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To stop or keep from happening or continuing
To disallow, usually through the use of preventative measures
To take action with the intent of hindering someone or something
To discourage or dissuade someone from doing something
To defy or put up an opposition to
To protect or shield from harm or danger
To forgo, or prevent oneself from doing, something
To fend off or defend against something hostile
To provide assuagement or palliation to
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Verb
▲
To stop or keep from happening or continuing
stop
avert
halt
arrest
block
foil
thwart
intercept
obviate
avoid
check
forfend
stonewall
cease
desist
discontinue
head off
save
defend against
fend off
hold back
hold off
put an end to
put a stop to
stave off
ward off
keep from happening
nip in the bud
shut out
turn aside
forestall
preclude
hinder
obstruct
impede
deter
curb
frustrate
help
inhibit
baulk
UK
divert
balk
US
deflect
restrain
oppose
circumvent
rule out
hamper
prohibit
counteract
restrict
preempt
interrupt
anticipate
pre-empt
counter
repress
interdict
stall
interfere with
cut off
pick off
get in before
steal a march on
debar
defeat
delay
stymie
bar
put off
retard
turn off
keep at bay
second-guess
head off at pass
provide against
get ahead of
take away
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
beat someone to it
forefend
fend
free
spare
reprieve
absolve
shunt
dispense
exempt
stave
discharge
derail
commandeer
keep off
shove aside
keep lid on
evade
resist
suppress
be early
circumnavigate
nullify
withstand
act in advance of
be one step ahead of
prepare for
parry
crimp
sidestep
skirt
control
limit
get one's retaliation in first
withhold
trammel
scupper
spoil
obscure
scotch
fetter
put chill on
eliminate
remove
indispose
quiet
shake
strangulate
foreclose
put a stopper in
bring to screeching halt
put a lock on
discourage
detain
act against
bring an end to
work against
keep back
hold up
steer clear of
hang up
stand in the way of
take out of play
put the brakes on
shut off
get in the way of
get in the way
throw cold water on
put a damper on
pour cold water on
cut in
keep
get round
make unnecessary
stay
damp
let
get rid of
do away with
cool
chill
dampen
more ❯
“The group has obtained an injunction to
prevent
the demolition of the building.”
Verb
▲
To disallow, usually through the use of preventative measures
disallow
block
forbid
prohibit
stop
ban
exclude
interrupt
limit
obstruct
preclude
proscribe
bar
counteract
debar
interdict
veto
rule out
restrain
enjoin
embargo
outlaw
inhibit
reject
estop
refuse
obviate
boycott
halt
blackball
put a stop to
taboo
criminalize
US
restrict
banish
criminalise
UK
deny
make illegal
disqualify
eliminate
shut out
except
forestall
forfend
dismiss
suppress
suspend
revoke
put an end to
give the red light to
close out
give the thumbs down to
pass up
decline
negative
disapprove
black
nix
reprobate
illegalize
rebuff
deter
withhold
oppose
ward off
place an embargo on
negate
turn down
count out
declare illegal
impede
knock back
say no to
freeze out
hinder
omit
thwart
check
blacklist
exile
ostracize
US
avert
bate
disclude
discount
disbar
spurn
penalize
US
penalise
UK
sideline
forbid to
make impossible
make it impossible for
occlude
repudiate
pass
discountenance
pass by
deselect
declare ineligible
put an embargo on
cut out
ostracise
UK
ice out
throw out
give something a miss
shoot down
officially forbid
not grant
balk at
close down
pass on
leave out
give thumbs down to
throw over
curb
censure
condemn
destroy
misdemeanorize
felonize
override
circumvent
place injunction on
place an injunction on
shut out of
shut off
deprive
invalidate
discard
rusticate
ward
discontinue
cease
quit
head off
stave off
make it impracticable for
expel
foreclose
disenable
refuse to admit
lock out
deny access to
shut the door on
keep out
factor out
cancel
recant
abolish
prevent the occurrence of
make impracticable
disentitle
not consider
put paid to
forget about
close one's doors to
disable
declare incapable
repulse
forgo
begrudge
remove
ignore
stand in the way
enjoin from
give the brush-off to
turn thumbs down
set aside
pass over
freeze
censor
put the kibosh on
declare taboo
shut down
say no
put the chill on
oust
snub
eject
disfellowship
kill
disregard
excommunicate
put down
cast out
quash
shun
overrule
squash
avoid
deport
expatriate
evict
displace
cut
expulse
transport
relegate
declare null and void
extradite
leave out in the cold
cold-shoulder
thumbs down
give the cold shoulder to
drum out
steer clear of
get rid of
refuse entrance to
drive out
turn out
send away
fail to include
sentence
exempt
incapacitate
overlook
impair
weaken
eighty-six
consider undesirable
make something punishable
refuse to employ
prohibit from entering
hit list
cut off
not include
give the cold shoulder
injunct
declare something a punishable offence
weed out
unchurch
force out
leave out of account
mark off
anathematize
strike
takfir
curse
spike
zing
cork
stymie
withhold patronage
refuse admission to
stand in the way of
down
abstain from
defeat
nullify
bottle up
box in
hang up
hold up
jam up
lock up
tie up
refrain from
dissent
turn your back on
stay away from
keep lid on
repatriate
rout
brush off
have nothing to do with
impose sanctions
wash your hands of
deny admittance to
hold aloof from
keep off
keep at arm's length
prevent from entering
give a wide berth to
refuse to take part in
refuse admittance
chase
discharge
bounce
put half nelson on
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
isolate
extradict
out
extrude
drive off
sequester
rule against
run off
kick out
turf out
do away with
boot out
shake off
drive away
see the back of
chase away
refuse permission to
dispossess
give thumbs down
not go for
separate
uproot
countermand
evacuate
reverse
drop
overturn
miss
disclaim
disown
abjure
disavow
bypass
elide
disacknowledge
pretermit
skip
overpass
overleap
slight
not bother
leave off
dispense with
let something slide
fail to mention
take out
skip over
miss out
cast aside
more ❯
“The website will
prevent
you from leaving comments if you do not sign in.”
Verb
▲
To take action with the intent of hindering someone or something
hinder
impede
inhibit
curb
hamper
restrict
retard
stymie
constrain
disrupt
hamstring
handicap
restrain
suppress
balk
US
baulk
UK
cramp
forestall
frustrate
get in the way of
slow down
block
check
thwart
obstruct
stop
foil
baffle
defeat
trammel
hold back
bar
dash
interfere with
scupper
scotch
put a stop to
derail
halt
circumvent
ruin
crimp
arrest
cripple
stifle
fetter
spoil
encumber
hold up
put an end to
beat
quash
counter
repress
put the kibosh on
snooker
checkmate
put paid to
hobble
oppose
stall
nullify
delay
shackle
throw a spanner in the works
clog
stand in the way of
prohibit
discomfit
upset
outwit
destroy
cut off
counteract
quell
crush
stonewall
do for
subdue
disappoint
foul up
deter
squash
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
slow
squelch
smash
interrupt
limit
cumber
crab
nobble
kill
handcuff
louse up
bridle
curtail
neutralize
US
put the stopper on
put the mockers on
screw up
upset the applecart
choke
muffle
nip in the bud
wreck
hog-tie
neutralise
UK
sabotage
manacle
extinguish
end
embarrass
set back
stamp out
bilk
stump
avert
smother
gag
forbid
withhold
interdict
hang up
mess up
put a spoke in someone's wheel
short-circuit
tie up
put a brake on
keep back
shatter
contravene
quelch
control
undo
cross
stem
queer
annul
preclude
take wind out of
bork
take down
strangle
stay
cramp one's style
debar
shush
muzzle
shut out
evade
put the lid on
cut short
mar
get in the way
devastate
demolish
close off
shut off
impair
bring to an end
avoid
root
silence
sidestep
contain
detain
snafu
overpower
dam
skirt
reduce
overturn
banjax
negate
staunch
head off
stave off
crool
deaden
give the slip
stultify
ward off
jam
nix
hold off
dish
mute
steer clear of
interfere
damp down
intermit
slow up
queer someone's pitch
choke off
dissuade from
crack down on
damage
shut down
put off
terminate
overcome
escape
break
bypass
circumnavigate
traverse
deflect
plug
annihilate
confound
confuse
defend against
quench
finish
stuff
seal
pause
inconvenience
close
cork
shelve
discontinue
fill
cease
suspend
throw monkey wrench in
stanch
blight
cruel
break up
play off
cook someone's goose
give the run around
euchre
bottleneck
congest
remit
spike someone's guns
throttle
repulse
cancel
offset
buck
resist
rein in
stopper
make late
hold
bottle up
clog up
close out
block out
brake
do in
hold in
hold down
stop up
block up
bung up
occlude
make a mess of
block off
stem the flow of
keep in check
clamp down on
be a hindrance to
bring to a standstill
plug up
keep under control
play havoc with
make a hash of
play for time
blow a hole in
bring to naught
cut out
get out of
disconcert
divert
decelerate
blow
suffocate
ditch
crash
keep lid on
juke
unsettle
weaken
throw a curve
halt in its tracks
throw a monkey wrench in the works
barricade
caulk
worst
constipate
burden
elude
blockade
close up
fill up
postpone
dodge
duck
retardate
throw
intercept
choke up
pack
jam up
obviate
scuttle
invalidate
bring to a close
make an end of
clobber
tie
be the end of
sweep aside
prevent from making progress
defer
protract
entangle
repel
bind
shun
come down hard on
bung
leash
box in
throw a spoke in the wheel of
prorogue
keep waiting
debilitate
rein
parry
rattle
outlaw
confine
prolong
eschew
sandbag
blank
counterplot
bury
bottle
faze
enjoin
swallow
ward
cause to wait
cause to stay
keep
injure
govern
fight back
moderate
affect
disturb
strangle at birth
put back
back off
hold off on
bring to screeching halt
bog down
hold over
miss
tamper
influence
discourage
tame
rebuff
choke back
regulate
take wind out of sails
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
beat down
disfigure
trouble
discommode
incommode
conflict
weigh down
drag your feet
shipwreck
trash
tie one's hands
keep in
scar
put on brakes
keep a lid on
pull in
slacken pace
bite back
taint
puzzle
nonplus
mystify
cheat
undermine
stain
flummox
afflict
attack
eradicate
subvert
procrastinate
pigeonhole
corner
dispatch
decay
diminish
censor
take the wind out of your sails
incapacitate
ravage
lessen
glitch up
put a damper on
eliminate
hush
quiet
quieten
still
decrease
disable
obliterate
threaten
ice
withstand
abolish
waste time
dead-end
put on hold
hang fire
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
harm
decimate
bollix
dry up
abort
kick the can down the road
buy time
employ delaying tactics
filibuster
shut up
break down
intrude on
muck up
clot
shut
quit
drop
can
obscure
lock out
gum up
withdraw
intervene
renounce
break off
desist from
lay off
pack up
knock off
leave off
bring to a halt
pack in
give over
bring to end
lick
dash one's hope
more ❯
“Checkpoints were established to
prevent
the fugitive from having an easy escape route.”
Verb
▲
To discourage or dissuade someone from doing something
discourage
dissuade
deter
disadvise
disincline
advise against
caution against
persuade not to
talk out of
urge not to
put off
inhibit
stop
dehort
divert
deprecate
sidetrack
counsel
derail
scare off
warn off
persuade against
turn aside
thwart one's attempts
remonstrate against
warn against
exhort against
argue out of
cry out against
advise not to
lean on
urge against
expostulate against
turn off
throw off
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
discountenance
counsel against
keep from
frighten off
hinder
change somebody's mind
turn against
argue someone out of something
dissuade from
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
scare out of
put a damper on
act like a wet blanket
more ❯
“My dad would do his best to
prevent
me from going to the concert.”
Verb
▲
To defy or put up an opposition to
oppose
challenge
fight
resist
contest
dispute
confront
defy
contradict
counter
battle
deny
face
combat
gainsay
controvert
rebut
repel
withstand
argue
attack
oppugn
thwart
encounter
cross
buck
check
disagree
block
obstruct
hinder
disapprove
dislike
dissent
protest
take
assail
assault
counterattack
withstay
gainstand
gainstay
react
withset
withsit
take on
object to
contend with
disagree with
stand up to
struggle against
strive against
fight against
argue against
be against
take issue with
go against
argue with
be anti
take a stand against
put up a fight against
disapprove of
be hostile to
face down
be in opposition to
quarrel with
fly in the face of
take issue
speak against
call in question
frown at
speak out against
be in defiance of
not support
not countenance
set your face against
stand up and be counted against
run counter to
take a stand
react against
impede
restrain
frustrate
stop
inhibit
halt
stem
curb
eliminate
end
tackle
war
resolve
battle against
reluct
cope with
counteract
stonewall
refuse
countervail
bring to an end to
put an end to
make a stand against
baulk at
lock horns with
rebel against
dissent with
take up arms against
dig in your heels
refuse to accept
kick against
meet
brave
face off
outface
brazen
refute
accost
meet head-on
question
dare
breast
outbrave
beard
dissent from
contend
face up to
repulse
engage
affront
ward off
stave off
fend off
fight off
grapple with
vehemently disagree
strongly disagree
go up against
demur against
demur about
come up against
push back
have bone to pick
come face to face with
frown on
have a problem with
not believe in
beat
query
doubt
negate
impeach
battle with
clash with
reject
skirmish with
do battle with
wage war on
impugn
hold out against
scorn
waylay
retaliate
contravene
call into question
fight back
disaffirm
disprove
beat off
confute
square up to
go one-on-one
defend against
strongly oppose
defend yourself
object forcefully
face with
forcefully object
strongly disapprove
forcefully disagree
come to grips
strenuously object
take aside
meet head on
square off
turn away
turn back
bitterly oppose
put up a fight
rival
revolt against
agitate against
duel
unseat
rise up against
object
campaign against
think wrong
tangle with
oppose action
compete against
compete with
shake one's head
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
call someone's bluff
do battle
spare no effort
rebuff
throw down the gauntlet
stand up against
collide with
put up an argument
vie against
engage with
take up arms
take wind out of sails
buck the trend
be an adversary of
debate
disobey
spurn
struggle with
get into conflict with
face off against
hold at bay
match
disclaim
repudiate
undermine
disconfirm
disavow
cross swords with
litigate
withsay
withspeak
blast
quibble over
call in
argue about
protest against
come to blows with
feud with
rally against
clash
come into conflict with
outdare
be at variance with
go against the grain
beg to differ
knock chip off shoulder
make my day
muster courage
run the gauntlet
step over the line
laugh at
handle
rage against
fight with
push back against
suffer
endure
experience
bear
defend
set upon
launch
begin battle with
strike
court
countenance
eyeball
risk
stand
swallow
stomach
sustain
tolerate
venture
allow
play
abide
brook
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
be drawn against
make a stand
take the bull by the horns
brace for
submit to
fly in face of
be confronted by
bit the bullet
play against
deal with
mount an attack on
enter into combat with
fall on
forcefully oppose
strenuously disagree
play off
firmly oppose
come to close quarters with
give battle to
join battle with
set against
pit against
approach
flout
call out
get to grips
more ❯
Verb
▲
To protect or shield from harm or danger
defend
protect
guard
safeguard
shield
secure
screen
shelter
preserve
cover
bulwark
forfend
keep
ward
save
fend
fence
harbor
US
conserve
harbour
UK
fortify
avert
watch
oppose
resist
house
hedge
uphold
barricade
garrison
insure
hold
withstand
look after
keep safe
watch over
keep from harm
ward off
care for
stave off
give sanctuary
fend off
beat off
guard against
provide sanctuary
repel danger
take in
be the defender of
hold at bay
halt
salvage
arrest
retain
reclaim
stop
retrieve
rescue
foil
thwart
intercept
stonewall
fight for
take care of
inoculate
mind
insulate
stand up for
block
afford protection to
tend
escort
immunize
US
support
maintain
stick up for
ride shotgun
immunise
UK
give refuge
stand guard over
obstruct
police
repel
foster
cushion
repulse
assure
blockade
hide
cover all bases
fight off
keep an eye on
occupy
man
oversee
chaperon
strengthen
sentinel
bar
shade
impede
wrap
conceal
haven
overlook
surround
mount guard on
stand guard on
stand guard
ensure
take under one's wing
hold off
save from harm
go to bat for
cover up
provide protection for
preside over
attend to
shield against
safeguard against
secure against
protect against
hold back
deny access
make invulnerable
assure the safety of
defend oneself against
be in charge of
keep at bay
block off
shut in
keep at arm's length
relieve
see to
wall off
close off
give asylum to
safeguard from
shield from
provide refuge
give shelter to
give sanctuary to
provide a refuge for
protect from
sustain
patrol
supply with troops
take someone under your wing
cherish
nanny
mother
chaperone
cloister
convoy
head off
enclose
champion
cocoon
make safe
squire
wrap up in cotton wool
keep off
rule
guide
make immune
accompany
cover for
provide safety
guard in transit
be responsible for
have charge of
make sound
make impregnable
seal
persevere with
minister to
shut off
close up
cut off
check
roof
shotgun
chamber
manage
sit with
supervise
run
handle
administrate
give shelter
give cover
govern
operate
superintend
control
regulate
direct
steward
rebut
till
conduct
mound
rampart
embattle
attend
keep tabs on
gird
wall
retaliate
counter
fight back
shore up
defend against
defend yourself
push back
turn away
turn back
put up a fight
build defences round
bolt
lock
strengthen with defensive works
latch
fasten
more ❯
Verb
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To forgo, or prevent oneself from doing, something
keep from
forgo
forbear
avoid
renounce
curb
restrain
resist
stop
check
prohibit
help
put off
refrain from
abstain from
desist from
forbear from
stop oneself
restrain oneself from
prevent oneself from
leave alone
manage not to
turn down
resist the temptation to
check oneself
stop oneself from
not give in to
evade
avert
dodge
circumvent
get around
skirt
shy from
steer clear
restrain from
stay away
shrink from
abstain
skip
stay away from
withstand
desist
steer clear of
sidestep
escape
preclude
shirk
skip out on
bypass
shake off
withhold from
shake
arrest
neutralise
UK
hinder
get out of
block
shun
hold off
nullify
obviate
counteract
impede
counterbalance
interfere with
head off
ward off
break the habit of
refuse
fend off
eschew
stave off
deny oneself
leave off
neutralize
US
give up
do without
kick
negate
anticipate
make up for
swear off
refrain
abjure
abandon
drop
cut out
pack in
pass up
quit
cease
decline
forego
forswear
sit out
go without
withhold
spurn
relinquish
break off
give something a miss
jack in
pass on
leave out
hold back
lay off
forsake
give over
keep
discontinue
end
halt
finish
repudiate
knock off
break
inhibit
waive
sacrifice
give a wide berth to
can
pack up
disavow
buck
miss out on
surcease
hold back from
cut off
break up
shut off
avoid doing something
be temperate
not do
cease to indulge in
kick the habit
conclude
quit cold
lay off of
let up
keep off
reject
kick over
call it quits
abnegate
pass
have done with
take the cure
withdraw from
give the go by
be in want
be deprived of
yield
part with
say goodbye to
suffer deprivation
be without
not have
be deprived
belay
fight shy of
restrain yourself
bridle
decline to
omit
go easy
more ❯
Verb
▲
To fend off or defend against something hostile
repel
repulse
rebut
rebuff
parry
check
foil
frustrate
fend off
stave off
hold off
ward off
beat off
fight off
keep at bay
turn away
drive away
keep off
push back
drive back
beat back
hold back
chase away
turn back
keep away
send packing
force back
drive off
brush off
put to flight
thrust back
see off
stand off
force off
knock down
keep at arm's length
deflect
avert
block
turn aside
draw away
stop
defend against
shut out
resist
counter
bypass
anticipate
fence
shield yourself from
hold at bay
defend
discourage
fight back
protect against
guard
screen
bulwark
oppose
deter
forfend
retaliate
keep
ward
fend
shield against
safeguard against
secure against
send away
defend yourself
defend oneself against
guard against
put up a fight
intercept
obstruct
head off
nix
stand up for
force away
set back
avoid
keep at a distance
protect
shield
safeguard
dismiss
secure
banish
cover
expel
eject
oust
rout
dispel
get rid of
drive out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To provide assuagement or palliation to
relieve
alleviate
ease
soothe
allay
mitigate
assuage
palliate
appease
diminish
dull
soften
brighten
calm
comfort
counteract
cure
dispel
mollify
relax
salve
abate
console
lessen
lighten
punctuate
reduce
solace
succor
US
succour
UK
vary
help
interrupt
liss
stop
subdue
sweeten
temper
aid
assist
break up
moderate
quiet
bring respite to
bring an end to
let up on
take load off
make something bearable
take a load off
bring aid
bring aid to
quell
decrease
pacify
take the edge off
blunt
deaden
tranquilize
US
still
cool
attenuate
tone down
tranquillise
UK
placate
lull
compose
weaken
cushion
check
heal
ameliorate
dampen
reassure
assure
damp
settle
lower
stifle
quieten
slake
remedy
control
make better
cheer
treat
suppress
curb
lenify
contain
doctor
quench
satisfy
hearten
dilute
smother
improve
modify
encourage
restrain
support
take the sting out
cheer up
calm down
smooth
nurse
inspirit
extenuate
sate
slacken
uplift
bolster
ebb
rehabilitate
damp down
take the bite out
soft-pedal
buoy up
benumb
extinguish
attend to
de-escalate
put at ease
gentle
mellow
muffle
ease off
mend
gladden
becalm
restore
condole
lift
medicate
remit
subside
lullaby
slack
fix
balm
mute
rehab
pour oil on
buck up
give solace to
condole with
put a damper on
cool off
bring comfort to
resolve
make well
let up
numb
conciliate
meliorate
propitiate
qualify
wane
satiate
cauterize
US
decline
dwindle
thin
recede
cauterise
UK
fade
stabilize
US
taper
disarm
shrink
fall
silence
relent
upraise
humour
UK
humor
US
stabilise
UK
defuse
untrouble
loose
boost
elevate
buoy
gratify
sink
commiserate
pall
curtail
modulate
set right
commiserate with
slow
collect
better
take the sting out of
get rid of
besoothe
sedate
minimize
US
quieten down
quiet down
put an end to
minimise
UK
sympathize with
give condolences to
drop off
taper off
put one's mind to rest
fall away
peter out
wind down
die down
phase down
re-collect
tail off
drain away
die away
drop away
die out
treat successfully
ratchet down
make less intense
make whole
put the lid on
minister to
restore to health
put damper on
make healthy
steady
overcome
address
buffer
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
attend
mask
dulcify
cut
depress
depreciate
nourish
deplete
downsize
drop
downscale
anaesthetize
UK
fix up
rectify
take sting out
patch things up
cut down
crumble
disintegrate
make less
commute
anesthetize
US
kill
free
excuse
unburden
desensitize
US
smooth over
settle down
adjust
undermine
keep in check
reduce the force of
set up
restore to normality
iron out
sort out
reanimate
envigorate
UK
revitalise
UK
enliven
revitalize
US
invigorate
US
take the bite out of
make less painful
rachet down
grow less
make reasonable
put out a fire
do damage control
smooth down
patch up
give respite to
lighten burden
empathize with
give sympathy to
quiet fears
give a lift to
neutralize
US
put to rights
obtund
hebetate
neutralise
UK
desensitise
UK
square
make one feel at ease
water down
smooth out
clear the air
take the heat off
reconcile
repress
content
amend
banish
dissipate
cleanse
dismiss
win over
eliminate
destroy
make peace with
dose
put to rest
drive away
drive off
chase away
cool out
indulge
fulfil
UK
accommodate
constrain
loosen
animate
inhibit
feed
fortify
brace
govern
bridle
decelerate
pity
hold
measure
tame
restrict
limit
unlax
untighten
unknot
unclench
oblige
fulfill
US
favour
UK
favor
US
perk up
become less rigid
let go
become less tense
become less stiff
cater to
trammel
intern
confine
rule
keep
gee up
restore someone's confidence
give confidence
snap one out of it
give a lift
dispel someone's fears
restore confidence to
pick up
bolster someone's confidence
set your mind at rest
comply with
provide for
pander to
give in to
fawn on
keep down
pull in
regulate
rein in
hold back
become weaker
chill out
cool it
fade away
express sympathy to
show compassion to
show fellow feeling to
express sympathy
express sympathy for
contract
fall off
cut back
ease up
slow down
plummet
slump
decrement
slash
slack off
quash
scale down
clip
slacken off
dent
flag
go down
bring down
plunge
grow smaller
pare down
come to an end
trail
roll back
squelch
shorten
melt away
become smaller
trail off
wither
impair
knock down
trim
drain
minify
pare
deteriorate
degenerate
downgrade
nosedive
devaluate
droop
shrivel
mark down
fade out
degrade
dial down
wear away
dry up
make cutbacks in
get less
die off
become less
erode
dissolve
disappear
fail
close
cease
absorb
descend
axe
UK
decay
bate
blur
shave
step down
ax
US
wear down
waste away
whittle down
cut back on
go downhill
run low
take a nosedive
slim down
get smaller
wilt
subjugate
liberalize
US
liberalise
UK
play down
release
rise above
hush
collapse
prune
melt
cut off
choke off
squash
vanish
dim
terminate
ration
dip
break
couch
lapse
evaporate
narrow
crash
deflate
run down
tumble
dive
take down
trim back
trim down
slope
take it easy
devalue
make smaller
put a lid on
throw cold water on
cheapen
hold in check
ease up on
get under control
phase out
turn down
pour cold water on
dampen down
cut down on
put down
grow faint
come to a stop
go through the floor
hit the floor
become lower
level off
fall short
revise
discount
disempower
chill
diffuse
abase
finish
sag
put at rest
disengage
make weaker
rein
pipe down
abbreviate
retrench
retire
languish
truncate
abridge
clear
retrograde
dock
slip
decimate
waste
temperate
die
round down
shed
close out
reduce the effect of
lose edge
narrow down
fizzle out
become less intense
infrigidate
freeze
freshen
ally
frost
anaesthetise
UK
make fewer
master
undervalue
demote
run out
die away or out
die away or down
make less strict
make less formal
buttress
go easy
crush
stem
protect against
trail away
thin out
thin down
write off
cause to fall
write down
get lower
go downwards
become calm
become peaceful
staunch
harsh
arrest
lick
reduce greatly
take pressure off
make reductions in
defend against
shield against
amortise
UK
whittle
cast down
retrench on
salami-slice
regress
lessen the impact of
reduce the impact of
amortize
US
tighten
relapse
totter
skid
lose
safeguard against
lay off
avoid
stint
drag
backslide
crater
buckle
soak up
snuff out
soften the impact of
flop
keep the lid on
make less active
crack down on
go into a tailspin
fold up
hit the dirt
tip over
break down
be precipitated
take a header
lose value
decrease in value
cave in
bow out
decline in price
atrophy
desist
evanesce
keep a lid on
clamp down on
nip in the bud
slap down
deconflict
stroke
grease
pacificate
go easy on
impose peace upon
butter up
restore harmony to
lay back
clear the air with
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
kiss and make up
make peace
bury the hatchet
come down
retard
slack up
give way
draw to a close
be on the way out
give in
become weak
delay
take it steady
detain
hinder
handicap
stunt
impede
hold up
stall
set back
obstruct
keep back
mire
hamper
lag
retardate
stay
loiter
postpone
procrastinate
embog
choke
reef
interfere with
back-water
hit the brakes
lose speed
put the brakes on
lose steam
let down flaps
get in the way of
bog down
keep waiting
anchor it
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