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To have prevented oneself from
Past tense for to cease, or cause to cease, being dependent on (something)
Past tense for to shun or shy away from
Past tense for to let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them
Past tense for to delay action until a particular time or event
Past tense for to refuse or say no to
Past tense for to refuse to do something because one is too proud
Past tense for to ban or refrain from using
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Verb
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To have prevented oneself from
helped
avoided
stopped
averted
dodged
evaded
prevented
abstained
abstained from
bypassed
circumvented
controlled
deflected
desisted
diverted
ducked
eluded
escaped
forbore
got around
passed up
precluded
resisted
restrained from
shied from
shirked
shook off
shrank from
sidestepped
skipped
skipped out on
skirted
stayed away
stayed away from
steered clear
steered clear of
withstood
broke the habit of
fended off
forbore from
got out of
held off
kept from
neutralised
UK
shunned
warded off
anticipated
arrested
blocked
checked
checkmated
compensated for
counteracted
counterbalanced
deterred
eschewed
forbade
forbid
forestalled
frustrated
halted
headed off
hindered
impeded
interfered with
made up for
negated
neutralized
US
nullified
obviated
offset
offsetted
prohibited
provided
shook
stalled
staved off
stove off
ceased
declined
denied yourself
desisted from
did without
forwent
gave up
kicked
left off
refused
renounced
withheld from
curbed
put off
stopped oneself from
restrained oneself from
left alone
checked oneself
turned down
prevented oneself from
forgone
forborne
forborne from
restrained
bucked
stopped oneself
denied oneself
resisted the temptation to
managed not to
holpen
holp
gotten around
shaken off
shrunk from
shaken
done without
given up
broken the habit of
gotten out of
beat
shortcutted
cut
finessed
baulked
UK
balked
US
skirted round
circumnavigated
cheated
scaped
thwarted
parried
foiled
beaten
wriggled out of
shut out
stymied
missed
bilked
funked
outmanoeuvred
UK
weaseled out of
weaselled out of
copped out of
shuffled out of
found a way round
outmaneuvered
US
defeated
tergiversated
pussyfooted
quit
danced around
juked
run away from
fought shy of
slid out of
skived off
put a stop to
put an end to
stonewalled
ducked out of
countered
derailed
opposed
skived
weaselled
UK
gone around
went around
fudged
inhibited
obstructed
reneged
outflanked
retarded
restricted
crimped
repressed
kept at arm's length
ditched
defended against
held back
weaseled
US
spoilt
UK
trammeled
trammelled
barred
got round
spoiled
US
escaped from
scuppered
skulked
hedged
disregarded
ignored
equivocated
put paid to
goldbricked
kept clear of
neglected
waffled
fenced
outwitted
shucked
slipped
given a wide berth to
gave a wide berth to
kept one's distance from
kept away from
quitted
welshed
burked
pussyfooted around
ran away from
baffled
fled
paid no attention to
put the stopper on
had nothing to do with
kept your distance
malingered
kept off
given the slip
let something slide
sloughed off
shuffled off
gave the slip
snuck away
upset
worked around
copped out
slipped out
turned back on
put the kibosh on
left behind
gave something a miss
given something a miss
gave a wide berth
given a wide berth
gotten away from
got away from
cramped
hacked
deked
jouked
brushed off
overlooked
discounted
shied away from
scotched
lost
recoiled from
stayed shy of
stood in the way of
overturned
faked
fielded
dispensed with
overcome
shammed
disrupted
backpedalled
UK
revoked
abandoned
backpedaled
US
deserted
limited
interdicted
swerved
tricked
flanneled
flannelled
prevaricated
forgot
dogged
bludged
quibbled about
departed from
escaped the clutches of
kept lid on
end-ran
slipped through the net of
avoided like the plague
got out of the way of
played truant from
short-circuited
wormed one's way out of
backed off
paid no mind
gave the slip to
answered evasively
ruined
got past
weaseled out
avoided answering
kept out of the way of
beat around bush
excused
paid no heed to
lost sight of
unminded
led on a merry chase
skirted around
hid from
passed over
winked at
found a way out of
leapfrogged
kept well away
swerved away from
shied
skimped on
backed down
blinked at
faked out
backed out of
turned your back on
found a way around
beaten around the bush
begged the question
danced around an issue
hemmed and hawed
turned away from
paid little attention to
pulled out of
tap danced around
shirked from
given the slip to
ducked out of the way of
given the runaround
extricated oneself from
tuned out
left something undone
turned a blind eye to
gave the runaround
crashed
unsettled
had no part of
beat about the bush about
backed out
stumped
deviated from
wrecked
laid low from
wriggled
avoided dealing with
fenced off
unheeded
talked around
balked at
overcame
withdrawn
withdrew
beaten about the bush about
beaten around bush
done for
taken down
taken wind out of
took wind out of
did for
took down
forgotten
forgat
taken no notice of
took no notice of
gotten past
gotten out
weaselled out
got out
lain down on job
lay down on job
broken away from
broke away from
flown
flew
gone around the barn
took back road
went around the barn
taken back road
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cease, or cause to cease, being dependent on (something)
weaned
stopped
halted
ceased
discontinued
desisted from
quit
quitted
forbore from
forborne from
broke off
broken off
cut out
called a halt to
called it a day
gave up
given up
abandoned
abstained from
left off
knocked off
packed in
suspended
desisted
forsook
forsaken
laid off
lay off
passed up
precluded
relinquished
renounced
resisted
skipped
steered clear of
belayed
belaid
bypassed
finished
kept from
stayed away from
axed
backed off from
canned
checked out from
dropped
forwent
forgone
gave over
given over
held off
packed up
pulled out of
put a stop to
refused
reined in
restrained from
shrank from
shrunk from
swore off
sworn off
withheld from
called it quits on
detached
jacked in
kiboshed
put an end to
surceased from
eschewed
abstained
cut off
kicked
ended
avoided
shut off
let up
refrained
terminated
dispensed with
concluded
surceased
passed on
done without
did without
kept off
left out
went without
gone without
waived
abjured
denied oneself
called it quits
wound up
shunned
declined
cut
intermitted
quit cold
cut it out
not touched
laid off of
left alone
brought to an end
brought to a halt
broke
broken
brake
forbore
forborne
forswore
forsworn
forewent
foregone
rejected
spurned
yielded
ditched
broke up
broken up
pulled the plug on
sat out
got off
skipped out on
canceled
US
cancelled
UK
closed
interrupted
elapsed
abolished
determined
repudiated
killed
scrapped
paused
kept
stayed
curbed
disavowed
failed
culminated
winked out
stopped oneself from
kicked over
restrained oneself from
gave something a miss
resisted the temptation to
dead-ended
suffered deprivation
shied from
cut short
shut down
set aside
brought to a stop
let alone
knocked something on the head
phased out
not had
held back
quit cold turkey
sacrificed
given something a miss
had done with
kicked the habit
yolden
yold
withdrawn
withdrew
given a wide berth to
gotten off
gave a wide berth to
lapsed
passed
expired
withheld
died
scrubbed
restrained
checked
omitted
bridled
escaped
evaded
aborted
intervened
disconnected
resigned
disunited
separated
parted
dissevered
interposed
disjoined
declined to
gotten rid of
resigned from
done not
laid aside
left
missed out on
backed off
inhibited
had nothing to do with
come to a close
called a stop to
closed down
restrained yourself
did away with
stopped oneself
wrapped up
fought shy of
given the chop
said goodbye to
dropped out of
not done
died down
backed out of
did not
turned aside from
packed it in
rested
held back from
prevented oneself from
got rid of
gave the chop
hung it up
parted with
closed out
stopped doing
done away with
managed without
ceased to indulge in
gone
went
withholden
came to a close
given a rest
gave a rest
blown off
bagged it
blew off
gone easy
went easy
gone hungry
went hungry
taken the cure
gotten on the wagon
took the cure
sewed up
got on the wagon
sewn up
arrested
repealed
rescinded
brought to a close
completed
scratched
dissolved
finished off
put the lid on
put the kibosh on
revoked
annulled
adjourned
come to an end
nipped in the bud
called off
wound down
rounded out
rounded off
thwarted
called
abrogated
blocked
recalled
prevented
forlet
knock it off
eliminated
extinguished
forfended
put paid to
abated
come to a standstill
avoided doing something
cried off
run out
brought to an untimely end
put a lock on
put a stopper in
put a period to
shut out
headed off
put to bed
put chill on
brought to a conclusion
called a halt
came to an end
delayed
deferred
postponed
invalidated
quashed
nullified
voided
averted
come to a stop
negated
abnegated
vacated
mothballed
foiled
nixed
disannulled
drawn to a close
drew to a close
nulled
wrapped
wrapt
come to a halt
consummated
intercepted
obviated
knocking it off
redlined
remitted
shelved
withcalled
faded away
petered out
crowned
stopped dead
cinched
come to rest
struck down
steered clear
brought to a standstill
came to a standstill
stonewalled
rolled back
eased off
eased up
stemmed
turned back
immobilized
US
died away
stopped in your tracks
cooled it
reached a standstill
fizzled out
died out
ultimated
collapsed
ended up
ran its course
prohibited
relent
relented
deactivated
immobilised
UK
ran out
saved
staved off
brought to screeching halt
played out
had a break
turned aside
pulled up
stopped trying
escaped from
warded off
stood
had a breather
kept from happening
defended against
gotten out of
stopped midstream
held
brought down curtain
held up
stove off
fended off
jacked it in
got out of
topped off
came to a stop
shaken
shook
stricken down
came to a halt
gave it a break
given it a break
came to rest
drew to a halt
drawn to a halt
given the go by
gave the go by
withdrawn from
withdrew from
got done
gotten done
drawn to close
drew to close
threw in the towel
thrown in the sponge
threw in the sponge
thrown in the towel
holden
went cold turkey
gone cold turkey
taken the pledge
went on the wagon
gone on the wagon
took the pledge
took time out
taken time off
taken a break
took a break
taken a breather
took time off
took a breather
took ten
taken ten
taken time out
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to shun or shy away from
eschewed
shunned
avoided
eluded
abjured
forwent
forgone
forswore
forsworn
renounced
abandoned
disavowed
forsook
forsaken
rejected
relinquished
repudiated
sacrificed
shirked
spurned
abdicated
abnegated
abstained
denied
disclaimed
disdained
dodged
dropped
ducked
escaped
evaded
kicked
disaffirmed
finessed
gainsaid
refrained
scaped
shook
shaken
shied
abstained from
gave up
given up
dispensed with
fought shy of
swore off
sworn off
steered clear of
gave a wide berth to
given a wide berth to
had nothing to do with
not touched
reneged on
got around
gotten around
kept clear of
packed in
shied away from
jacked in
stayed clear of
turned your back on
weaseled out of
weaselled out of
had no truck with
let well enough alone
shuffled out of
Verb
▲
Past tense for to let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them
failed
abandoned
deserted
forsook
forsaken
left
betrayed
disregarded
neglected
ditched
rejected
discarded
relinquished
discounted
jettisoned
dumped
ignored
repealed
forgot
forgat
forgotten
renounced
abdicated
disclaimed
quit
quitted
jilted
aborted
disowned
revoked
screwed
disavowed
dropped
marooned
escaped
rescinded
absconded from
abstained from
bailed on
broke with
broken with
cheated on
disappeared from
escaped from
fled from
flew from
flown from
retired from
withdrew from
withdrawn from
backed out on
broke up with
broken up with
did away with
done away with
went away from
gone away from
ran away from
run away from
ran out on
run out on
setted out from
took oneself off from
taken oneself off from
turned your back on
walked out on
Verb
▲
Past tense for to delay action until a particular time or event
held off
paused
waited
deferred
delayed
held back
postponed
hung back
hung fire
put something off
sat tight
took no action
taken no action
avoided doing something
played a waiting game
kept from doing something
bode your time
bided your time
held your horses
put on hold
filled time
stalled
kept your shirt on
been patient
werepatient
was patient
lain in wait
lay in wait
held everything
abided
countdowned
hanged
waited on
killed time
saved it
kicked your heels
awaited
sat up for
waited in the wings
hung onto your hat
held the line
held your fire
held on
waited a minute
hung
held your water
stood by
rested
passed the time
held one's breath
twiddled thumbs
hung on
cooled it
sweated it
held the phone
looked forward
waited patiently
abode
sweated it out
stayed up for
cooled your heels
marked time
wasted time
lain low
lay low
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to refuse or say no to
declined
refused
rejected
passed
desisted
dismissed
rebuffed
snubbed
spurned
denied
repudiated
shunned
abjured
forbore
forborne
forwent
forgone
renounced
avoided
disapproved
repulsed
eschewed
demurred
reprobated
baulked at
demurred at
knocked back
passed on
passed up
said no to
turned down
abstained from
brushed aside
balked at
shied from
desisted from
not accepted
withheld from
opted out
refused to take advantage of
looked down one's nose at
opted out of
shook one's head
shaken one's head
gave the red light
given the red light
gave the thumbs down
given the thumbs down
discounted
disregarded
nixed
overlooked
skipped
deselected
ignored
missed
negatived
not heeded
given the thumbs down to
threw out
thrown out
gave the thumbs down to
vetoed
forbid
prohibited
blocked
interdicted
disallowed
negated
ruled out
banned
withheld
set aside
excluded
shut out
revoked
prevented
precluded
forbidden
forbade
shot down
barred
tabooed
discountenanced
stopped
opposed
blackballed
debarred
threw over
thrown over
turned back on
turned away
withholden
put down
given the red light to
gave the red light to
gave something a miss
given something a miss
given thumbs down to
gave thumbs down to
begrudged
restrained
proscribed
scorned
canceled
US
cancelled
UK
embargoed
disdained
outlawed
invalidated
repelled
quashed
eliminated
countermanded
protested
reversed
excepted
overruled
enjoined from
stood in the way
turned thumbs down
overturned
suspended
blacked
relucted
expelled
killed
said no
squashed
disqualified
passed by
disfellowshipped
disfellowshiped
brushed off
dispensed with
disentitled
censored
disowned
disclaimed
disavowed
held off
held back
protested at
turned from
held out
deprived
disacknowledged
declared null and void
refused entrance to
jibbed at
not bought
turned deaf ear to
left out in the cold
refused admission to
kept out
counted out
closed out
steered clear of
stood in the way of
sent off
refused to receive
declared ineligible
not cared for
locked out
not heared of
withwent
withgone
withdrawn
withdrew
gave the brush-off to
given the brush-off to
drawn the line at
drew the line at
gave the cold shoulder to
frozen out
froze out
given the cold shoulder to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to refuse to do something because one is too proud
scorned
was above
were above
been above
refused to
considered it beneath one
Verb
▲
Past tense for to ban or refrain from using
boycotted
banned
blacklisted
embargoed
barred
avoided
blacked
blackballed
cut off
rejected
shunned
debarred
snubbed
spurned
interdicted
prohibited
proscribed
vetoed
outlawed
excluded
ostracised
UK
ostracized
US
refused
struck
stricken
shut out
withheld patronage
abstained from
passed up
placed an embargo on
stayed away from
turned your back on
brushed off
cold-shouldered
passed by
had nothing to do with
iced out
imposed sanctions
steered clear of
gave a wide berth to
given a wide berth to
refused to take part in
washed your hands of
held aloof from
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