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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 hamper or hinder the development or activity of
To destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage
To forgo, or prevent oneself from doing, something
To fend off or defend against something hostile
To bring to an end or prevent from continuing
To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.
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
deter
obstruct
impede
help
frustrate
deflect
curb
divert
inhibit
baulk
UK
balk
US
rule out
circumvent
pre-empt
anticipate
preempt
interrupt
restrain
hamper
oppose
prohibit
restrict
interdict
get in before
cut off
pick off
steal a march on
debar
delay
counter
repress
counteract
repel
put off
parry
second-guess
turn off
get ahead of
provide against
interfere with
keep at bay
beat someone to it
head off at pass
take away
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
keep off
draw away
forefend
fend
free
spare
reprieve
absolve
dispense
exempt
discharge
retard
shunt
turn
veer
stave
commandeer
look away
shove aside
turn from
turn away
be early
keep lid on
bar
act in advance of
be one step ahead of
prepare for
get one's retaliation in first
suppress
put chill on
eliminate
remove
foreclose
put a stopper in
bring to screeching halt
put a lock on
limit
detain
control
obscure
scotch
withhold
preoccupy
forecast
expect
monopolize
US
project
foresee
envision
predict
stall
fetter
stymie
strangulate
monopolise
UK
indispose
quiet
shake
discourage
hold up
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
keep back
cut in
keep
get round
make unnecessary
throw cold water on
stay
damp
let
get rid of
do away with
put a damper on
pour cold water on
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
restrict
boycott
halt
blackball
put a stop to
banish
criminalize
US
taboo
deny
criminalise
UK
shut out
make illegal
disqualify
eliminate
close out
except
forestall
forfend
dismiss
suppress
suspend
revoke
put an end to
give the red light to
give the thumbs down to
pass up
decline
ward off
negative
disapprove
black
nix
reprobate
illegalize
rebuff
deter
withhold
oppose
hinder
impede
negate
place an embargo on
turn down
count out
declare illegal
knock back
exile
say no to
freeze out
thwart
omit
check
blacklist
ostracize
US
avert
forbid to
bate
disclude
discount
disbar
spurn
penalize
US
penalise
UK
sideline
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
let
deprive
plug
destroy
foreclose
override
circumvent
place injunction on
place an injunction on
shut out of
shut off
censure
invalidate
discard
condemn
rusticate
misdemeanorize
felonize
head off
stave off
ward
discontinue
cease
quit
expel
disenable
refuse to admit
lock out
deny access to
shut the door on
keep out
factor out
cancel
recant
abolish
make it impracticable for
prevent the occurrence of
disentitle
not consider
put paid to
forget about
close one's doors to
make impracticable
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
snub
disregard
kill
put down
disfellowship
shun
avoid
overrule
quash
squash
zing
cold-shoulder
get rid of
cut
leave out in the cold
refuse entrance to
give the cold shoulder to
thumbs down
declare null and void
steer clear of
fail to include
sentence
doom
exempt
overlook
oust
vote against
evict
cashier
drum out
consider undesirable
refuse admission to
make something punishable
prohibit from entering
not include
refuse to employ
hit list
force out
declare something a punishable offence
stand in the way of
weed out
unfit
put on hit list
leave out of account
mark off
down
nullify
rule against
incapacitate
disown
overturn
countermand
reverse
dissent
defeat
burn
give the cold shoulder
disfranchise
eighty-six
paralyze
US
impair
weaken
paralyse
UK
disclaim
abjure
disavow
cut off
throw away
refuse permission to
throw
disacknowledge
spike
cork
stymie
give thumbs down
not go for
deny admittance to
keep off
keep at arm's length
prevent from entering
refuse admittance
bottle up
box in
hang up
hold up
jam up
lock up
tie up
keep back
not make the cut
strike
keep lid on
withhold patronage
put half nelson on
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
abstain from
refrain from
drop
turn your back on
stay away from
brush off
have nothing to do with
impose sanctions
wash your hands of
hold aloof from
give a wide berth to
refuse to take part in
miss
bypass
elide
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
thwart
check
obstruct
block
foil
stop
trammel
defeat
baffle
hold back
bar
derail
circumvent
crimp
arrest
oppose
encumber
scupper
hold up
halt
counter
fetter
interfere with
scotch
cripple
stall
dash
counteract
put a stop to
checkmate
spoil
beat
snooker
delay
stifle
shackle
ruin
stand in the way of
repress
prohibit
hobble
discomfit
put the kibosh on
outwit
stonewall
put paid to
deter
nullify
disappoint
upset
avert
do for
limit
throw a spanner in the works
clog
cumber
slow
put an end to
nobble
crab
handcuff
stave off
put the stopper on
foul up
cut off
ward off
put the mockers on
upset the applecart
cross
nip in the bud
bridle
hog-tie
set back
curtail
manacle
head off
embarrass
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
smash
neutralize
US
interrupt
interdict
evade
louse up
forbid
put a spoke in someone's wheel
neutralise
UK
short-circuit
keep back
hang up
tie up
preclude
avoid
sidestep
contravene
bilk
skirt
put a brake on
resist
withhold
take wind out of
bork
control
take down
debar
stump
steer clear of
shut out
choke
cramp one's style
get in the way
root
circumnavigate
crack down on
detain
snafu
deflect
reduce
quash
overturn
smother
bypass
squash
give the slip
stultify
defend against
squelch
stay
repulse
interfere
muzzle
stamp out
screw up
hold off
intermit
slow up
queer someone's pitch
cut short
dissuade from
put off
escape
traverse
contain
withstand
keep in check
confuse
keep under control
clamp down on
elude
stem
staunch
repel
subdue
overcome
pause
inconvenience
shun
rebuff
throw monkey wrench in
cook someone's goose
play off
mess up
bottleneck
remit
confound
spike someone's guns
fend off
rein in
make late
hold
negate
muffle
obviate
brake
hold in
hold down
parry
cancel
annul
bottle up
shelve
stem the flow of
be a hindrance to
bring to a standstill
shut down
play for time
choke off
give the run around
come down hard on
act against
get out of
disconcert
divert
finish
finish off
queer
sabotage
weaken
decelerate
throw a curve
suffocate
impair
crash
keep lid on
wreck
ditch
juke
unsettle
bring an end to
offset
buck
dodge
halt in its tracks
burden
discontinue
throw a monkey wrench in the works
duck
crush
make an end of
bring to a close
confront
prevent from making progress
worst
constipate
throttle
puzzle
scuttle
invalidate
postpone
keep waiting
tie
mystify
crool
banjax
entangle
retardate
bind
eschew
damp down
render null and void
lick
conquer
dash one's hope
put the lid on
throw
leash
rattle
undo
box in
throw a spoke in the wheel of
nonplus
defer
protract
debilitate
cause to wait
cause to stay
keep
rein
blank
counterplot
bury
prorogue
flummox
affect
disturb
suspend
terminate
swallow
quell
miss
tamper
influence
confine
prolong
put on hold
dead-end
pigeonhole
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
corner
hang fire
jam
incommode
conflict
trouble
discommode
govern
moderate
fight back
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
beat down
take wind out of sails
bring to screeching halt
close off
put back
shut off
back off
bog down
hold off on
hold over
discourage
tame
regulate
choke back
silence
weigh down
drag your feet
dam
tie one's hands
gag
censor
cheat
pull in
slacken pace
keep a lid on
bite back
clobber
procrastinate
nix
diminish
en garde
turn aside
shield yourself from
shirk
keep at bay
hold at bay
rebuke
anticipate
fence
lessen
stanch
decrease
strangle at birth
waste time
dry up
hush
quiet
dummy up
ice
quieten
shut up
still
cork
shush
tongue-tie
kick the can down the road
employ delaying tactics
filibuster
buy time
outlaw
sandbag
faze
enjoin
ward
keep in
put on brakes
shipwreck
take the wind out of your sails
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
sway
hinder
change somebody's mind
turn against
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
react
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
cope with
reluct
bring to an end to
put an end to
make a stand against
counteract
stonewall
refuse
countervail
baulk at
lock horns with
rebel against
dissent with
take up arms against
dig in your heels
refuse to accept
kick against
meet
brave
contend
face off
refute
question
engage
brazen
outface
accost
negate
meet head-on
dare
breast
beard
outbrave
dissent from
face up to
go up against
disprove
impugn
confute
match
contravene
repulse
vie
disaffirm
affront
ward off
stave off
fight off
compete against
grapple with
vehemently disagree
strongly disagree
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
rival
debate
beat
duel
query
disconfirm
doubt
impeach
battle with
clash with
fend off
reject
skirmish with
do battle with
wage war on
compete
hold out against
scorn
waylay
pit
play
play off
compete with
meet head on
face off against
square up to
call into question
retaliate
vie with
go one-on-one
strongly oppose
defend yourself
object forcefully
face with
fight back
forcefully object
strongly disapprove
forcefully disagree
strenuously object
beat off
take aside
set against
square off
bitterly oppose
put up a fight
unseat
revolt against
agitate against
rise up against
campaign against
rebuff
think wrong
balk
US
stand up against
tangle with
oppose action
contend against
shake one's head
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
call someone's bluff
do battle
confound
spare no effort
throw down the gauntlet
collide with
hold at bay
put up an argument
vie against
quibble over
call in
argue about
protest against
engage with
break
take up arms
take wind out of sails
disobey
spurn
disclaim
repudiate
undermine
disavow
withsay
withspeak
negative
struggle with
get into conflict with
put in opposition
set as rivals
discuss
baulk
UK
traverse
cross swords with
make a nonsense of
litigate
blast
act against
come to blows with
feud with
rally against
be at variance with
beg to differ
clash
come into conflict with
outdare
content against
go one on one with
be opposed to
go toe to toe with
go eyeball to eyeball with
be pitted against
knock chip off shoulder
make my day
muster courage
run the gauntlet
step over the line
laugh at
handle
bottle up
conceal
contain
suppress
reply
repress
defend
hold back
control
riposte
suffer
endure
experience
bear
rage against
fight with
push back against
court
countenance
eyeball
risk
stand
swallow
stomach
sustain
tolerate
set upon
launch
begin battle with
strike
venture
allow
abide
brook
work against
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
defend against
turn away
turn back
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
firmly oppose
interfere with
cancel out
come to close quarters with
give battle to
join battle with
pit against
approach
flout
call out
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
stand up for
afford protection to
block
tend
insulate
escort
immunize
US
support
maintain
stick up for
ride shotgun
immunise
UK
give refuge
stand guard over
police
obstruct
foster
assure
repel
repulse
blockade
hide
cover all bases
conceal
hold back
fight off
keep an eye on
occupy
man
oversee
chaperon
strengthen
sentinel
bar
shade
cushion
wrap
haven
overlook
surround
mount guard on
stand guard on
ensure
stand guard
take under one's wing
check
hold off
save from harm
go to bat for
cover up
impede
provide protection for
preside over
attend to
shield against
safeguard against
secure against
protect against
make invulnerable
assure the safety of
control
defend oneself against
be in charge of
keep at bay
block off
keep at arm's length
relieve
deny access
see to
wall off
close off
give asylum to
safeguard from
shield from
provide refuge
shut in
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
convoy
head off
enclose
champion
make safe
squire
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
roof
shotgun
manage
chamber
supervise
run
handle
administrate
sit with
govern
operate
superintend
regulate
direct
steward
give shelter
give cover
deter
till
conduct
attend
keep tabs on
mound
rampart
embattle
gird
wall
shore up
build defences round
bolt
lock
strengthen with defensive works
latch
fasten
curb
bottle up
defend yourself
retaliate
contain
suppress
push back
restrain
reply
fight back
repress
counter
put up a fight
riposte
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hamper or hinder the development or activity of
strangle
restrain
check
inhibit
subdue
curb
constrain
quash
impede
muffle
squash
hinder
restrict
silence
squelch
hamper
quelch
quell
stop
overpower
kill
extinguish
gag
quench
deaden
crush
destroy
mute
shush
stamp out
interfere with
damp down
put an end to
put a stop to
stifle
suppress
repress
smother
hold back
shut down
control
overcome
soften
bridle
moderate
contain
diminish
mellow
damp
lessen
hold in check
get under control
keep in check
tone down
rein in
dampen
mitigate
alleviate
blunt
dull
cushion
reduce
buttress
quieten
curtail
stem
absorb
lighten
decrease
ease
depress
get rid of
make less active
lower
soak up
staunch
deflate
take the edge off
harsh
slow down
put a damper on
master
govern
arrest
lick
clamp down on
keep the lid on
quieten down
crack down on
snuff out
put down
nip in the bud
keep a lid on
slap down
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
scotch
scupper
dish
queer
bring to an end
put the kibosh on
put paid to
throw a spanner in the works
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
put the lid on
banjax
nix
cruel
euchre
blight
crool
foul up
louse up
do in
make a mess of
blow a hole in
play havoc with
bring to naught
make a hash of
blow
subdue
stop
defeat
neutralize
US
derail
injure
prohibit
neutralise
UK
sweep aside
counteract
be the end of
do for
halt
cease
disfigure
trash
scar
taint
stain
afflict
decay
put a damper on
glitch up
raze
total
deface
desecrate
torpedo
desolate
waste
pulverize
US
nuke
cream
wrack
pulverise
UK
blast
vaporize
US
vandalize
US
mangle
vaporise
UK
vandalise
UK
blemish
smash up
tear down
wreak havoc on
rub out
compromise
defile
endamage
vitiate
despoil
bust
dismantle
disintegrate
bring down
pull down
hurt
weaken
crack
gut
tarnish
ruinate
flaw
split
ravish
fragment
corrupt
overthrow
fracture
crab
batter
botch
corrode
dilapidate
crash
wipe out
bring to ruin
put out of commission
lay in ruins
wrack up
write off
overturn
sink
bloody
burst
splinter
topple
overwhelm
impoverish
scorch
sully
snap
cross up
maim
tear
shiver
smirch
shock
sap
rend
take out
lay waste
rive
cause detriment to
reduce to rubble
put out of action
blow out
leave in ruins
crack up
smash to smithereens
dash to pieces
blitz
destruct
tumble
prang
mess
bring about the downfall of
spray paint
lay waste to
nick
prejudice
besmirch
handle roughly
dump on
do mischief to
wrench
shipwreck
run onto the rocks
damage beyond repair
pile up
efface
tear up
take apart
separate
sever
destabilize
US
rupture
disfeature
blot
jeopardize
US
divide
dent
scratch
abuse
dirty
knock
discolour
UK
lacerate
scathe
maltreat
gnaw
wrong
infect
rust
rot
discolor
US
burn
dismember
deteriorate
debilitate
diminish
bleach
fade
stab
pollute
contaminate
perforate
puncture
bang up
wear away
tamper with
devitalize
depress
impede
wound
enervate
explode
fall to pieces
bust up
make mincemeat of
finish off
fall to bits
make hash of
pull to pieces
part
do damage to
play merry hell with
drive a nail into the coffin of
implode
debase
wither
enfeeble
inconvenience
jeopardise
UK
detract from
shake up
rough up
destabilise
UK
flatten
muller
be detrimental to
do harm to
poison
scourge
reduce
bodge
level
mutilate
deplete
throw a monkey wrench into
smatter
splinterize
fragmentalize
exhaust
crunch
fragmentize
break into pieces
crush to smithereens
blow apart
scrunch
knock down
reduce to nothing
bring to nothing
wreak havoc upon
clean out
leave desolate
squelch
unbuild
skin
crimp
cramp
craze
balls up
rain on someone's parade
cancel out
work against
put at risk
render ineffective
more ❯
Verb
▲
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
shut out
Verb
▲
To bring to an end or prevent from continuing
cut off
stop
discontinue
end
cease
halt
quit
drop
can
break
finish
suspend
interrupt
block
obstruct
withdraw
withhold
intervene
renounce
break off
desist from
break up
leave off
cut out
lay off
knock off
give over
shut off
pack in
pack up
cut short
bring to an end
bring to a halt
close off
bring to end
terminate
wind up
desist
give up
conclude
put an end to
pull the plug on
close
cancel
put a stop to
abandon
axe
UK
ax
US
check
elapse
determine
scrub
dead-end
let up
lapse
expire
cut
abort
abolish
wink out
refrain from
surcease
belay
wrap up
bring to a close
call it quits
arrest
pass
call off
scrap
kick
close out
scratch
lay off of
call a halt to
complete
dissolve
go
die
relinquish
annul
round out
round off
close down
knock something on the head
shut down
give the chop
disconnect
wind down
call it a day
nip in the bud
kill
curb
hold back
intermit
refrain
come to an end
adjourn
pull the plug
sew up
eliminate
rescind
cut it out
cry off
wrap
extinguish
forgo
bring to a standstill
call a halt
put paid to
abstain from
dispense with
revoke
not continue
finish off
stem
bring to a conclusion
eschew
bring to a stop
pack it in
put the lid on
switch off
repeal
put the kibosh on
give a rest
bring to an untimely end
run out
sever
recess
disrupt
stop doing
lie by
leave alone
spell
rest
get rid of
do away with
bag it
separate
interpose
disunite
disjoin
blow off
dissever
phase out
pause
part
come to a close
stay
culminate
back off
die down
fail
quit cold turkey
bar
staunch
blow the whistle on
put a sock in
stall
impede
put a cork in
interfere with
cut into
disturb
say goodbye to
break into
kick the habit
quit cold
get on the wagon
avoid
hang it up
take the cure
do without
forbear from
kick over
withhold from
restrain oneself from
resist the temptation to
forbear
abstain
keep from
hold back from
stop oneself from
jack in
swear off
forswear
nullify
bring
call
knock it off
pull up
recall
stop midstream
unplug
de-energize
deactivate
turn off
detach from a power supply
turn your back on
have done with
divorce
part with
resign from
withdraw from
throw up
eighty-six
ditch
retire from
finish with
ignore
dust off
part from
wipe out
remit
jilt
shelve
break with
shake
shun
sacrifice
write off
forsake
forget about
forfeit
detain
deny
inhibit
suppress
keep back
refuse
hold off on
stifle
put on hold
put on ice
resolve
consummate
get done
end up
sunder
ultimate
get shot of
dispose of
crown
settle
get shut of
top off
steer clear of
be over
draw to a close
resist
preclude
reject
pull out of
pass up
hold off
check out from
disappear
vanish
come to a standstill
abjure
leave
skip
stay away from
back off from
restrain from
shrink from
come to a stop
call it quits on
take a break
come to a halt
fade away
die away
give a wide berth to
desert
keep
go without
abate
restrain
bite the dust
stop dead
run its course
take a breather
forfend
peter out
delay
die out
bypass
fizzle out
drop out of
run down
get out of
have nothing to do with
rein in
kibosh
surcease from
wean
chuck
hang back
fade
thwart
exit
curtail
evaporate
prorogue
wait
freeze
finalize
US
dwindle
evanish
bail
depart
prohibit
finalise
UK
be suspended
stop short
take five
obviate
move from
cease to exist
put a lid on
have a break
bow out of
step aside from
pass away
blow over
back out of
have a breather
not do
melt away
become invalid
go away from
take ten
put a period to
become void
head off
depart from
become obsolete
stop oneself
stand down from
put a stop to something
decline
give something up
relent
ebb
spurn
come off
wane
suspend proceedings
subdue
quell
quash
cap
set aside
lay aside
clear
forlet
subside
cinch
evanesce
be put on hold
steer clear
do for
be at an end
be no longer valid
draw to a halt
come to rest
unaccustom
renege
back out
ease off
ease up
liquidate
be broken off
be abandoned
discharge
accomplish
do
detach
fold up
be put to bed
cut loose
button up
button down
get off
stop trying
cool it
stop in your tracks
collapse
reach a standstill
rise
retreat
drop out
bring down curtain
draw to close
put to bed
play out
throw in the towel
throw in the sponge
immobilize
US
turn back
transpire
hold
stand
immobilise
UK
put the stopper on
take time out
take time off
hold up
shutter
clinch
yield
give notice
fold
resign
avert
hang up
carry out
bring to fruition
come to a conclusion
round up
carry through
set the seal on
go dead
go by
sit out
fight shy of
avoid doing something
take the pledge
be temperate
trail off
not touch
go on the wagon
tail off
postpone
tie up loose ends
clean up
be through with
come to the end
finish up
foil
be no more
fly by
slip away
forego
repudiate
vacillate
procrastinate
step down from
intercept
bag
secede from
call a stop to
stop cold
break short
stonewall
stop in full flow
leave unfinished
bring to a premature end
hold on
break away from
split with
delink from
sever relations with
defend against
stave off
ward off
shut out
save
turn aside
fend off
keep from happening
prevent oneself from
not give in to
cease to indulge in
keep off
disaffiliate oneself from
dissociate oneself from
dump
escape
vacate
discard
put a lock on
put a stopper in
bring to screeching halt
put chill on
hesitate
sit tight
hang about
hang fire
hang around
waver
break free from
take leave from
have nothing more to do with
falter
exclude
hinder
debar
be gone from
be done with
brush off
bail from
break off with
walk out of
walk out on
clear out from
disappear from
run along from
cast aside
take off from
abscond from
escape from
cast off
exit from
set out from
absent oneself from
adopt Fabian tactics
deliberate
disqualify
interdict
estop
rule out
forestall
forbid
sideline
reflect
make it impossible for
make it impracticable for
deter
make impossible
ward
make impracticable
think twice
stop briefly
call time
take a breath
stop what you're doing
mark time
come to standstill
catch one's breath
break it up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.
occlude
block
clog
choke
obstruct
dam
plug
stuff
congest
jam
close
stop
clot
stopper
fill
seal
cork
shut
stem
hinder
impede
curb
obscure
throttle
stop up
clog up
block up
bung up
plug up
close out
gum up
cut off
shut off
block off
block out
close off
cut out
lock out
hold back
check
staunch
slow
restrict
contain
arrest
restrain
caulk
curtail
barricade
stifle
bar
blockade
stymie
fill up
close up
inhibit
suppress
halt
jam up
bridle
hold off
stall
pack
choke up
intercept
repress
control
stay
stanch
limit
choke off
shut out
stonewall
interfere with
bottle
muzzle
gag
bung
thwart
dam up
gunge up
obturate
silt up
seal up
retard
stopple
seal off
hold in
make airtight
make watertight
overfill
glut
entrammel
foul
cumber
crowd
overcrowd
confine
hedge
overburden
cover
brake
secure
cap
clutter up
shut up
stand in the way of
get in the way of
constrict
brim
heap
cram
charge
load
ram
top
jam-pack
lade
stick
gum
waterproof
plaster
paste
enclose
ram in
top off
fill in
stick down
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
take the edge off
blunt
deaden
pacify
still
cool
tone down
attenuate
tranquilize
US
lull
tranquillise
UK
placate
compose
cushion
weaken
check
heal
ameliorate
dampen
quieten
damp
lower
settle
stifle
remedy
control
lenify
treat
suppress
curb
slake
make better
contain
dilute
smother
modify
reassure
restrain
calm down
assure
doctor
take the sting out
quench
improve
soft-pedal
smooth
satisfy
extenuate
gentle
slacken
ebb
sate
rehabilitate
damp down
take the bite out
benumb
cheer
de-escalate
conciliate
muffle
extinguish
ease off
propitiate
nurse
mend
mellow
restore
remit
medicate
silence
qualify
subside
disarm
mute
becalm
rehab
lullaby
slack
pour oil on
put a damper on
attend to
resolve
cool off
let up
numb
put the lid on
wane
cauterize
US
support
decline
dwindle
thin
recede
cauterise
UK
fade
stabilize
US
taper
encourage
shrink
fall
gladden
fix
relent
repress
hearten
stabilise
UK
defuse
lift
content
sink
pall
curtail
upraise
modulate
slow
collect
better
get rid of
condole with
sedate
minimize
US
give solace to
quieten down
loose
dulcify
quiet down
put an end to
minimise
UK
take the sting out of
tame
buck up
cheer up
make peace with
make well
fix up
smooth over
untrouble
drop off
taper off
balm
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
minister to
restore to health
put damper on
make healthy
steady
overcome
address
buffer
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
satiate
mask
attend
cut
depress
depreciate
commute
deplete
downsize
drop
downscale
anaesthetize
UK
excuse
cut down
nourish
gratify
make less
rectify
anesthetize
US
kill
reduce the force of
desensitize
US
settle down
adjust
undermine
unburden
smooth down
keep in check
meliorate
take sting out
patch things up
set up
restore to normality
take the bite out of
make less painful
rachet down
grow less
make reasonable
refresh
crumble
relaxed
disintegrate
iron out
sort out
neutralize
US
patch up
obtund
hebetate
uplift
condole
neutralise
UK
pity
desensitise
UK
put to rights
water down
fortify
set right
bolster
elevate
smooth out
clear the air
commiserate with
sympathize with
crush
free
take the heat off
animate
give condolences to
express sympathy to
inspirit
show compassion to
chasten
impose peace upon
restore harmony to
butter up
put down
bury the hatchet
kiss and make up
stroke
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
lay back
grease
con
clear the air with
make peace
square
pacificate
show fellow feeling to
amend
humour
UK
humor
US
bring comfort to
reconcile
banish
express sympathy
express sympathy for
dissipate
cleanse
dismiss
eliminate
destroy
dose
win over
buoy up
put at ease
give respite to
put to rest
drive away
drive off
chase away
cool out
constrain
loosen
inhibit
govern
bridle
hold
measure
restrict
limit
trammel
intern
confine
rule
keep
untighten
unknot
unclench
keep down
pull in
regulate
rein in
hold back
become less rigid
let go
become less tense
become less stiff
decelerate
unlax
become weaker
chill out
cool it
fade away
fall off
contract
slump
plummet
flag
deteriorate
wither
melt away
go down
drain
ease up
fail
disappear
evaporate
come to an end
plunge
degenerate
vanish
dent
nosedive
cut back
go downhill
slash
slack off
droop
devaluate
knock down
decay
slow down
fizzle out
dissolve
pare down
slacken off
trail off
erode
wear away
wear off
grow smaller
die off
decrement
shrivel
dip
crash
dry up
dim
run low
grow faint
become smaller
prune
impair
cease
devalue
take a nosedive
descend
die
get less
wear down
narrow
tumble
dive
deflate
trail
waste
mark down
waste away
run out
become less
roll back
get lower
scale down
quash
sag
collapse
downgrade
bate
close
regress
squelch
blur
discount
cheapen
minify
clip
fall short
become weak
give out
trail away
go away
grow dim
become lower
get smaller
fade out
rebate
write down
slim down
degrade
fizzle
languish
wilt
slip
atrophy
flop
truncate
lose edge
narrow down
melt
abridge
lapse
terminate
tail away
retrocede
finish
sap
fall through
trim
pare
grow weaker
constrict
slope
downturn
break
halt
come to nothing
crater
shave
break down
retrench
dial down
turn down
cut off
choke off
cut back on
throw cold water on
make smaller
come to a stop
level off
make cutbacks in
go through the floor
come to a halt
fall back
bring down
hit the floor
write off
step down
pour cold water on
flow back
dampen down
ease up on
release
disengage
hush
peter
disperse
gutter
abase
retrograde
ration
lose strength
lose intensity
revise
retire
go
rein
pipe down
faint
put a lid on
abbreviate
end
blanket
give way
evanesce
give in
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