magnetized
US
ravished
thrilled
wiled
diverted
grabbed
transfixed
dazzled
bedazzled
gratified
wowed
witched
ensnared
enamoured
UK
killed
enamored
US
raptured
slew
slayed
slain
delectated
owned
own
turned on
tickled pink
bowled over
caught up
made happy
carried away
knocked dead
swept off feet
made a hit with
got under your skin
gotten under your skin
held
involved
transported
won over
knocked out
holden
Verb
▲
Past tense for to prevent the occurrence of
deterred
prevented
hindered
stopped
impeded
obstructed
blocked
thwarted
averted
checked
hampered
obviated
inhibited
forestalled
frustrated
foiled
precluded
curbed
restrained
halted
debarred
balked
US
baulked
UK
intercepted
prohibited
forfended
diverted
helped
holp
holpen
kept
counteracted
stayed
damped
let
leet
letten
saved
chilled
cooled
dampened
headed off
staved off
stove off
held back
warded off
pre-empted
fended off
nipped in the bud
ruled out
shut out
put a stop to
turned aside
turned off
restricted
put an end to
retarded
stymied
hamstrung
hamstringed
barred
cut off
held up
fettered
set back
interfered with
crimped
slowed down
cramped
encumbered
trammeled
trammelled
stonewalled
circumvented
crippled
slowed
derailed
hobbled
limited
stalled
interrupted
handicapped
delayed
put a brake on
opposed
countered
constrained
shackled
avoided
defended against
withheld
defeated
interdicted
baffled
nullified
confined
set
kept back
beat
cumbered
spoilt
UK
spoiled
US
repressed
scuppered
slowed up
put off
shut off
stood in the way of
detained
forbid
disrupted
contravened
scotched
held
clogged
controlled
handcuffed
stifled
neutralized
US
regulated
discontinued
neutralised
UK
ruined
held off
hog-tied
dissuaded from
fixed
fixt
withholden
pegged
dashed
circumscribed
capped
quashed
manacled
embarrassed
evaded
snookered
ceased
bridled
curtailed
circumnavigated
interfered
constricted
choked
held off on
negated
skirted
sidestepped
picked off
made late
stumped
desisted
anticipated
put on hold
hung up
canceled
US
short-circuited
brought to screeching halt
put the brakes on
kept from happening
put chill on
put back
upset the applecart
shut down
put a lock on
put a stopper in
cancelled
UK
put on ice
annulled
tied up
offset
steered clear of
put the lid on
put the kibosh on
held down
forbidden
forbade
holden
suspended
retained
demarcated
disappointed
suppressed
denied
delimited
postponed
bounded
bound
obscured
preempted
bottlenecked
kept waiting
crushed
refused
laid off
muzzled
burdened
protracted
deflected
deferred
paused
strangulated
confronted
crabbed
resisted
borked
tied
beaten
prorogued
shelved
commandeered
remitted
governed
terminated
caused to stay
caused to wait
checkmated
discomfited
overturned
frozen
froze
intermitted
straitened
braked
specified
prolonged
demarked
prescribed
banjaxed
fouled up
moderated
bucked
gotten in the way
dashed one's hope
kept lid on
kept within bounds
bilked
defined
beat someone to the punch
provided against
second-guessed
threw a spanner in the works
corked
licked
overcome
held in check
loused up
refused to pay
backed off
sabotaged
choked off
hemmed in
acted in advance of
got in before
setted limits on
kept a tight rein on
cramped one's style
delimitated
tied down
kept off
thrown a monkey wrench in the works of
beat someone to it
bottled up
mothballed
girdled
screwed up
kept the lid on
kept within limits
got in the way of
threw a monkey wrench in the works of
gotten in the way of
marked off
immobilised
UK
bogged down
rendered null and void
stunted
headed off at pass
imposed limits on
placed a limit on
beat someone to the draw
conquered
outwitted
prepared for
kept at bay
offsetted
closed off
subdued
kept down
staved
held over
immobilized
US
fended
thrown a spanner in the works
boxed in
stove
got in the way
retardated
lay off
brake
taken down
took down
drawn the line on
drew the line on
took out of play
taken out of play
gave the run around
done for
overcame
did for
given the run around
thrown a spoke in the wheel of
threw a spoke in the wheel of
beaten someone to the draw
beaten someone to it
got ahead of
stolen a march on
beaten someone to the punch
gotten ahead of
stole a march on
put paid to
excluded
eliminated
excepted
upset
parried
rattled
put the stopper on
made impossible
put a spoke in someone's wheel
quit
put end to
put the mockers on
made it impossible for
freed
spared
reprieved
absolved
dispensed
exempted
discharged
shunted
invalidated
scuttled
discarded
dismissed
discounted
forefended
repelled
squashed
confounded
dammed
fazed
disqualified
repulsed
nobbled
disconcerted
chained
entangled
buried
crossed
counterplotted
estopped
abolished
revoked
proscribed
recanted
rejected
disallowed
quitted
made impracticable
saddled with
shoved aside
warded
made it impracticable for
counted out
closed one's doors to
messed up
bated
prevented the occurrence of
closed out
factored out
caused setback
not considered
banned
left out
beat down
undone
undid
bounden
froze out
forgot about
frozen out
forgotten about
got the better of
gotten the better of
took wind out of sails
beaten down
taken wind out of sails
gave a hard time
given a hard time
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault
aborted
halted
checked
ended
stopped
terminated
scrubbed
axed
called off
ceased
discontinued
finished
nullified
abandoned
brought
called
cancelled
UK
canceled
US
dropped
recalled
repealed
rescinded
revoked
scrapped
suspended
desisted
cried off
interrupted
pulled up
quit
quitted
scratched
cut short
packed in
broke off
broken off
cut off
laid off
lay off
stopped midstream
called a halt
called it quits
knock it off
knocking it off
pulled the plug on
put a stop to
put an end to
concluded
closed
expired
abolished
dissolved
annulled
completed
let up
brought to an end
curbed
knocked off
broke up
called a halt to
adjourned
come to an end
broken up
came to an end
cut
put paid to
nixed
wound up
postponed
shelved
eliminated
left off
put off
mothballed
cut out
put the lid on
ditched
put on ice
shut off
elapsed
lapsed
given up
gave up
determined
extinguished
dead-ended
wrapped up
closed out
withdrawn
withdrew
brought to an untimely end
wound down
rounded out
rounded off
erased
dispensed with
turfed
killed
did away with
done away with
waived
curtailed
passed
relinquished
knocked something on the head
belayed
belaid
wrapped
wrapt
forgot about
forgotten about
chucked in
wiped out
stopped short
finished off
stopped dead
desisted from
winked out
shut down
packed up
brought to a conclusion
brought to a close
brought to a halt
deleted
refrained from
phased out
redlined
discarded
withcalled
intermitted
jettisoned
dumped
junked
forgot
reverted
quashed
quelled
annihilated
given the chop
gave the chop
died
liquidated
dispatched
eradicated
obliterated
threw out
thrown out
frozen
froze
resolved
broke
broken
brake
shunned
kicked
canned
exterminated
extirpated
forfeited
ignored
remitted
sundered
jilted
divorced
sacrificed
took away
taken away
massacred
butchered
decimated
slaughtered
settled
ultimated
wasted
zapped
crowned
consummated
resigned from
wiped off the map
wiped from the face of the earth
run out
destroyed
snuffed out
brought to a premature end
given over
got shut of
stamped out
laid off of
nipped in the bud
ended up
left unfinished
parted from
stopped in full flow
turned your back on
rooted out
packed it in
called it a day
disposed of
pulled the plug
blotted out
eighty-sixed
switched off
stopped cold
parted with
finished with
retired from
gave over
had done with
overturned
rubbed out
wiped off the face of the earth
topped off
dusted off
gotten rid of
got rid of
gone
went
forgotten
forgat
forwent
forgone
forsook
forsaken
got shot of
gotten shot of
gotten done
sewed up
got done
sewn up
overthrew
taken out
took out
overthrown
ran out
shaken
shook
broken short
broke short
wrote off
thrown up
withdrawn from
threw up
written off
broke with
withdrew from
broken with
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cause to come to an end
stopped
ended
halted
put an end to
put a stop to
finished
terminated
cut short
brought to an end
finished off
brought to a stop
discontinued
nipped in the bud
brought to a halt
wound up
brought to a close
called a halt to
ceased
interrupted
brought to a standstill
adjourned
concluded
curbed
desisted
immobilised
UK
immobilized
US
pulled the plug on
shut down
stemmed
suspended
turned back
deactivated
put the kibosh on
held up
put out of action
put out of commission
disabled
crippled
disenabled
incapacitated
paralyzed
US
paralysed
UK
rendered inoperative
brought to a grinding halt
frozen
froze
cut off
quit
axed
cut out
put paid to
shut off
let up
put the lid on
pulled the plug
dropped
dissolved
completed
quitted
closed
resolved
aborted
called off
canceled
US
cancelled
UK
annulled
abolished
elapsed
expired
scrapped
sundered
belayed
relinquished
belaid
lapsed
settled
determined
wrapped
wrapt
ultimated
passed
consummated
dead-ended
crowned
left off
wrapped up
closed out
desisted from
winked out
disposed of
knocked off
packed in
laid off
switched off
wound down
rounded out
packed up
ended up
rounded off
topped off
called it a day
packed it in
knocked something on the head
got shut of
closed down
broke off
broken off
broke
broke up
broken
broken up
brake
canned
given up
lay off
sewed up
gave up
sewn up
gotten done
given over
gave over
got done
gave the chop
given the chop
got shot of
gotten shot of
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
saved
defended
prevented
protected
averted
guarded
halted
safeguarded
salvaged
salvageed
reclaimed
retained
retrieved
stopped
fortified
garrisoned
preserved
rescued
sheltered
shielded
barricaded
bulwarked
foiled
intercepted
thwarted
upheld
upholden
forfended
secured
stonewalled
fought for
kept from harm
kept safe
Verb
▲
Past tense for to accuse of wrongdoing or a crime in a court of law
accused
charged
indicted
impeached
prosecuted
arraigned
sued
summonsed
incriminated
inculpated
cited
criminated
defamed
censured
implicated
recriminated
apprehended
convicted
summoned
preferred charges against
laid charges against
charged with
arraigned for
filed charges against
prosecuted for
impeached for
made accusations about
brought to trial for
put on trial for
brought charges
indicted for
recriminated for
took to court for
taken to court for
hung something on
incriminated for
served summons
filed claim
blew the whistle
blown the whistle
tried
had up
took to court
taken to court
blamed
imputed
impugned
pointed the finger
called to account
laid the blame on
put on trial
brought charges against
condemned
taxed
faulted
held accountable
accused of
assigned guilt to
denounced
rapped
involved
framed
fingered
found guilty
held responsible
held liable
declared guilty
placed the blame on
pronounced guilty
assigned fault to
laid at one's door
assigned liability to
considered guilty of
found guilty of
cast aspersions on
brought someone to trial
held someone answerable
had the law on
proved to be guilty
confronted
reproved
reproached
reprehended
reprimanded
informed against
pegged
alleged
faced with charges
brought a charge against
brought a case against
dropped someone in it
served with a summons
held at fault
implicated in
stuck on
pinned on
tried for
imputed blame to
held answerable for
brought before the court
brought an action against
held accountable for
pointed finger at
condemned for
pinned it on
held responsible for
blamed for
attributed liability to
laid the blame on someone for
dragged into court
taxed with
lodged complaint
hung on
laid blame on
given away
gave away
did
done
blown the whistle on
whistle-blew
blew the whistle on
whistle-blown
attributed to
taken to task
took to task
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to confine in an enclosed room or space
trapped
caught
confined
penned
pent
imprisoned
cornered
shut in
took prisoner
taken prisoner
boxed in
closed in
fenced in
locked in
took in
taken in
took into custody
taken into custody
hedged in
hemmed in
held captive
drove into a corner
driven into a corner
pinned down
Verb
▲
Past tense for to stop oneself from doing something
refrained
abstained
forwent
forgone
renounced
eschewed
desisted
stopped
forbore
forborne
forswore
forsworn
avoided
quit
quitted
abjured
forsook
forsaken
dropped
kicked
ceased
discontinued
withheld
withholden
shunned
halted
kept
resisted
finished
curbed
rejected
restrained
inhibited
checked
passed
interrupted
gave up
given up
held back
did without
done without
broke off
broken off
steered clear of
left off
swore off
sworn off
stopped oneself
dispensed with
fought shy of
jacked in
passed up
left alone
not touched
gave a wide berth to
given a wide berth to
resisted the temptation to
had nothing to do with
sat out
not done
took the cure
taken the cure
avoided doing something
took the pledge
taken the pledge
went on the wagon
gone on the wagon
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