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Verb
Past tense for to restrain or keep in check
Past tense for to gain mastery or control over something or someone
Past tense for to impede the work or progress of
Past tense for to cause to fail, or to make great attempts to
Past tense for to reduce the intensity or severity of
Past tense for to reduce in extent or quantity
Past tense for to regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
Past tense for to refrain from doing something
Past tense for to prevent or defend against the occurrence of
Past tense for to try to prevent by action or argument
Past tense for to mark out the boundary or limits of
Adjective
Prevented from fully growing or developing
Constrained under authority or power
Unable to progress due to constraints
Refraining from indulgence of one's appetites
Determiner
Emphasizing insignificance
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Verb
▲
Past tense for to restrain or keep in check
restrained
checked
controlled
suppressed
inhibited
repressed
bridled
contained
limited
moderated
constrained
impeded
retarded
smothered
stifled
muffled
muzzled
regulated
restricted
strangled
subdued
curtailed
deterred
disciplined
froze
frozen
gagged
hindered
held
kept
kept under control
pegged
tamed
trammelled
trammeled
entrammeled
entrammelled
fettered
governed
measured
ruled
withheld
withholden
held in
kept in check
put a limit on
reined in
boxed in
cut back
choked back
cooled down
cooled off
held back
held down
kept back
kept within bounds
put the brakes on
slowed down
bit back
bitten back
buttoned up
fought back
kept a tight rein on
kept tight rein on
stemmed the flow of
tied up
kept a lid on
kept lid on
kept the lid on
brought to screeching halt
pulled in
bottled up
swallowed
corked up
corked
capped
confined
silenced
cooled
delimited
tempered
mastered
kept down
arrested
concealed
submerged
set
pocketed
calmed
toned down
put a brake on
held in check
put half nelson on
overcome
fixed
circumscribed
stopped
shut in
put a ceiling on
decreased
reined
straitened
put a lid on
hid
simmered down
reined back
composed
quelled
kept in
tranquilized
US
mitigated
gulped back
reduced
collected
dampened
conquered
mellowed
deadened
tranquillised
UK
sunken
sank
sunk
bounded
bound
quenched
overpowered
hampered
frustrated
damped down
modulated
kept in line
setted limits on
imposed limits on
boxed up
overcame
brought under control
covered up
hidden
settled
monitored
adjusted
licked
softened
pacified
rallied
recovered
inspected
quieted
cornered
stilled
lulled
mollified
demarcated
gentled
halted
humbled
muted
cowed
busted
reclaimed
barred
stayed
managed
constricted
stemmed
baulked
UK
killed
denied
cramped
terminated
watered down
balked
US
got a grip on
cushioned
specified
demarked
prescribed
shushed
fought
resisted
internalized
US
blocked
bottled
interned
eased
defined
delimitated
girdled
internalised
UK
prelimited
gained mastery over
gained control over
mothballed
immobilised
UK
immobilized
US
got the better of
gotten the better of
relieved
gulped
hemmed in
setted a limit on
tied down
placed a limit on
hog-tied
conserved
budgeted
kept within limits
kept control of
marked off
cracked down
pulled back
sat on
kept on a string
saved
kept secret
kept feeling inside oneself
held up
nipped in the bud
kept a rein on
kept under wraps
soft-pedalled
laid down the law to someone
restricted the consumption of
rationed
limited to a fixed amount
soft-pedaled
jammed up
brought into line
blacked out
kept inside
re-collected
drawn the line on
drew the line on
bitten one's lip
bit one's lip
more ❯
“His parents decided that if Jay couldn't
curb
his spending, then he would have to start earning his own money.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to gain mastery or control over something or someone
beat
beaten
conquered
controlled
subdued
mastered
overcame
overcome
defeated
quelled
vanquished
licked
bridled
quashed
tamed
bested
suppressed
surmounted
checked
restrained
dispatched
clobbered
dominated
arrested
curtailed
frustrated
squashed
squelched
stifled
thwarted
prevailed over
triumphed over
got the better of
gotten the better of
gained mastery over
got a grip on
won against
cracked down on
put the kibosh on
stamped out
gained control of
put an end to
put a stop to
repressed
stopped
crushed
extinguished
inhibited
put down
destroyed
shut down
silenced
hindered
killed
deadened
quenched
muffled
ended
constrained
smothered
restricted
nipped in the bud
clamped down on
overpowered
prevented
put the lid on
impeded
snuffed out
hampered
dampened
abolished
terminated
contained
wiped out
routed
slapped down
held back
quelched
put a lid on
gagged
diminished
annihilated
strangled
muted
shushed
demolished
halted
subjugated
damped down
cut short
cut off
put paid to
kept in check
put a damper on
finished
reduced
dulled
extirpated
damped
lessened
overwhelmed
scotched
governed
gotten rid of
got rid of
interfered with
bottled up
got over
cracked down
obstructed
eradicated
softened
moderated
stymied
blocked
eliminated
deflated
nixed
depressed
solved
mellowed
censored
quietened
drowned
harshed
reined in
toned down
regulated
overmatched
upended
worsted
got
weeded out
shut up
skunked
held in check
clamped down
brought to an end
kept back
dealt with
got control of
put the stopper on
put out
put damper on
gotten over
got under control
gotten under control
mitigated
scuppered
alleviated
blunted
cushioned
trammeled
trammelled
fettered
limited
foiled
corked
dashed
choked
hushed
quieted
stilled
scrunched
squished
trashed
spoilt
UK
spoiled
US
scuttled
queered
spiked
muzzled
iced
exterminated
trounced
expunged
overthrew
overthrown
buttressed
managed
hegemonized
strangled at birth
tanked
torpedoed
stemmed
ruled
directed
commanded
decreased
eased
absorbed
absorpt
lightened
settled
dumbed
removed
dried up
kept the lid on
staunched
lowered
drubbed
thrashed
abated
clammed
outstripped
outclassed
surpassed
excelled
gotten
overborne
overbore
kept a lid on
throttled
hammered
messed up
banished
quietened down
snowed under
slowed down
brought under control
whipped
downed
devastated
pasted
survived
weathered
slaughtered
crucified
floored
blotted out
gotten around
got around
sat on
soaked up
brought to a stop
hurdled
rendered
walked over
stunned
won
owned
shellacked
prevailed
outlived
shocked
done down
did down
rose above
risen above
made less active
knocked over
wiped the floor with
ground down
brought to screeching halt
choked off
come down on
closed up
found an answer to
come out on top
found a solution to
come out on top of
knocked out
won over
rendered incapable
rendered helpless
rendered powerless
brought to a halt
walked all over
run rings around
gained a victory over
brought someone to their knees
coped with
made mincemeat of
kept down
undone
undid
took the edge off
taken the edge off
outdid
stuffed
outdone
taken
took
done for
did for
threw
own
thrown
taken to the cleaners
came out on top of
ran rings around
blew out of the water
came out on top
blown out of the water
took to the cleaners
came down on
taken tough action
took tough action
obliterated
erased
axed
canceled
US
cancelled
UK
liquidated
rubbed out
effaced
rooted out
swept away
cleaned up
blacked out
wasted
decimated
razed
wrecked
zapped
totalled
totaled
ruined
cut out
deleted
excised
finished off
smashed
desolated
wiped off the map
did away with
done away with
invalidated
abrogated
nullified
vaporized
US
nuked
overturned
scrubbed
wiped off the face of the earth
wiped from the face of the earth
vaporised
UK
annulled
shattered
pulverized
US
dissolved
wracked
cut
massacred
offed
cast out
set aside
did in
blocked out
pulled down
dispensed with
washed out
put kibosh on
cut down
done in
pulverised
UK
repealed
rescinded
voided
revoked
took out
taken out
negated
disannulled
scrapped
ravaged
discontinued
vitiated
butchered
uprooted
scratched
neutralized
US
neutralised
UK
knocked off
knocked something on the head
gutted
shot down
creamed
given the chop
gave the chop
vacated
countermanded
avoided
nulled
retracted
repudiated
discarded
ditched
levelled
UK
leveled
US
put lid on
rolled back
overmastered
put to death
scored out
cut a swath through
torn down
put a line through
put the squeeze on
phased out
swamped
forced down
shed
struck down
KO'd
whelmed
wreaked havoc on
blown away
cast aside
tore down
buried
oppressed
executed
removed all traces of
struck out
cut up
trimmed
put to the sword
crossed out
blew away
inked out
prostrated
laid waste
blanked out
blued pencil
dropped
reversed
recalled
despoiled
purged
dumped
pillaged
vetoed
subverted
junked
prohibited
sacked
jettisoned
disestablished
plundered
chopped
obviated
deracinated
desecrated
overkilled
scissored out
declared null and void
terminated with extreme prejudice
left desolate
called all bets off
spoliated
benothinged
clamped
ransacked
deled
wrought havoc on
closed down
committed genocide
kept under control
kayoed
whacked
left in ruins
sank
marked out
mowed down
stiffed
bowdlerised
UK
drove out
scratched out
blue-pencilled
bowdlerized
US
ethnically cleansed
struck
exsected
dismissed
wrought havoc
polished off
scragged
cancelled out
kept in
scrubbed out
poured cold water on
obscured
scourged
trampled
dismantled
stricken down
interrupted
laundered
gained control over
raided
taken apart
assassinated
held in
croaked
trampled on
took apart
wiped off
canceled out
sent to kingdom come
called off
bore down on
subordinated
broke
edited
brought to naught
wiped
driven out
brought under the yoke
elided
broken
ended the life of
sunken
tread
expurgated
smoked
brake
murdered
exscinded
reneged
cowed
sent to the gas chambers
borne down on
slayed
aborted
rendered null and void
censured
withheld
got shot of
rendered invalid
rebutted
lopped off
blue-penciled
razed to the ground
wiped off face of earth
gotten shot of
bottled
superseded
killed off
devoured
crossed through
slashed
edited out
flattened
sunk
come down hard on
covered
destroyed root and branch
kept inside
rejected
rubbed off
bumped off
topped
beat down
brought to heel
held down
depredated
withdrawn
withdrew
stricken
withholden
forgot it
forgotten it
drove underground
beaten down
driven underground
broke off
broken off
threw cold water on
thrown cold water on
came down hard on
thrown out
threw out
done to death
slew
did to death
given someone the works
slain
took the life of
taken the life of
gave someone the works
blown sky-high
blown to bits
blew sky-high
blew to bits
trod
trod on
trodden on
trodden
more ❯
“With the help of Jolene, Beth was finally able to
curb
her addiction to alcohol.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to impede the work or progress of
inhibited
hindered
impeded
checked
restrained
hampered
obstructed
restricted
trammelled
trammeled
handicapped
encumbered
blocked
stymied
cramped
thwarted
fettered
retarded
prevented
constrained
stifled
suppressed
repressed
frustrated
shackled
foiled
hobbled
clogged
bridled
barred
handcuffed
smothered
manacled
slowed
embarrassed
balked
US
baulked
UK
stalled
prohibited
reduced
averted
interdicted
debarred
forbid
forbade
forbidden
outlawed
sandbagged
enjoined
fazed
warded
held back
interfered with
held up
hog-tied
short-circuited
slowed down
tied up
reined in
hung up
held in
held down
put a brake on
kept in
threw a spanner in the works
thrown a spanner in the works
stemmed the flow of
put on brakes
hamstrung
hamstringed
stopped
arrested
limited
cut off
halted
forestalled
put a stop to
delayed
cumbered
set back
interrupted
shut off
put an end to
shut out
derailed
crippled
stonewalled
disrupted
curtailed
stood in the way of
opposed
counteracted
crimped
baffled
confined
stemmed
controlled
deterred
put the kibosh on
borked
stayed
choked
kept back
cut short
put off
circumvented
headed off
shut down
tied
detained
staved off
stove off
warded off
suspended
cramped one's style
nipped in the bud
defeated
scuppered
withheld
held
contained
discontinued
closed off
diminished
interfered
dammed
staunched
intercepted
sabotaged
straitened
spoiled
US
spoilt
UK
slowed up
braked
terminated
countered
entangled
ceased
beat
quit
closed
lessened
nullified
put paid to
contravened
got in the way of
gotten in the way of
ruined
thrown a monkey wrench in the works of
threw a monkey wrench in the works of
upset
put back
put a spoke in someone's wheel
fended off
brought to a standstill
let up
decelerated
put the stopper on
impaired
choked off
constricted
ended
precluded
upset the applecart
cut out
moderated
regulated
weakened
neutralized
US
gotten in the way
got in the way
finished
plugged
leashed
diverted
bound
evaded
postponed
neutralised
UK
overturned
circumnavigated
obscured
checkmated
withholden
scotched
skirted
sidestepped
laid off
stoppered
discomfited
held off
resisted
stanched
avoided
decreased
bogged down
blocked out
clogged up
closed out
brake
steered clear of
defended against
blocked up
stopped up
brought to an end
blocked off
plugged up
sapped
delimited
circumscribed
obviated
bottlenecked
burdened
slackened
paused
crabbed
let
discouraged
undermined
mired
shelved
put at a disadvantage
stunted
deferred
put on hold
put on ice
jammed
throttled
put straitjacket on
weighed down
barricaded
repulsed
put out of commission
dissuaded from
sealed
entrammeled
entrammelled
quitted
intermitted
filled
quieted
held off on
dragged your feet
kept in check
dropped
chained
caulked
congested
concluded
muzzled
kept under control
blockaded
put a crimp in
shut
rattled
closed up
disconcerted
choked up
bunged up
backed off
turned off
outwitted
brought to a stop
brought to screeching halt
occluded
wound up
called a halt to
brought to a close
loused up
picked off
screwed up
fouled up
withstood
put a damper on
dashed
pulled the plug on
adjourned
cut in
put the brakes on
cut back
hit the brakes
put the brakes on
let down flaps
disappointed
put end to
cut down
knocked off
put the mockers on
put a cork in
retardated
subverted
lay off
taken down
took down
disempowered
retained
devitalized
given a hard time
gave a hard time
reined
destabilized
US
swallowed
squelched
muffled
deflated
denied
caught
attenuated
demoralized
US
netted
captured
ensnared
enmeshed
fought back
governed
disadvantaged
forfended
snagged
tied down
screened
tethered
inconvenienced
sidelined
complicated
helped
proscribed
shaken
shook
emasculated
bottled up
choked back
tamed
rebuffed
debilitated
kept
depressed
refused
softened
demoralised
UK
botched
destabilised
UK
challenged
bogged
tied someone's hands
sidetracked
capped
banned
damped
eroded
saved
setted limits on
imposed limits on
straitjacketed
escaped
bypassed
chilled
dampened
cooled
dragged through the mud
disallowed
kept a lid on
slackened pace
pulled in
tempered
indisposed
hemmed in
queered the pitch of
clipped one's wings
beaten
placed at a disadvantage
petered out
stood off
refused to pay
monkeyed with
poked full of holes
filled up
stuffed
pre-empted
expired
clotted
subdued
deflected
compromised
damaged
abated
packed
jammed up
lagged
played for time
tied one's hands
ruled out
finished off
corked
canceled
US
cancelled
UK
turned aside
kept lid on
stumped
wrecked
juked
ditched
crashed
unsettled
protracted
snookered
invalidated
scuttled
loitered
qualified
reefed
embogged
procrastinated
bunged
thrown monkey wrench in
threw monkey wrench in
dissolved
completed
brought to a halt
strangulated
abolished
prorogued
remitted
repelled
squashed
confounded
annulled
done for
estopped
did for
boxed in
gagged
bottled
nobbled
parried
prolonged
desisted
turned back
immobilized
US
prevented from making progress
poured cold water on
broke off
lost speed
deactivated
gummed up
closed down
messed up
brought an end to
wound down
kept within the limits of
disturbed
packed up
worked against
desisted from
lost steam
narrowed down
crossed
broken off
fended
counterplotted
buried
come to an end
kept waiting
packed in
broke up
saddled with
broken up
encroached on
infringed
immobilised
UK
called a halt
forbid to
headed off at pass
placed a limit on
made late
left off
held over
caused setback
locked out
beat down
gotten out of
got out of
bitten back
bit back
took out
gave disadvantage
given disadvantage
taken out
frozen
froze
taken wind out of
took wind out of
broke
broken
canned
anchored it
undone
undid
came to an end
threw a spoke in the wheel of
thrown a spoke in the wheel of
acted against
taken out of play
took out of play
threw cold water on
thrown cold water on
thrown a curve
threw a curve
forbidden to
beaten down
got the better of
gotten the better of
took wind out of sails
taken wind out of sails
taken away
took away
blown the whistle on
given over
blew the whistle on
gave over
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cause to fail, or to make great attempts to
thwarted
frustrated
hindered
foiled
checked
stopped
impeded
blocked
prevented
obstructed
hampered
stymied
restrained
baulked
UK
forestalled
defeated
baffled
scotched
balked
US
cramped
derailed
circumvented
scuppered
opposed
trammelled
trammeled
ruined
beat
beaten
spoiled
US
spoilt
UK
dashed
countered
discomfited
smashed
snookered
disappointed
crimped
checkmated
confused
upset
outwitted
crossed
crabbed
nobbled
bilked
traversed
rooted
snafued
shipwrecked
stultified
held up
put a stop to
put paid to
stood in the way of
did for
done for
fouled up
put the kibosh on
loused up
put the stopper on
put the mockers on
took down
taken down
gave the slip
given the slip
upset the applecart
cooked someone's goose
played off
put a spoke in someone's wheel
took wind out of
taken wind out of
took the wind out of your sails
taken the wind out of your sails
halted
crippled
nullified
queered
nipped in the bud
screwed up
messed up
halted in its tracks
threw a spanner in the works
thrown a spanner in the works
threw monkey wrench in
thrown monkey wrench in
thrown a monkey wrench in the works
threw a monkey wrench in the works
put an end to
finished
made an end of
brought to a close
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to reduce the intensity or severity of
soothed
lessened
diminished
reduced
moderated
allayed
mitigated
softened
abated
calmed
alleviated
tempered
dulled
weakened
decreased
deadened
subdued
lightened
blunted
dampened
damped
attenuated
checked
quelled
cooled
muffled
mellowed
stifled
smothered
degraded
modulated
muted
tamed
curtailed
cut
minimized
US
temperated
squelched
minimised
UK
balmed
dulcified
toned down
took the edge off
taken the edge off
de-escalated
took the sting out
taken the sting out
smoothed down
cooled off
lowered
eased
cut down
cut back
restrained
dropped
limited
assuaged
tapered
ebbed
contracted
scaled down
let up
shrunk
depreciated
downsized
slashed
decremented
downscaled
relieved
wound down
mollified
quieted
restricted
dwindled
cushioned
suppressed
tailed off
waned
eased off
damped down
put a damper on
cut back on
stilled
palliated
slackened
brought down
dialed down
pared down
modified
declined
depressed
trimmed
soft-pedalled
soft-pedaled
devaluated
relaxed
placated
made cutbacks in
stepped down
petered out
put the lid on
put damper on
dropped off
shrank
shrunken
tranquilized
US
qualified
depleted
tranquillised
UK
subsided
pruned
clipped
eroded
marked down
knocked down
pared
dented
rolled back
tapered off
slowed down
slacked off
run down
whittled down
dried up
pacified
decayed
faded
degenerated
slumped
deteriorated
controlled
benumbed
remitted
crumbled
repressed
numbed
rationed
diluted
extinguished
narrowed
withered
impaired
drooped
overcome
appeased
quenched
minified
wasted
settled
downgraded
inhibited
axed
evaporated
shrivelled
UK
shriveled
US
couched
played down
made less intense
ratcheted down
run low
died down
cast down
narrowed down
calmed down
trimmed back
phased down
cut down on
trimmed down
lost edge
conciliated
lulled
composed
propitiated
sunken
sank
sunk
helped
comforted
sweetened
took the bite out
fell off
worn down
worn away
ran down
taken the bite out
fallen off
wore away
wore down
ameliorated
gentled
cheapened
satisfied
reconciled
fixed up
patched things up
adjusted
discounted
sated
regulated
made reasonable
slaked
undervalued
receded
felled
revised
chilled
constrained
lowered in price
constricted
devalued
plunged
plummeted
relented
relent
plummetted
contained
held in
lapsed
cauterized
US
minced
shaved
rebated
drained
sapped
reined in
deducted
undermined
made cheaper
undersold
retrenched
lowered the price of
overcame
docked
defused
palled
slowed
petered
whittled
died away
tightened
become smaller
cauterised
UK
reduced the price of
slimmed down
subtracted
offered at a giveaway price
made less
kept under control
tailed away
taken down
shortened
rounded down
kept at a minimum
made reductions in
disgraded
made weaker
rendered worthless
bated
abased
kept in check
cooled out
disempowered
kept to a minimum
met halfway
demerited
decimated
died out
phased out
extenuated
took down
scaled back
drained away
become less
kept down
amortised
UK
blurred
retrenched on
amortized
US
ran low
made smaller
taken sting out
took sting out
taken the bite out of
took the bite out of
taken the sting out of
took the sting out of
fell
fallen
shove
shave
shaven
broke
broken
brake
wrote down
written down
taken the heat off
took the heat off
grown smaller
became smaller
grown less
grew less
fallen away
became less
grew smaller
fell away
wrote off
drove down
written off
driven down
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to reduce in extent or quantity
curtailed
reduced
cut
decreased
lessened
diminished
shortened
trimmed
truncated
abridged
abbreviated
shrank
shrunk
shrunken
contracted
docked
clipped
slashed
downsized
cropped
limited
lopped
chopped
elided
syncopated
retrenched
restrained
restricted
minified
controlled
cramped
halted
inhibited
cut back
cut down
pared down
cut short
slimmed down
boiled down
rolled back
reined in
tightened up
broke off
broken off
held back
reined back
put a limit on
put a restriction on
put the brakes on
economized
US
lowered
checked
economised
UK
marked down
clipt
lopt
compressed
condensed
pruned
snipped
narrowed
cut to the bone
concentrated
deflated
telescoped
constricted
shrivelled
UK
shriveled
US
slimmed
wasted away
become smaller
made smaller
bobbed
dwindled
minimized
US
excerpted
minimised
UK
made shorter
turned up
got shorter
gotten shorter
squeezed
withered
put in a nutshell
cut off
epitomized
US
grew smaller
got smaller
grown smaller
gotten smaller
became smaller
epitomised
UK
foreshortened
abstracted
digested
summarized
US
synopsized
taken up
took up
lopped off
pared
summarised
UK
rounded down
shaved
whittled down
sheared
grew shorter
disappeared
grown shorter
tightened
shaven
shave
shore
shove
shorn
blued pencil
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
paced
regulated
controlled
limited
managed
constrained
contained
monitored
administered
measured
adjusted
methodized
overlooked
tempered
adapted
guided
organised
UK
organized
US
systematised
UK
systematized
US
allocated
directed
reconciled
restrained
administrated
legislated
policed
tamed
bridled
set
coordinated
inhibited
standardised
UK
standardized
US
governed
modulated
supervised
balanced
held
superintended
moderated
oversaw
overseen
restricted
stewarded
presided over
pulled in
reined in
kept an eye on
kept tabs on
Verb
▲
Past tense for to refrain from doing something
abstained
forwent
forgone
eschewed
forbore
forborne
avoided
renounced
refrained
quit
quitted
stopped
desisted
abjured
abandoned
ceased
kicked
shunned
withheld
withholden
kept
declined
refused
spurned
evaded
relinquished
abnegated
passed
kept from
packed in
held back
jacked in
passed up
sat out
had done with
took the cure
taken the cure
gave the go by
given the go by
withdrew from
withdrawn from
checked
resisted
stopped oneself
left alone
refrained from
inhibited
restrained
left off
desisted from
stopped oneself from
restrained oneself from
prevented oneself from
resisted the temptation to
discontinued
dropped
halted
finished
rejected
given up
gave up
swore off
sworn off
steered clear of
avoided doing something
not done
fought shy of
laid off
abstained from
put off
checked oneself
withheld from
cut out
quit cold
turned down
let up
done without
did without
gave a wide berth to
given a wide berth to
broke off
broken off
forbore from
forborne from
forswore
forsworn
forsook
forsaken
ended
interrupted
arrested
omitted
bridled
belayed
escaped
belaid
forewent
foregone
sacrificed
prevented
concluded
dispensed with
prohibited
lay off
not touched
bucked
declined to
kicked over
knocked off
called it quits
had nothing to do with
restrained yourself
given over
helped
kept off
laid off of
gave over
packed up
kicked the habit
managed not to
ceased to indulge in
broke
broken
brake
gone easy
went easy
gone on the wagon
taken the pledge
went on the wagon
took the pledge
canned
gone without
went without
put a stop to
repudiated
suspended
axed
put an end to
called it a day
cut off
skipped
called a halt to
waived
disclaimed
passed on
brushed aside
left out
shut off
cut short
reformed
reevaluated
disregarded
disavowed
precluded
disdained
stayed away from
backed off from
held off
restrained from
checked out from
called it quits on
pulled out of
disestablished
denied
abdicated
ditched
vetoed
chucked
bypassed
reined in
shied from
surceased from
kiboshed
weaned
surceased
scoffed at
not bought
forlet
resigned from
denied oneself
gave something a miss
cut it out
let well enough alone
stood down from
packed it in
brought to an end
brought to a halt
got off
wound up
given something a miss
put the kibosh on
undone
undid
shrank from
shrunk from
rebuffed
dismissed
broke up
broken up
snubbed
left
repulsed
disapproved
eluded
demurred
reprobated
ignored
knocked back
demurred at
baulked at
said no to
shaken
shook
shirked
ducked
dodged
finessed
disaffirmed
scaped
shied
not accepted
refused to take advantage of
opted out
vacated
blocked
detached
obstructed
opted out of
looked down one's nose at
threw away
thrown away
closed
terminated
determined
withdrawn
withdrew
intervened
elapsed
winked out
departed from
had no truck with
missed out on
shied away from
reneged on
dead-ended
wrapped up
stepped down from
weaseled out of
passed over
walked out on
gotten out of
gotten off
turned your back on
bowed out of
shuffled out of
turned aside from
brought to a close
rendered needless
held back from
kept clear of
brought to end
hung it up
closed off
weaselled out of
stopped trying
retired from
escaped from
stayed clear of
come off
skipped out on
got out of
managed without
gainsaid
balked at
holp
holpen
came off
threw in the towel
threw in the sponge
thrown in the towel
thrown in the sponge
gotten around
got around
gotten on the wagon
sewed up
got on the wagon
sewn up
shaken one's head
shook one's head
shaken off
shook off
given the thumbs down
given the red light
gave the red light
gave the thumbs down
gone cold turkey
went cold turkey
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to prevent or defend against the occurrence of
inhibited
prevented
averted
deterred
hindered
obstructed
obviated
frustrated
thwarted
avoided
intercepted
fended off
staved off
stove off
headed off
warded off
held back
turned aside
defended against
held off
Verb
▲
Past tense for to try to prevent by action or argument
resisted
opposed
defied
hindered
impeded
obstructed
blocked
challenged
checked
combatted
combated
confronted
contested
countered
disputed
fought
frustrated
halted
inhibited
prevented
protested
restrained
stemmed
stopped
thwarted
battled
relucted
counteracted
countervailed
gainstood
gainstayed
refused
stonewalled
withset
withsat
withsitten
withstayed
fought against
objected to
baulked at
went against
gone against
contended with
dissented with
kicked against
rebelled against
took on
taken on
refused to accept
stood up to
strove against
striven against
locked horns with
struggled against
took a stand against
taken a stand against
took issue with
taken issue with
faced down
took up arms against
taken up arms against
put up a fight against
spoke out against
spoken out against
setted your face against
put an end to
eliminated
withstood
ended
tackled
oppugned
warred
resolved
repelled
bucked
battled against
brought to an end to
made a stand against
coped with
foughten
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to mark out the boundary or limits of
defined
bounded
bound
demarcated
established
circumscribed
delimited
determined
fixed
limited
specified
delineated
outlined
demarked
distinguished
prescribed
set
confined
marked
bordered
compassed
encircled
enclosed
encompassed
enveloped
terminated
belted
edged
flanked
girded
girt
girdled
rimmed
surrounded
verged
laid down
lay down
marked off
marked out
set out
fenced in
staked out
walled in
set bounds to
setted the boundaries of
setted the limits of
Adjective
▲
Prevented from fully growing or developing
stunted
suppressed
restrained
stifled
subdued
constrained
bridled
frustrated
checked
smothered
inhibited
restricted
confined
contained
unexpressed
dissatisfied
unfulfilled
held back
bottled-up
held-back
bottled up
held in
held within
pent-up
pent up
held in check
kept in check
repressed
muffled
blocked
gagged
silenced
latent
hidden
concealed
subconscious
unconscious
censored
muted
stilled
quieted
muzzled
compartmentalized
US
compartmentalised
UK
held down
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Constrained under authority or power
limited
controlled
checked
confined
restricted
constrained
defined
restrained
bounded
delimited
fixed
qualified
circumscribed
finite
hampered
bound
predefined
particular
precise
reserved
sectional
topical
narrow
determinate
measured
definite
encircled
closed
cramped
small
compact
tight
constricted
incommodious
uncomfortable
strait
poky
inadequate
confining
squeezed
meagre
UK
enclosed
pinched
incapacious
pent
exiguous
cramp
narrowed
compassed
meager
US
kept
shut in
demarcated
contained
specific
set
terminable
exhaustible
stipulated
subject to limitations
select
limitary
localized
US
localised
UK
local
determined
prescribed
established
numbered
marked
assigned
well defined
well-defined
clearly defined
well-marked
exact
limited in number
definable
conditioned
predictable
predetermined
not infinite
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Unable to progress due to constraints
handicapped
impeded
restrained
encumbered
hampered
restricted
checked
limited
obstructed
stymied
burdened
baulked
UK
balked
US
blocked
deterred
Adjective
▲
Refraining from indulgence of one's appetites
continent
abstemious
abstinent
temperate
sober
ascetic
abstentious
austere
restrained
celibate
chaste
inhibited
bridled
modest
self-denying
self-abnegating
self-restrained
moderate
disciplined
teetotal
self-controlled
controlled
self-restraining
self-disciplined
strict
spartan
frugal
puritanical
abstaining
non-indulgent
hair-shirt
severe
Spartan
dry
forbearing
nonindulgent
abnegating
forgoing
eschewing
constrained
rigid
exacting
self-possessed
simple
solemn
economical
refraining
straightlaced
monkish
monastic
anchoritic
solitary
cloistered
rigorous
nunlike
reclusive
stern
eremitic
hermitic
sparing
strait-laced
self-sacrificing
monklike
mortified
ascetical
harsh
moderating
restricted
other-worldly
meagre
UK
stringent
meager
US
contemplative
meditative
paltry
plain
scanty
skimpy
scant
insufficient
Lacedaemonian
prudish
prim
proper
priggish
prissy
Victorian
starchy
stuffy
stiff
schoolmarmish
moralistic
Grundyish
schoolmistressy
straitlaced
bluenosed
conforming
narrow
puritan
moral
sententious
censorious
forbidding
narrow-minded
old-maidish
goody-goody
nice-nelly
tight-laced
more ❯
Determiner
▲
Emphasizing insignificance
little
diminished
hardly any
limited
minimal
modest
negligible
restricted
poor
reduced
scant
finite
immaterial
inappreciable
inconsiderable
insignificant
little or no
restrained
constrained
inadequate
inhibited
insufficient
lessened
not much
paltry
slight
small
trifling
unsubstantial
barely any
meager
US
meagre
UK
scantly any
scarcely any
sparse
no
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