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What is another word for
prevent
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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 prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
To destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage
To defy or put up an opposition to
(
of an action or operation
)
To bring to an end or prevent from continuing
To refuse or be unwilling to allow or grant
To interrupt or intrude on a conversation or activity
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
deter
deflect
help
hinder
obstruct
frustrate
divert
impede
pre-empt
anticipate
rule out
preempt
repel
circumvent
baulk
UK
curb
balk
US
parry
remove
keep off
discourage
get in before
steal a march on
draw away
restrain
counteract
inhibit
hamper
ward
debar
interpose
keep
second-guess
interrupt
commandeer
get ahead of
provide against
take away
cut off
beat someone to it
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
pick off
head off at pass
separate
restrict
redirect
sidetrack
dissuade
detach
free
spare
reprieve
forefend
absolve
dispense
exempt
discharge
shunt
turn
veer
eliminate
counter
unaccustom
glance
look away
shove aside
turn from
intervene
foreclose
interfere
get one's retaliation in first
rebound
stay
wean
get round
make unnecessary
damp
be early
let
prohibit
beat somebody to it
act in advance of
be one step ahead of
prepare for
glance off
turn away
disadvise
cool
chill
scare
dampen
get rid of
do away with
turn off
talk out of
repulse
oppose
resist
put a damper on
throw cold water on
guard
dodge
bulwark
defend
fence
escape
screen
evade
pour cold water on
act like a wet blanket
cover
duck
fend
catch
seize
protect against
shield against
safeguard against
secure against
take
defend oneself against
fight off
guard against
expropriate
grab
snatch
stand up for
keep at arm's length
skirt round
keep at bay
detain
attack
interdict
ambush
challenge
hijack
appropriate
shortstop
interlope
confront
buttonhole
capture
tackle
accost
waylay
pounce on
take on
swoop down on
cut in
make off with
preoccupy
forecast
delay
expect
monopolize
US
project
foresee
envision
predict
monopolise
UK
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
restrain
enjoin
inhibit
rule out
outlaw
hinder
restrict
veto
embargo
disqualify
criminalize
US
taboo
impede
make illegal
criminalise
UK
estop
put a stop to
suppress
halt
put an end to
deprive
shut out
make impossible
check
forestall
obviate
forfend
forbid to
deny
banish
boycott
place an embargo on
declare illegal
curb
hamper
let
constrain
condemn
close out
exile
censure
invalidate
disenable
black
blackball
cancel
freeze
nix
oppose
withhold
censor
spike
stymie
illegalize
curse
declare taboo
destroy
disentitle
render
give the thumbs down to
put the chill on
hold up
lock up
shut down
say no
put the kibosh on
give the red light to
declare ineligible
pass by
officially forbid
close down
pass up
ice out
foreclose
close up
place injunction on
place an injunction on
declare incapable
disable
ward
discontinue
cease
quit
deter
make it impracticable for
make it impossible for
make impracticable
zing
kill
pass on
put down
cool
gridlock
cork
put a stopper in
bottle up
keep lid on
box in
hang up
bring to screeching halt
put half nelson on
jam up
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
put chill on
tie up
put a lock on
dismiss
refuse
reject
overrule
repudiate
countermand
rebuff
reverse
disown
quash
overturn
disclaim
abjure
squash
disavow
throw out
throw
say no to
disacknowledge
set aside
turn down
declare null and void
keep back
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
stop
check
block
thwart
obstruct
foil
hold back
bar
halt
defeat
arrest
circumvent
baffle
interfere with
trammel
prohibit
hold up
stall
stifle
repress
derail
ruin
fetter
oppose
counter
scotch
crimp
ward off
scupper
counteract
beat
limit
deter
dash
encumber
preclude
put a stop to
cripple
delay
snooker
stave off
avert
checkmate
stand in the way of
nip in the bud
put the kibosh on
clog
put an end to
put paid to
forbid
shackle
spoil
discomfit
disappoint
stonewall
outwit
nullify
shut out
hobble
do for
debar
interdict
bridle
cut off
interrupt
curtail
head off
stay
avoid
neutralize
US
obviate
slow
quash
smother
neutralise
UK
hold off
nobble
upset
put a brake on
hang up
stem
resist
throw a spanner in the works of
handcuff
cumber
control
smash
evade
choke
hold
hog-tie
sidestep
reject
contain
bypass
skirt
withhold
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
gag
put the stopper on
crab
bilk
manacle
embarrass
steer clear of
muzzle
put off
foul up
fend off
stump
put the mockers on
short-circuit
set back
eliminate
tie up
cross
put a spoke in someone's wheel
exclude
close out
shut off
dodge
dismiss
escape
detain
anticipate
dam
negate
squash
get around
elude
intercept
take down
repulse
keep
squelch
still
bork
kill
shun
cork
louse up
stamp out
upset the apple cart
suspend
keep back
refuse
rule out
cramp one's style
shut down
subdue
plug
deflect
disallow
overturn
root
circumnavigate
contravene
withstand
crush
ban
staunch
keep in check
get out of
duck
take wind out of
discourage
jam
keep under control
reduce
traverse
muffle
defend against
overcome
rein in
catch
interfere
rebuff
repel
except
choke back
give the slip
proscribe
upset one's apple cart
parry
queer
intermit
put an stop to
estop
cool
cancel
annul
bottle up
hold down
close off
pull up
occlude
screw up
bring to a standstill
get in the way
choke off
freeze out
count out
keep at bay
throw a spanner in the works
cut short
crack down on
disregard
end
extinguish
snafu
silence
destroy
confuse
quell
wreck
clamp down on
swallow
stultify
enjoin
disconcert
outlaw
ditch
juke
stuff
quelch
seal
bit
rein
ward
eschew
close
fill
faze
govern
skip
regulate
damp down
pause
strangle
moderate
play off
cook someone's goose
keep lid on
congest
remit
shake off
bottleneck
confound
spike someone's guns
stanch
throttle
blackball
slow up
ostracize
US
confine
tame
rattle
forfend
queer someone's pitch
leash
stopper
shirk
obscure
make late
keep in
inconvenience
discount
clog up
block out
hold in
shush
shake
draw up
brake
confront
stop up
keep from
block up
bung up
fetch up
stem the flow of
mess up
pull in
shelve
block off
keep off
be a hindrance to
bate
throw monkey wrench in
plug up
ostracise
UK
leave out
play for time
put the lid on
turn aside
kick
bring to an end
cut out
lock out
give the run around
nix
dissuade from
come down hard on
act against
divert
finish something
finish off
abort
sabotage
decelerate
shatter
lessen
crash
unsettle
barricade
caulk
terminate
postpone
offset
buck
fight back
dish
miss
blockade
close up
fill up
chill
stave
discontinue
retardate
throw a curve
keep waiting
bring to a close
make an end of
bind
entangle
tie
debilitate
diminish
cease
scuttle
invalidate
choke up
pack
jam up
prevent from making progress
defer
protract
worst
burden
puzzle
bring an end to
pick off
prorogue
crool
banjax
censor
mystify
preempt
suffocate
vitiate
deny
bung
cause to wait
cause to stay
keep a lid on
slacken pace
bite back
weigh down
undo
decrease
dash one's hope
render null and void
lick
upset the applecart
conquer
prolong
drag one's feet
tie one's hands
throw
nonplus
rule something out
be the end of
blank
counterplot
bury
bottle
cheat
flummox
refrain from
override
exile
constipate
put the brakes on
take out of play
box in
throw a spoke in the wheel of
put back
back off
hold off on
bring to screeching halt
bog down
hold over
buffalo
bollix
promote
put on hold
pigeonhole
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
corner
hang fire
dead-end
shut out of
en garde
rebuke
fence
shield yourself from
hold at bay
take wind out of sails
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
beat down
procrastinate
shuffle off
run circles around
give the run-around
run rings around
halt in its tracks
throw a monkey wrench in the works
dry up
hush
quiet
dummy up
shut up
tongue-tie
ice
quieten
stay away
stay away from
forbear
abstain from
restrain from
skip out on
shy from
steer clear
shrink from
abstain
desist
fix
scrub
sidetrack
freeze
drop
brace
bring up
can
waste time
deaden
pocket
submerge
sink
break the habit of
help
forbear from
mislead
trick
detour
dupe
deceive
shortcut
quench
mute
overpower
knock off
buy time
filibuster
affect
disturb
hoodwink
outgeneral
end-run
outmanoeuvre
UK
outflank
beguile
tamper
influence
garrote
US
garrotte
UK
trouble
discommode
incommode
conflict
make up for
counterbalance
fool
get round
get past
entrap
ensnare
overreach
outmaneuver
US
find a way round
embargo
employ delaying tactics
discard
cancel out
render useless
withhold from
desist from
give up
deny yourself
do without
leave off
forgo
renounce
kick the can down the road
keep out
omit
veto
boycott
abolish
revoke
recant
disbar
remove
ignore
expel
black
banish
oust
bounce
repudiate
eject
evict
clot
pass over
put out
deny access to
set aside
send to Coventry
not count
refuse to admit
sideline
drive out
miss out
refuse admittance
get rid of
throw out
force out
blacklist
disclude
put an embargo on
prevent from entering
shut the door on
leave out in the cold
not consider
close one's doors to
forget about
rebut
dissuade
shut
decline
fight
force back
push back
drive away
beat back
drive back
sandbag
taboo
fight off
knock down
brush off
force off
disown
put down
stand up against
duel
beat off
put to flight
see off
turn away
chase away
cast aside
cut
give cold shoulder to
thrust back
keep away
dispute
keep at arm's length
stand off
gum up
turn down
turn back
drive off
send packing
put on brakes
dampen
harness
measure
rule
straiten
hold in check
gaol
UK
jail
US
keep within bounds
impound
circumscribe
imprison
rein back
guide
direct
hogtie
delimit
keep down
box up
tie down
lock up
sit on
put away
pin down
pull back
hem in
crack down
keep in line
bring under control
have on a tight leash
keep the lid on
skin
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
hinder
divert
warn
deprecate
turn off
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
sidetrack
faze
prick
expostulate
exhort
counsel
remonstrate
turn aside
thwart
dehort
derail
persuade against
urge against
warn off
scare off
throw off
argue out of
advise not to
lean on
expostulate against
chicken out
cry out against
throw a wet blanket on
check
curb
avert
suppress
obstruct
discountenance
shake
scare
restrain
disfavor
US
indispose
oppose
impede
disfavour
UK
ward off
repress
fend off
frighten
quiet
stave off
control
withhold
interfere
hold back
hold off
put a stop to
keep back
put a damper on
more ❯
“My dad would do his best to
prevent
me from going to the concert.”
Verb
▲
To prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
save
defend
protect
avert
guard
halt
safeguard
salvage
arrest
reclaim
retain
retrieve
stop
fortify
garrison
preserve
rescue
shelter
shield
barricade
bulwark
foil
intercept
thwart
uphold
forfend
secure
stonewall
fight for
keep from harm
keep safe
inoculate
screen
immunize
US
keep
harbour
UK
cover
ward
fend
support
fence
harbor
US
watch over
care for
foster
look after
hedge
house
watch
conserve
immunise
UK
stick up for
give sanctuary
inject
beat off
entrench
cherish
oppose
espouse
withstand
provide sanctuary
fend off
nourish
mine
stave off
be the defender of
battle
hold at bay
hold
resist
take in
take up cudgels for
panoply
ward off
insure
repel danger
contend
fight
be on the side of
war
guard against
jab
mitigate
variolate
treat
vaccinate
block
limit
restrain
obstruct
insulate
cushion
mind
tend
chaperon
shotgun
champion
assure
sentinel
shade
mount guard on
escort
stand guard on
cover up for
stand up for
give refuge
afford protection to
cover up
take care of
stand guard
save from harm
ride shotgun
cover all bases
take under wing
go to bat for
take someone under your wing
maintain
attend to
oversee
keep an eye on
minister to
police
supervise
nurse
indemnify
ensure
guarantee
sustain
nurture
warrant
be responsible for
underwrite
take charge of
stand guard over
patrol
babysit
childmind
wrap
hide
dress
superintend
sit with
see to
occupy
register
man
keep intact
cultivate
shepherd
enclose
guide
control
overlook
mother
conceal
haven
provide for
steward
alibi
regulate
govern
provide protection for
preside over
have charge of
protect from
be in charge of
relieve
baby-sit
safeguard from
be attentive of
give asylum to
shield from
provide refuge
provide with an alibi
give shelter to
give sanctuary to
cover for
provide a refuge for
give an alibi to
top dress
keep in good condition
keep from
rear
raise
keep in repair
confirm
establish
make invulnerable
justify
roof
chamber
nanny
chaperone
surround
administer to
tend to
picket
give shelter
give cover
endorse
cinch
ice
guaranty
rule
manage
supply with troops
mulch
provide insurance for
take under one's wing
run
handle
administrate
provide safety
keep guard on
operate
make secure
persevere with
keep a lookout over
direct
take out insurance
take out insurance cover
continue
till
conduct
perpetuate
prolong
answer for
agree to pay
give security to
attend
keep tabs on
exercise control over
be in command of
attend to the requirements of
pay attention to
tuck
give heed to
look over
mind the store
look out for
ride herd on
strengthen
swathe
cup
enfold
serve
feed
invest
crown
cap
keep up
canopy
clothe
paper over
reinforce
hood
overcast
superpose
superimpose
hold to
wait on
watch out for
cater to
put something on top of
keep alive
keep going
place under cover
place something over
keep watch on
keep guard over
keep the peace in
keep the peace
keep in order
maintain law and order in
make the rounds of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage
sabotage
destroy
cripple
disrupt
wreck
damage
hamper
hinder
interrupt
ruin
spoil
smash
terminate
thwart
undermine
attack
break
demolish
eradicate
nullify
subvert
dispatch
impair
stymie
dash
foil
incapacitate
quash
ravage
devastate
eliminate
end
frustrate
annul
disable
mar
obliterate
threaten
upset
abolish
block
quell
undo
bollix
crush
decimate
extinguish
harm
kill
abort
annihilate
obstruct
shatter
suppress
break down
break up
interfere with
mess up
intrude on
muck up
screw up
put an end to
put a stop to
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
scotch
blight
nix
dish
queer
scupper
banjax
crool
cruel
do in
euchre
foul up
make a mess of
louse up
play havoc with
bring to an end
put paid to
make a hash of
blow a hole in
put the lid on
bring to naught
put the kibosh on
blow
subdue
scar
stain
disfigure
decay
injure
afflict
trash
disappoint
taint
glitch up
put a damper on
deface
total
hurt
vitiate
raze
compromise
pulverize
US
mangle
blemish
weaken
pulverise
UK
torpedo
desolate
waste
desecrate
maim
nuke
wound
mutilate
tarnish
dismantle
flaw
vaporize
US
endamage
crab
wrack
cream
vaporise
UK
tear down
bring down
vandalize
US
defile
despoil
bloody
batter
vandalise
UK
smash up
wreak havoc on
cross up
corrupt
rub out
sap
lacerate
diminish
defeat
debase
blast
ravish
dilapidate
reduce
crash
take out
pull down
impede
enfeeble
bring to ruin
wear away
overwhelm
botch
deform
corrode
shake up
pollute
level
sully
sink
ruinate
gut
overthrow
bruise
erode
rough up
knock down
prejudice
blot
take apart
blow up
blow to bits
blow to pieces
wipe out
infect
shake
cut
contaminate
impoverish
deteriorate
debilitate
overcome
overturn
fracture
enervate
topple
poison
shock
scathe
hack
scorch
flatten
traumatize
US
abuse
maul
tear
bust
unbuild
smirch
do damage to
wrench
do for
cause detriment to
scourge
disqualify
disfeature
put out of action
put out of commission
reduce to rubble
crack
scratch
disintegrate
dent
ding
tweak
crack up
wrack up
traumatise
UK
leave in ruins
raze to the ground
make useless
write off
dash to pieces
reduce to ruins
lay in ruins
spoliate
consume
emasculate
eat away
use up
whittle
molest
prang
bring about the downfall of
destabilize
US
mess
spray paint
fell
gash
lay waste to
jeopardize
US
fragment
neutralize
US
squelch
worsen
blunt
lessen
decrease
dynamite
put at risk
cancel out
take
explode
smite
bomb
bulldoze
annoy
bend
detract
warp
render ineffective
depress
devitalize
shipwreck
blow sky-high
maraud
efface
skin
crimp
have
neutralise
UK
craze
overreach
outmaneuver
US
outmanoeuvre
UK
outfox
abate
cramp
outsmart
offset
lame
inconvenience
wither
disassemble
balls up
work against
make waves
hamstring
tear up
rend
jeopardise
UK
detract from
destabilise
UK
be a blot on the landscape
plunder
depredate
sack
pillage
disgrace
squash
unfit
devaluate
devalue
cheapen
invalidate
maltreat
split
rot
burn
dirty
knock
discolour
UK
gnaw
wrong
rust
discolor
US
shrink
wipe off map
trounce
wipe off the map
wipe off the face of the earth
throw down
wolf
wax
tear to pieces
beat
put in toilet
gobble up
bleach
fade
stab
lose strength
play merry hell with
cause injury
bang up
drive a nail into the coffin of
tamper with
be detrimental to
do harm to
run onto the rocks
damage beyond repair
pile up
butcher
rain on someone's parade
mayhem
take the edge off
sap the strength of
hog-tie
dismember
massacre
gimp
castrate
truncate
throw a monkey wrench into
muller
bodge
distort
chop
crumple
deplete
mangulate
reduce to nothing
bring to nothing
wreak havoc upon
lay waste
clean out
leave desolate
carve
slay
cut about
hash
slit
twist
separate
contort
mash
slice
chop up
flay
tear apart
slash
nick
besmirch
handle roughly
dump on
do mischief to
affect
trouble
impact
touch
strike
perturb
influence
occur
prevail
impinge
impact on
prevail over
impinge upon
strike down
spread to
strike at
take hold of
exert influence on
have an effect on
have an impact on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To defy or put up an opposition to
oppose
resist
defy
withstand
counter
be against
combat
confront
fight
contradict
take on
bar
block
check
counterattack
attack
contest
cross
dislike
face
be anti
challenge
disagree with
dispute
fight against
hinder
object to
obstruct
thwart
battle
buck
contend with
controvert
disapprove of
gainsay
oppugn
rebut
repel
stand up to
be hostile to
go against
struggle against
take
argue
argue against
argue with
assail
assault
bombard
debate
deny
disagree
disapprove
dissent
encounter
expose
gainstay
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
protest
quarrel with
reverse
take a stand against
taunt
withstay
be in opposition to
put up a fight against
speak out against
strive against
face down
frown at
not countenance
search out
speak against
take issue
take issue with
be in defiance of
call in question
run counter to
set your face against
stand up and be counted against
take a stand
turn the tables
fly in the face of
impede
restrain
frustrate
stop
inhibit
halt
stem
curb
eliminate
end
tackle
war
resolve
battle against
cope with
bring to an end to
put an end to
make a stand against
reluct
counteract
stonewall
refuse
countervail
baulk at
lock horns with
set one's face against
rebel against
dissent with
take up arms against
refuse to accept
dig in one's heels
kick against
question
protest against
call into question
query
impugn
refute
take exception to
reject
quibble over
disprove
contend
impeach
negate
dissent from
complain about
criticize
US
condemn
fault
knock
find fault with
denounce
find lacking
doubt
litigate
disaccord
not ratify
repudiate
criticise
UK
pick holes in
rival
address
disaffirm
wrangle
call out
decline to support
refuse to support
express disagreement with
pettifog
confute
call in
put up an argument
demur against
argue about
demur about
be at variance with
be at odds with
fail to agree with
censure
meet head-on
campaign against
tangle with
oppose action
compete against
compete with
spare no effort
dare
think wrong
throw down the gauntlet
cavil at
disobey
spurn
frown on
have a problem with
not support
not believe in
shake one's head
enquire
UK
carp at
differ
test
inquire
US
investigate
interrogate
demur
grumble about
rage against
face off
remonstrate
accost
undermine
diverge
quarrel
object
nonconcur
come to blows with
be a dissenter from
feud with
rally against
throw down
renounce
rebel
abjure
stickle
vary
discord
shy
divide
decline
balk
US
baulk
UK
beef about
gripe about
grouse about
blast
push
tangle
withhold assent
express disagreement
express objection
say not a chance
say no way
break with
say nothing doing
put up a fight
denigrate
disparage
slam
be in contention
be at loggerheads
fail to agree
be at odds
be at variance
be in dispute
slate
scramble for
jump on
dig deeper
shoot for
dig deep
rubbish
belittle
deride
go for jugular
stand up for
go for it
jockey for position
differ from
diverge from
run down
do down
slag off
scoff at
have a go at
tear to shreds
nitpick over
pull to pieces
bad-mouth
give it one's all
mix it up with
debunk
examine
moot
discredit
not see eye to eye
contravene
altercate
answer
canvass
bandy
invalidate
disavow
part company with
disclaim
crush
canvas
squelch
quash
disconfirm
prove wrong
contend over
tear down
prove false
pick a bone
dissent against
hammer away at
quibble about
put up argument
differ with
show up
agitate against
blow sky high
declare to be untrue
pick an argument with
prove to be wrong
argue the pros and cons of
shoot down in flames
show to be wrong
bandy words concerning
show to be false
shoot down
wonder about
shoot full of holes
have an argument about
give thumbs down to
prove to be false
blow out of the water
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
of an action or operation
)
To bring to an end or prevent from continuing
cut off
block
close off
cut short
finish
interrupt
renounce
suspend
withdraw
withhold
break
can
cease
discontinue
drop
end
halt
quit
stop
bring to a halt
bring to an end
bring to end
intervene
obstruct
break off
break up
cut out
desist from
give over
knock off
lay off
leave off
shut off
pack in
pack up
terminate
give up
conclude
abandon
desist
wind up
close
let up
elapse
determine
dead-end
wink out
cancel
put an end to
pull the plug on
lapse
check
pass
expire
go
die
lay off of
refrain from
cut
kick
surcease
axe
UK
scrub
ax
US
put a stop to
call it quits
remove
forgo
pause
scrap
belay
come to an end
call a halt to
disconnect
call it a day
extract
extirpate
eliminate
sever
arrest
ignore
excise
stay
adjourn
shelve
abstain from
not continue
take away
take out
do without
hold up
abolish
call off
dispense with
abort
come to a stop
scratch
come to a halt
rescind
cry off
give something the chop
knock something on the head
bring to a standstill
revoke
pull up
be over
wrap up
come to a standstill
bring to a close
kill
repeal
give a rest
draw to a close
recess
disrupt
interfere with
cut into
disturb
say goodbye to
break into
kick the habit
sew up
quit cold
cut it out
get on the wagon
avoid
hang it up
take the cure
eschew
pack it in
forbear from
kick over
stop doing
lie by
leave alone
spell
rest
achieve
leave
succeed
complete
eradicate
resect
abate
head off
down tools
stop work
die away
fizzle out
fade away
peter out
deadhead
relinquish
nullify
turn your back on
have done with
divorce
part with
resign from
withdraw from
throw up
eighty-six
ditch
retire from
finish with
dust off
part from
wipe out
remit
jilt
break with
shake
shun
sacrifice
write off
forsake
forget about
forfeit
delay
curb
intermit
phase out
impede
bring
call
knock it off
call a halt
recall
stop midstream
snub
carve
isolate
exsect
exclude
marginalize
US
usurp
overlook
oust
delete
defer
postpone
snip out
cut away
frustrate
get rid of
do away with
bag it
separate
interpose
disunite
disjoin
blow off
dissever
part
stall
bar
refrain
abstain
hamper
still
catch
hobble
stem
freeze
staunch
dissolve
hesitate
cut dead
marginalise
UK
falter
waver
stumble
be abandoned
wiggle-waggle
teeter
immobilize
US
come to a close
be suspended
close down
blow the whistle on
dither
put a sock in
scruple
draw to a stand
draw up
balance
hang back
wabble
stand still
stagger
vacillate
nip in the bud
be broken off
bring to a stop
shilly-shally
hold at bay
whiffle
hold back
put a cork in
stem the flow
immobilise
UK
bring to standstill
come to rest
bring up
wobble
limp
fetch up
put the kibosh on
put off
put back
lay aside
put in cold storage
put on ice
take a breather from
put on a back burner
cut in on
butt in
cut in
barge in
edge in
break in
intervene in
close out
inhibit
thwart
shut down
forbear
swear off
withhold from
preclude
reject
get off
refuse
hinder
hold off
restrain
retard
stymie
restrict
hamstring
curtail
encumber
trammel
shackle
slow
derail
forestall
limit
culminate
keep from
skip
yield
prohibit
ban
pass up
resist
forbid
slow down
restrain from
steer clear of
stop short
stay away from
resign
stand in the way of
shy from
rein in
stop dead
proscribe
prorogue
waive
except
debar
avert
set aside
pull out of
get out of
skip out on
leave out
count out
shut out
rule out
freeze out
finish off
turn back
put a stop to something
deactivate
fail
forego
forlet
pass on
back off
die down
quit cold turkey
deny yourself
go without
abrogate
stop trying
withcall
foil
forswear
cramp
throw in the towel
throw in the sponge
not touch
handicap
stop oneself from
restrain oneself from
hold back from
shorten
abbreviate
clip
abridge
handcuff
keep
take off
keep off
consummate
cap
cumber
clear
cripple
scupper
resist the temptation to
jack something in
get in the way of
wait
round off
round out
wind down
fetter
fold up
be put to bed
cut loose
button up
button down
discount
dismiss
discard
stop cold
break short
leave unfinished
stop in full flow
surrender
baulk
UK
put a lid on
call a stop to
not do
brake
deliberate
stonewall
bridle
cede
obviate
forfend
recant
sabotage
bork
stand
fence
balk
US
stave off
put paid to
ward off
not consider
deter
bate
close one's doors to
mark time
sideline
linger
take a breath
reflect
tarry
abdicate
disregard
abjure
put a brake on
take a breather
take a break
stop briefly
put aside
spurn
take ten
call time
think twice
have a breather
take five
not move
stand off
neglect
disclaim
disown
grant
table
renege
reserve
hand over
allow
sign away
turn down
turn over
shirk
bypass
put on hold
come to standstill
catch one's breath
break it up
back off from
sidestep
break the habit of
dodge
shrink from
check out from
kibosh
skirt
surcease from
get around
escape from
jack in
call it quits on
stop what you're doing
nip something in the bud
interdict
disallow
enjoin
outlaw
blackball
deny
estop
ostracize
US
override
circumvent
ostracise
UK
shut out of
exile
more ❯
Verb
▲
To refuse or be unwilling to allow or grant
reject
decline
refuse
deny
forbid
negative
veto
block
disallow
disapprove
dismiss
interdict
nix
prohibit
reprobate
revoke
spurn
discountenance
oppose
pass
rebuff
repudiate
withhold
deselect
turn down
negate
knock back
not grant
pass on
rule out
say no to
give something a miss
give the thumbs down to
throw out
give the red light to
pass up
shoot down
balk at
throw over
give thumbs down to
contradict
gainsay
refute
rebut
disprove
backpedal
explode
contest
disaffirm
nullify
debunk
discredit
retract
challenge
disown
controvert
disclaim
quash
declare untrue
counter
disconfirm
invalidate
dissent from
disavow
confute
take back
disagree with
curb
ban
disbelieve
recant
restrain
exclude
forgo
withsay
taboo
doubt
sacrifice
contravene
begrudge
disacknowledge
disagree
enjoin from
shoot down in flames
hold back
stand in the way
take exception to
call on
shoot full of holes
not buy
keep back
turn thumbs down
abandon
renounce
abjure
give up
avoid
shun
eschew
forsake
relinquish
forswear
drop
withdraw
renege
refrain from
stop
dispense with
kick
abstain from
set aside
repeal
abnegate
quit
desert
waive
turn one's back on
abdicate
shirk
discontinue
do without
snub
surrender
ignore
yield
overrule
turn away from
cease
steer clear of
desist
repulse
forbear
rescind
reverse
abstain
annul
defect
refrain
cede
apostatize
tergiversate
break off
swear off
desist from
kill
rule against
jack in
leave
cut out
blackball
squash
declare null and void
give a wide berth to
say no
unsay
cancel
foreswear
demur
neglect
finish
defeat
hand over
countermand
overturn
oust
recoil from
shrink from
disregard
overthrow
pass by
disinherit
wash your hands of
override
remove
not accept
baulk at
abrogate
cast off
void
suspend
renege on
opt out
vacate
escape
withhold from
turn
cast aside
have nothing to do with
pack in
down
put an end to
leave off
brush aside
go back on
strike down
put aside
sell out
fall away from
change sides
miss
scorn
withgo
turn over
preclude
sign away
abolish
say ‘no’ to
outvote
end
discard
go without
demur at
dissolve
disdain
dump
shy from
recall
disannul
discount
cut
cut off
null
rat
abate
do away with
abscond
tergiverse
halt
forego
undo
revolt
terminate
obliterate
rebel
opt out of
go
depart
decamp
send one's regrets
shake one's head
forbear from
have nothing more to do with
check
wash one's hands of
give the thumbs down
fight shy of
hold off
put a stop to
not touch
supersede
roll back
turn away
turn your back on
turn traitor
run out
walk out on
pull out
go over
turn coat
shift ground
go over the fence
break faith
rat on
decide against
refuse to have anything to do with
absolve yourself
concede
deny oneself
let pass
vote down
let go by
miss out on
alter
give the brush-off to
skip
overlook
divert
pass something up
fail to take advantage of
not hear of
make null and void
change your mind
not heed
restrict
stonewall
disgorge
stopper
stymie
fetter
not take advantage of
quitclaim
stop oneself
elude
scrap
leave alone
vitiate
resist the temptation to
inhibit
arrest
interrupt
resist
keep
bag it
step down from
withdraw from
deliver up
bail out
step aside from
ditch
obviate
chop
axe
UK
backtrack on
duck
dodge
evade
shy
shake
finesse
scape
scrub
annihilate
torpedo
deracinate
call back
subvert
sit out
take the pledge
be temperate
go on the wagon
avoid doing
not do
take the cure
proscribe
outlaw
ax
US
get rid of
repel
bar
embargo
throw off
protest
knock out
finish off
do in
give something the chop
knock something on the head
wipe out
boycott
resign
stay clear of
let well enough alone
weasel out of
have no truck with
shy away from
keep clear of
get around
shuffle out of
stray
backslide
remit
postpone
defer
censure
burn
dissent
place an embargo on
delay
grant
table
reserve
stay
allow
shelve
prorogue
break
brush off
conclude
thumbs down
put down
throw away
refuse permission to
can
divest
turn from
hold out
protest at
give thumbs down
not go for
turn deaf ear to
jib at
refuse to receive
not budge on
send off
not care for
draw the line at
disaffiliate
bereave
hold up
exheridate
evict
deprive
dispossess
replace
kick the habit
quit cold
prevent oneself from
let up
not give in to
cease to indulge in
stop oneself from
lay off
pack up
knock off
restrain oneself from
lay off of
prevent yourself from
keep off
keep from
give over
kick over
call it quits
supplant
displace
put off
put the kibosh on
disprofess
change allegiances
revolt against
secede from
go over to the enemy
back out
go AWOL
change loyalties
be apostate
take a walk
dishonor
US
shed
lay aside
default
banish
flush
dishonour
UK
cast
refuse to take advantage of
be against
break with
look down one's nose at
bleep
leave penniless
usurp
relieve
unseat
displant
succeed
substitute
cut off without a cent
cut off without a penny
cut out of will
have no more truck with
fill
blue pencil
black out
render null and void
render invalid
give the red light
step into the shoes of
crowd out
overtake
take over
substitute for
supplement
come after
outplace
take over from
take the place of
outmode
surpass
fly in the face of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To interrupt or intrude on a conversation or activity
interrupt
intrude
intervene
break in
cut in
heckle
interfere
chime in
cut in on
disturb
interpose
barge in
chip in
horn in
interfere with
intervene in
intrude on
arrest
barge in on
bother
break in on
butt in
check
crash
cut
disconnect
disjoin
disrupt
disunite
divide
hinder
in
infringe
inject
insinuate
interject
intersect
separate
shortstop
stay
butt in on
chime in on
muscle in
bust in
chip in on
come between
crowd in
cut short
edge in
horn in on
muscle in on
put in
work in
break someone's train of thought
break train of thought
get in the way
meddle
obtrude
intercede
push in
breeze in
rush in
storm in
intrude upon
walk in
burst in
pry
poke
interpolate
snoop
pester
nose
mess
mediate
interlope
intermeddle
arbitrate
chisel in
intermediate
negotiate
part
cut off
get involved
step in
muck about
muck around
put your oar in
put your two cents in
take a hand
come upon
move in
march in
blunder in
burst in on
impose
stumble
push
charge
shove
gatecrash
encroach
collide
act
meddle with
enter
come
become involved
arrive
walk in on
insert
introduce
join in
butt into
take action
be invited
break into
take measures
speak up
pipe up
join the conversation
trouble
alienate
estrange
disaffect
add one's pennyworth
voice your opinion
have your say
intersperse
intercalate
exclaim
lend a hand
plague
hassle
startle
speak
remark
parenthesize
comment
add
chivvy
rouse
bug
distract
chivy
split up
break up
harass
molest
inconvenience
throw in
put out
collaborate
partake
participate
help
pay
subscribe
conate
fit into
fit in
sandwich between
sandwich in
have one's say
put one's oar in
interrupt with
put one's pennyworth in
set against
pull apart
conciliate
ante up
come through
take part
go Dutch
stump up
interpose oneself
involve oneself
settle
insinuate oneself
involve
sever
reconcile
share the expense
go shares in
interpose yourself
involve yourself
cause disagreement between
set against one another
put at odds
set at odds
pit against one another
set at variance
sow dissension between
put in two cents
act as an intermediary
mix in
act as peacemaker
charge in
stick your oar in
stick your nose in
poke one's face in
get into the act
put one's two cents in
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
make bearable
let up on
take load off
make something bearable
take a load off
bring aid
bring aid to
quell
pacify
take the edge off
blunt
decrease
tone down
lull
deaden
tranquilize
US
still
ameliorate
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