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What is another word for
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Verb
To close, terminate, or end
To turn or switch off (something)
Take tough action
Respond in kind, burn
To draw to a close
Stop work
Outlaw, prohibit an action
To beat in a contest
To prevent from progress
To cause to be ineffective or immobilized
To deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of
Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure
To make or become calm
Adjective
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Verb
▲
To close, terminate, or end
cease activity
cease operating
cease production
crash
become insolvent
cease trading
close
collapse
fail
fold
abandon
be closed
be liquidated
be shut
cease
close down
flatline
flop
go bankrupt
go bump
go bust
go on strike
go under
liquidate
shut
stop
be closed down
be shut down
be wound up
close up
come to a halt
go broke
go into liquidation
go into receivership
wind up
go belly up
go to the wall
shut up shop
go out of business
founder
be ruined
fold up
cave in
come to a stop
stop dead
come to rest
stop in your tracks
come a cropper
bust
bomb
terminate
bankrupt
crumple
drop the curtain
stop trading
come to a standstill
close out
shut up
call it a day
pack it in
put the lid on
strike out
give
pauper
yield
impoverish
break
crater
wash out
flunk
miss
go into Chapter 11
tank
pauperize
flame out
end
fizzle
decline
default
finish
miscarry
retire
drop
plummet
go
topple
languish
slump
buckle
perish
tumble
fall through
fall down
not succeed
lose one's shirt
be cleaned out
drop a bundle
be unsuccessful
be in the hands of the receivers
grind to a halt
belly up
close one's doors
give up
be in arrears
go into chapter 11
go wrong
go belly-up
shrivel up
lose big
be taken to the cleaners
dissolve
disband
put into liquidation
annul
break up
sell out
come to nothing
fall flat
fall
break down
misfire
bite the dust
go awry
fizzle out
fall short
come to grief
miss the mark
abort
flounder
come to naught
go down like a lead balloon
be frustrated
meet with disaster
come unstuck
run aground
go down
backfire
die
go up in smoke
be in vain
be found lacking
crumble
fall by the wayside
go phut
fluff
go pear-shaped
drop out
lack success
conk out
give out
be defeated
go astray
succumb
turn out badly
not come up to scratch
stall
sink
flummox
underperform
do badly
nose-dive
underachieve
cut out
suffer defeat
come apart
screw up
slip
be found deficient
hit the skids
be found wanting
not pass
go downhill
not make the grade
be demoted
blunder
fade away
peter out
not come up to the mark
miss the boat
meet with failure
fail to happen
not come off
lose
disappoint
hit rock bottom
not pass muster
fall flat on your face
lay an egg
be rejected
go by the board
go on the rocks
halt
fail miserably
sink without trace
blow it
plough
UK
boomerang
recoil
rebound
come to a sticky end
come to a bad end
stumble
flag
go amiss
be abortive
cave
wane
vanish
disappear
plow
US
descend
slide
sag
deteriorate
miss fire
gang agley
hit bottom
lose status
play into
lose out
go down swinging
backslide
back wrong horse
lose control
cease to function
run down
stop working
fade out
lose power
seize up
go kaput
stop functioning
pack up
give up the ghost
disintegrate
suffocate
surrender
submit
submerge
drown
submerse
duck
topple over
come down
fall apart
bellyflop
swoon
not work
lose money
come to an end
end in defeat
be a fiasco
end in disappointment
die out
be a disappointment
be a disaster
fade
ruin
flake out
go out like light
faint
pass out
lose consciousness
black out
become unconscious
zonk out
keel over
be overcome
fall unconscious
go out like a light
go out
cripple
cripple financially
make destitute
make insolvent
make penniless
reduce to destitution
make poor
clean out
cause to go bankrupt
reduce to beggary
make bankrupt
more ❯
“He immediately notified the pilot to
shut down
the engine and recommended the pilot abort the sortie.”
Verb
▲
To turn or switch off (something)
shut off
block
close down
close off
cut out
impede
stop
switch off
turn off
deactivate
kill
cut
disable
disconnect
unplug
extinguish
disengage
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
close
halt
turn out
put out
decommission
shut
make inactive
pull the plug on
de-energize
detach from a power supply
douse
log off
take out
hit the switch
end
terminate
arrest
check
cease
finish
break off
curb
stall
stem
suspend
staunch
discontinue
quit
die
elapse
dead-end
catch
still
pass
conclude
lapse
expire
drop
can
wind up
determine
break
go
stay
obstruct
hold back
belay
wait
break up
rest
leave off
intermit
baulk
UK
bring to an end
hamper
hold up
bar
freeze
lay off
stand still
interrupt
call it a day
put a cork in
adjourn
cool it
desist from
deter
knock off
stem the flow
frustrate
cut off
immobilise
UK
bring to a standstill
put an end to
bring to standstill
drop anchor
bring up
cut short
let up
balk
US
desist
pull up
cease fire
bring to a close
give over
put a stop to
nip in the bud
immobilize
US
come to a close
fetch up
put the kibosh on
pack up
punctuate
pack in
bring to a stop
draw up
blow the whistle on
hold at bay
wink out
more ❯
Verb
▲
Take tough action
clamp down
come down on
crack down
curb
limit
restrict
take tough action
eliminate
quench
extinguish
eradicate
abolish
repress
end
stifle
suppress
clamp down on
get tough on
crush
finish
frustrate
scotch
thwart
squash
beat
take severe measures against
destroy
rout
put down
come down heavily on
terminate
quash
overcome
defeat
subdue
quell
take stern measures against
weed out
get rid of
annihilate
restrain
check
extirpate
put an end to
put a stop to
control
demolish
clobber
wipe out
squelch
nip in the bud
come down on like a ton of bricks
get tough
keep under control
keep in check
put the kibosh on
tighten up on
stamp out
prevent
stop
crack down on
come down hard on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Respond in kind, burn
clapback
burn
respond in kind
diss
respond
return fire
talk back
Verb
▲
To draw to a close
log off
close down
exit
leave
quit
end
halt
stop
cease
finish
terminate
discontinue
wind up
bring to an end
conclude
break off
close
close out
let up
complete
expire
elapse
pass
desist
finish off
cut short
leave off
break up
wrap up
lapse
dead-end
pull the plug on
knock off
wink out
pack in
put a stop to
die
culminate
bring to a stop
bring to a halt
come to a close
determine
call a halt to
bring to a close
settle
give up
wind down
round out
desist from
round off
get done
end up
put an end to
come to an end
drop
go
axe
UK
finalize
US
cancel
abolish
suspend
consummate
adjourn
abort
scrap
nip in the bud
relinquish
can
come to a standstill
belay
interrupt
call off
stay
wrap
scrub
peter out
finalise
UK
sew up
ax
US
give something the chop
knock something on the head
die down
refrain from
call it a day
cut out
pack it in
cut off
top off
give over
pack up
call it quits
discharge
accomplish
tie up loose ends
come to the end
finish up
do
liquidate
clean up
be through with
dissolve
resolve
shutter
clinch
scratch
fold
hang up
carry out
carry through
bring to fruition
set the seal on
come to a conclusion
bring to a conclusion
round up
break
annul
sunder
pull the plug
ultimate
get shot of
put paid to
shut off
nip something in the bud
dispose of
crown
get shut of
wind something up
lay off
put the lid on
switch off
run down
come to a stop
take time out
take ten
have a break
take a breather
ease off
ease up
have a breather
take a break
rest
take time off
draw to a close
be over
pause
come to a halt
cut
forgo
arrest
rescind
kick
ditch
jettison
renounce
discard
abjure
kill
forswear
disavow
stop dead
draw to a halt
come to rest
fade away
disclaim
junk
disown
revoke
waive
dump
repeal
forfeit
wash one's hands of
throw out
have done with
step down from
let go of
yield up
do away with
part with
resign from
lay off of
cry off
abandon
ship out
back out of
chuck
abstain from
dispense with
leave behind
set aside
lose
deliver up
step aside from
jack in
lay aside
throw away
reject
bring to a standstill
die away
run out
hold
die out
stop in one's tracks
stand
fizzle out
cool it
run its course
reach a standstill
collapse
curb
immobilize
US
stem
turn back
deactivate
immobilise
UK
put the kibosh on
fail
refrain
intermit
cut it out
back off
surcease
quit cold turkey
more ❯
Verb
▲
Stop work
knock off
break
clock off
close shop
finish work
finish working
halt
pause
rest
stop
stop work
break off
finish
leave work
take a break
take five
finish the working day
have a breather
call it a day
adjourn
take a breather
suspend
recess
discontinue
break up
suspend proceedings
prorogue
end
stay
terminate
pigeonhole
dissolve
prorogate
take time out
take a recess
let up
rise
take ten
be suspended
be put on hold
shake
put on hold
sideline
drop it
drop
call time
cease
have a break
come to a standstill
desist
ease off
ease up
wind up
finish off
take time off
postpone
interrupt
delay
defer
shelve
put off
hold over
put back
mothball
table
continue
respite
remit
put over
hold in abeyance
lay on the table
bring to an end
curb
hold up
hold back
restrain
come to an end
hold off
put on ice
call a halt
put in cold storage
take a rain check on
put on the back burner
take a rain check
call a halt to
relax
come up for air
take a rest
put your feet up
cut short
arrest
intermit
reschedule
put aside
disband
check
lay aside
put a stop to
hold something in abeyance
cut
cancel
sever
leave off
cut off
withhold
do less
bring to a halt
bring to a close
bring to a standstill
put in abeyance
bar
file
retard
waive
quit
hold
pink-slip
omit
procrastinate
inactivate
protract
can
keep in abeyance
take a breather from
put on a back burner
hang up
rule out
stave off
lay over
push back
lay off
count out
hang fire
slacken
release
abate
take a breath
relent
put an end to
put on back burner
put on the shelf
slow down
more ❯
Verb
▲
Outlaw, prohibit an action
forbid
ban
prohibit
proscribe
outlaw
disallow
interdict
exclude
preclude
veto
debar
hinder
inhibit
rule out
bar
enjoin
criminalise
UK
criminalize
US
make illegal
block
restrain
stop
cancel
censor
check
deny
deprive
embargo
forestall
forfend
freeze
halt
impede
nix
obstruct
obviate
oppose
prevent
restrict
spike
stymie
taboo
withhold
declare taboo
declare illegal
hold up
lock up
say no
shut out
put an end to
put a stop to
give the red light to
give the thumbs down to
put the chill on
put the kibosh on
reject
refuse
boycott
thwart
blackball
dismiss
quash
negate
estop
ward off
eliminate
except
suppress
suspend
disapprove
banish
counteract
deter
throw out
arrest
kill
disqualify
place an embargo on
negative
repudiate
decline
rebuff
hamper
turn down
nullify
pass on
hold back
avert
freeze out
close out
say no to
frustrate
count out
revoke
limit
overrule
black
ostracize
US
interrupt
invalidate
defeat
squash
curb
counter
declare ineligible
circumvent
put down
ostracise
UK
foil
bate
retard
pass up
interfere with
baulk
UK
hang up
shoot down
balk
US
recant
ward
stave off
nip in the bud
illegalize
censure
zing
disentitle
overturn
disown
pass by
hamstring
disclaim
disavow
reprobate
blacklist
discount
cool
cork
slow
set aside
pass
discountenance
keep out
rule against
fetter
declare null and void
disacknowledge
baffle
tie up
avoid
encumber
slow down
handicap
cramp
begrudge
expel
repress
cripple
stifle
keep lid on
keep back
hobble
contravene
crimp
spurn
knock back
leave out
neutralize
US
checkmate
cease
stall
put a brake on
lock out
neutralise
UK
head off
fend off
forgo
stand in the way of
hold off
leave out in the cold
anticipate
condemn
plug
give the red light
destroy
sentence
doom
repulse
misdemeanorize
felonize
vote down
discard
forbid to
disfellowship
redlight
refuse admission to
refuse entrance to
give the cold shoulder to
curse
give the brush-off to
abolish
penalise
UK
penalize
US
place injunction on
place an injunction on
down
close down
ice out
close up
officially forbid
quit
discontinue
deselect
unfit
gridlock
burn
cut
dissent
put paid to
not consider
close one's doors to
forget about
defend against
chill
intercept
keep at bay
turn aside
stave
keep off
dam
make it impossible for
make it impracticable for
make impossible
make impracticable
make something punishable
not grant
throw over
give something a miss
balk at
give thumbs down to
thumbs down
throw away
refuse permission to
override
exile
bottle up
box in
jam up
countermand
reverse
declare something a punishable offence
incapacitate
disable
give thumbs down
not go for
put chill on
abjure
disfranchise
eighty-six
paralyze
US
impair
paralyse
UK
weaken
disenable
omit
throw
put a lock on
put a stopper in
bring to screeching halt
put half nelson on
throw cold water on
spoil
disappoint
contradict
shut off
gainsay
pour cold water on
disbar
remove
ignore
oust
bounce
shut out of
dash
discourage
eject
evict
scotch
crush
derail
constrain
refute
confront
snooker
deny access to
sideline
disregard
disclude
occlude
shackle
bridle
dissuade from
discomfit
beat
not count
refuse to admit
miss out
cut out
crool
foul up
scupper
banjax
rebut
disprove
not make the cut
cut off
stonewall
disrupt
cramp one's style
stump
dash one's hope
put the lid on
annul
outwit
render null and void
overcome
lick
screw up
ruin
upset the applecart
conquer
do for
give the run around
put out
send to Coventry
refuse admittance
put an embargo on
prevent from entering
back-pedal
explode
disaffirm
debunk
contest
discredit
retract
challenge
clog
manacle
hog-tie
handcuff
trammel
dissuade
short-circuit
smother
embarrass
pass over
drive out
get rid of
force out
shut the door on
rein in
declare untrue
controvert
disconfirm
dissent from
faze
bit
reduce
sandbag
disagree with
confute
take back
put on brakes
put an stop to
hold in
stem the flow of
keep in
throw a spanner in the works of
hold down
disbelieve
shoot full of holes
not buy
withsay
take exception to
call on
enjoin from
shoot down in flames
doubt
disagree
turn thumbs down
stand in the way
sacrifice
withhold from
desist from
stay away
stay away from
steer clear of
sidestep
forbear
elude
give up
make up for
duck
get out of
deny yourself
abstain from
shake off
restrain from
deflect
counterbalance
skip
break the habit of
withstand
skip out on
do without
shake
skirt
shy from
control
escape
dodge
leave off
kick
get around
steer clear
shrink from
abstain
renounce
bypass
refrain from
provide
keep from
desist
eschew
shirk
help
forbear from
divert
evade
shun
offset
resist
compensate for
delay
silence
cumber
confine
detain
set back
contain
gag
stay
muffle
tie
diminish
curtail
bork
keep
slow up
swallow
keep in check
hold
choke back
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
choke
subdue
put off
interfere
strangle
get in the way of
get in the way
bind
dampen
still
squelch
muzzle
moderate
lessen
extinguish
deaden
pocket
submerge
sink
defer
stamp out
hide
postpone
brake
conceal
shelve
shush
fight back
clamp down on
crack down on
quell
damp down
bog down
damp
keep under control
straiten
choke off
overpower
mute
catch
decelerate
dull
stem
regulate
chain
entangle
decrease
refrain
quiet
talk out of
put a damper on
drag one's feet
end
close off
cork up
button up
stop oneself
sit on
keep the lid on
quench
warn
wreck
depress
constrict
prorogue
fasten
master
pause
throttle
disadvantage
upset
remit
crab
disadvise
burden
fix
tie down
leash
weigh down
temper
close
retardate
draw up
fetch up
pull up
bring up
quieten
hush
bite back
put back
make late
bottle
turn off
slap down
snuff out
put on ice
hold over
take down
give a hard time
clam up
shut up
deflate
dummy up
break off
frighten
waive
sabotage
retain
inconvenience
bother
stultify
quelch
delimit
sidetrack
circumscribe
deprecate
clamp
stunt
pigeonhole
unsettle
fill
obscure
dishearten
cuff
slacken
scare
scare off
keep waiting
drive underground
unrail
crash
terminate
hesitate
impose limits on
set limits on
bring to a standstill
forswear
circumnavigate
jam
barricade
stopper
mothball
drop
mire
tone down
stuff
cut down on
put a lid on
hold off on
lay off
keep hold of
hold captive
loiter
intermit
put on hold
block up
block out
clog up
blockade
cap
saddle with
bring to an end
forsake
put on back burner
tie someone's hands
congest
stop up
bung up
put the stopper on
cover up
qualify
keep secret
black out
clip someone's wings
tongue-tie
hem in
tether
keep inside
plug up
put at a disadvantage
dry up
back off
keep under wraps
keep down
fight shy of
resist the temptation to
give a wide berth to
swear off
place at a disadvantage
cut short
keep a lid on
throw a spanner in the works
shut in
jack in
tie someone down
tie-up
straitjacket
inc
protract
gimp
entrammel
fight
mar
debilitate
overload
clot
ice
blunt
peg
incommode
prolong
save
let
pre-empt
prevent from making progress
bring to a close
rattle
cause to wait
cause to stay
adjourn
calm
lower
net
enmesh
ensnare
capture
charge
discommode
oppress
disconcert
tie one's hands
forefend
juke
ditch
take wind out of
bottle something up
get bogged down
snag
staunch
drag feet
object
grip
clasp
gum up
pick off
set
govern
soften
entrap
refuse to pay
put on the shelf
put a crimp in
hold in check
keep a rein on
reschedule
table
put out of commission
give disadvantage
take out
harsh
put straitjacket on
make difficult
benumb
blanket
numb
cauterize
US
act like a wet blanket
put the brakes on
take out of play
mellow
bottleneck
throw monkey wrench in
seal
caulk
put a straitjacket on
puzzle
vanquish
overthrow
scrub
brace
can
reserve
dither
prevaricate
quibble
equivocate
stand
fence
tarry
confound
mystify
immobilize
US
immobilise
UK
stop in your tracks
fill up
coop up
box up
constipate
torpedo
stagnate
burke
lag
abate
cow
mess up
nonplus
cauterise
UK
cloud
allay
respite
choke up
pack
stanch
triumph over
dawdle
loaf
falter
bog
flag
poke
quieten down
procrastinate
reef
embog
flummox
knock off
overwhelm
dominate
bury
annihilate
trample
devitalize
sap
stand over
bung
block off
clamp down
hush up
crack down
buy time
stand still
stand off
peter out
not move
dead-end
corner
trample on
hold it down
enfetter
enchain
gyve
pinion
finish
dispense with
let up
louse up
put lid on
put kibosh on
beat down
bring to naught
back-water
hit the brakes
lose speed
put the brakes on
cut down
cut back
lose steam
let down flaps
wind down
anchor it
screen
be a hindrance to
avoid the issue
take one's time
garrote/garrotte
put off the evil day
lay on the table
take a rain check on
put on the back burner
continue
carry over
put over
put in abeyance
do later
put off the evil hour
put in cold storage
hold in abeyance
dumb
settle
keep yourself
hold out on
keep under one's hat
stop yourself
hold out
refuse to give
deduct
hold on to
keep to oneself
fail to disclose
leave alone
chain up
clap
secure
hang fire
clam
overawe
lull
beat around the bush
come to a standstill
throw a spoke in the wheel of
shield
cover
mask
wrong
strike dumb
hold one's tongue
pipe down
hush-hush
soft-pedal
say nothing
make quiet
hush one's mouth
quiet down
complicate
take the pledge
go on the wagon
avoid doing
sit out
be temperate
not touch
have nothing to do with
not do
take the cure
monkey with
treat harshly
compose
collect
rein
lock
chasten
internalize
US
internalise
UK
throw a monkey wrench into
put in irons
clap in irons
do a disservice to
tell against
treat unfairly
give a disadvantage to
be unfair to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
inflict a handicap on
intimidate
daunt
bound
bring to a stop
put in chains
simmer down
specify
ration
demarcate
demoralize
US
caution
disincline
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
indispose
bring to a halt
cool down
come down on
modify
keep within bounds
shorten
narrow
define
demark
pin down
enclose
encircle
shrink
send up
inclose
keep within limits
put a ceiling on
keep a tight rein on
surround
delimitate
prelimit
put away
contract
unnerve
forego
expostulate
dehort
counsel
exhort
remonstrate
prick
distemper
undo
ail
concern
alarum
worry
discomfort
exercise
fuss
disquiet
hagride
frazzle
perturb
distract
unhinge
agitate
disturb
dismay
discompose
distress
flurry
alarm
demoralise
UK
make anxious
make nervous
caution against
advise against
warn off
urge against
persuade against
belay
dislocate
derange
disorder
disorganize
decline to
restrain oneself
restrain yourself
go easy
give over
make worried
throw off
argue out of
urge not to
expostulate against
advise not to
chicken out
persuade not to
lean on
weird out
freak out
cry out against
throw a wet blanket on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To beat in a contest
best
beat
defeat
conquer
knock off
overcome
triumph over
trounce
prevail over
put away
rout
take down
beat up
cream
crush
drub
floor
overthrow
overwhelm
subdue
take care of
thrash
total
trash
vanquish
whip
wipe the floor with
blast
deck
demolish
knock out
KO
lick
smash
wallop
waste
wipe out
bulldoze
clobber
lambaste
master
shoot down
tan
wax
checkmate
humble
put in their place
quell
whomp
annihilate
blow away
blow out
dispatch
edge out
flatten
outfight
overbear
overmatch
overpower
slaughter
subjugate
unseat
upend
upset
win against
blow out of the water
put in the shade
run rings around
tank
undo
pip at the post
quash
stop
suppress
repress
thwart
frustrate
put down
extinguish
worst
skunk
surmount
hammer
trim
get
take
destroy
squelch
reduce
quench
control
squash
silence
crack down on
get the better of
get around
bring someone to their knees
do down
put an end to
put a stop to
walk all over
clamp down on
queer
sit on
nip in the bud
slap down
snuff out
put the lid on
make mincemeat of
put the kibosh on
scotch
scupper
stuff
triumph
pulverize
US
paste
pound
cane
massacre
foil
murder
trample on
bring to an end
dish
put paid to
slam
circumvent
own
outwit
shellac
zap
confound
discomfit
override
throw
overmaster
pulverise
UK
rise above
be victorious over
succeed over
bring to their knees
bring to knees
turn inside out
trample underfoot
give someone a drubbing
take to the cleaners
wipe off map
give someone a hiding
stifle
curb
finish
check
end
stamp out
abolish
terminate
extirpate
get rid of
kill
hush up
tame
break
discipline
subordinate
trample
chasten
subject
cow
pacify
dominate
overrun
gentle
temper
placate
quiet
underbring
calm
soothe
mollify
drop
mellow
soften
quieten
hold in check
get the upper hand over
calm down
gain ascendancy over
get under control
bear down
gain the upper hand over
break in
get the upper hand
beat down
oppress
outdo
crucify
surpass
tyrannize
US
keep down
demoralize
US
ruin
outstrip
outclass
overturn
smother
top
better
gain mastery over
dispirit
demoralise
UK
hegemonize
rule
sap
tyrannise
UK
gain a victory over
undermine
marmalize
excel
subvert
swamp
outplay
grind down
beat hollow
outshine
bring to heel
discourage
enslave
depress
snow under
dishearten
dismay
daunt
deject
weaken
bust
bring down
devastate
dampen
knock over
shake
bring to ruin
enervate
prevail
exceed
defeat utterly
cast down
outperform
eradicate
transcend
get over
knock for a loop
bridle
overshadow
get a grip on
train
go one better than
keep under
win over
knock for six
govern
walk over
domesticate
prostrate
humiliate
unnerve
enfeeble
whelm
drown
unman
sadden
win
cripple
down
topple
oust
hurdle
render incapable
depose
render helpless
render powerless
gain control of
bury
eclipse
chill
torpedo
level
dethrone
hold down
raze
skin
keep in subjection
keep in submission
damp
be victorious
tip
liquidate
exterminate
purge
tumble
hold sway over
win a resounding victory over
bring low
do better than
knock sideways
deal with
tyrannize over
knock the stuffing out of
restrain
knock down
do away with
regulate
house-train
deter
coerce
force
stagger
direct
devitalize
immobilize
US
rule over
command
distress
reclaim
domiciliate
housebreak
dash
immobilise
UK
sink
outrun
obliterate
disappoint
bowl over
cap
debilitate
weigh down
trump
bring under the yoke
make dejected
disincline
make downhearted
smoke
whup
tromp
outmaneuver
US
outmanoeuvre
UK
bear down on
pass
disparage
whop
bomb
dust
whap
keep under thumb
overtop
improve on
come out on top
outmatch
outgun
put a damper on
tower over
overtake
outdistance
take it all
ride roughshod over
cut to pieces
knock spots off
bring under control
get control of
cope with
give someone the blues
take over
pour cold water on
give someone a pasting
throw cold water on
take apart
dismiss
reject
hold someone down
solve
manage
keep someone under
outsmart
smear
slap
spank
strike
hit
nullify
break down
dismantle
put-down
muller
defeat heavily
defeat easily
colonize
US
remove
disable
supplant
displace
compel
enthrall
US
underyoke
astonish
render speechless
do in
outrank
defenestrate
disestablish
dissolve
colonise
UK
enthral
UK
mop up
run circles around
steamroller
settle
make a fool of
give a hiding
improve upon
gain control over
remove from power
remove from office
sweep someone off his
take someone's breath away
hold sway
kick around
get one up on
degrade
put to shame
outpace
shake off
overpass
shame
shoot ahead
overdevelop
blank
stretch
subsume
shellack
dumbfound
overawe
overdraw
tear down
lay waste
shatter
scatter
clear
demote
reel back in
bring about the downfall of
dispel
take out
shut off
roll over
unhorse
cross
tread
incapacitate
impair
downgrade
disrate
lay one out
hose
outrival
prevent
wreck
endure
resist
seize
annex
US
impoverish
be better than
flog
steamroll
whack
pick apart
pommel
whitewash
slang
shoot ahead of
quelch
ice
strangle
pass over
vault
over
climb
crest
leap
negotiate
sabotage
stymie
slay
edge
powder
tread on
route
shipwreck
outhit
decimate
entrap
outjump
flax
outflank
butcher
ambush
drive off
sweep
make it past
make it round
be unstoppable by
make it over
occupy
trouble
lower
ail
disconcert
rattle
disrupt
work over
plow under
repulse
put to rout
blow out of water
put to flight
shut out
clean up on
larrup
beat back
scuttle
bash
throw back in confusion
hunt
get through
nose out
run rings round
invade
disempower
desolate
finish off
mow down
win a victory over
run roughshod over
diminish
cause instability
force down
blot out
take to cleaners
roll back
deflate
disarrange
disorganize
snarl
discountenance
unglue
jumble
disturb
abash
muddle
unzip
disorder
nonplus
embarrass
unsettle
mitigate
moderate
appropriate
annexe
UK
capture
be successful
abuse
tranquillize
UK
mute
carry the day
get last laugh
take the cake
win through
be the victor
win out
gain a victory
take the prize
prevail against
come first
gain mastery of
take the honours
win hands down
take the crown
make dispirited
make crestfallen
indispose
breed
housetrain
familiarize
US
familiarise
UK
yoke
hitch
accustom
teach
corral
herd
deaden
perturb
chagrin
bother
weary
abase
send up
psych out
take steam out
get to
blow up
take control of
take possession of
maltreat
persecute
tone down
contain
hold
inhibit
measure
water down
constrain
keep
pwn
weather
survive
bum out
dull
damp down
shock
stun
render
outlive
get down
weigh heavily on
wrong
tranquilize
US
cultivate
domesticize
pull in
rein in
throw a pall over
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
make someone fed up
throw a spanner in the works of
round up
bring up
ill-treat
knock socks off
come out on top of
cast a pall over
make tame
exploit
scourge
treat harshly
encumber
plague
overload
saddle
beset
be cruel to
ride
aggrieve
outrage
annoy
press
despotize
harass
torture
worry
tyrranize
torment
harry
hound
strain
handicap
vex
tax
be brutal to
break the spirit
break the spirit of
put upon
pick on
domineer
influence
put screws to
weigh heavy upon
boss
rule with a rod of iron
put the squeeze on
bully
intimidate
lead
sway
dictate
rule with an iron hand
monopolize
US
head
overrule
preponderate
handle
run
monopolise
UK
preside over
push about
rule the roost
have ascendancy over
have the whip hand over
exercise control over
run the show
boss around
push around
be in command of
play first fiddle
be the boss of
keep under your thumb
call the tune
lead by the nose
have the upper hand in
have mastery over
be in charge of
be in control of
have one's way
boss about
call the shots
wear the trousers
have the upper hand over
be at the helm
have upper hand
lay down the law
rule the roost in
be in the saddle
head up
sit on top of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To prevent from progress
retard
arrest
check
decelerate
delay
handicap
brake
clog
detain
hinder
impede
obstruct
encumber
postpone
slow down
stall
defer
hamper
curb
hamstring
hold back
hold up
inhibit
set back
slow up
interrupt
keep back
put back
restrain
restrict
slacken
slow
cumber
stay
trammel
baffle
baulk
UK
balk
US
bog
choke
crimp
dawdle
decrease
down
falter
fetter
flag
hesitate
interfere with
lessen
loaf
loiter
mire
poke
reduce
retardate
put a brake on
back off
bog down
choke off
close off
hang up
let up
shut off
take down
bring to screeching halt
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
stop
block
thwart
halt
stymie
frustrate
derail
shackle
freeze
stand in the way of
limit
stonewall
foil
prevent
cramp
cripple
bar
hobble
hold
deter
catch
still
pause
shelve
handcuff
bork
bring up
pull up
fetch up
draw up
put off
hold over
hog-tie
get in the way of
end
withhold
protract
repress
remit
prorogue
intermit
prolong
confine
disrupt
scupper
stave off
suppress
manacle
faze
oppose
discomfit
dam
rattle
interfere
hold off on
bind
chain
entangle
embarrass
disconcert
fix
brace
scrub
sidetrack
bring to a standstill
drop
can
stem
make late
foul up
screw up
tie up
knock off
cut off
short-circuit
nip in the bud
bring to an end
cramp one's style
saddle with
give a hard time
get in the way
forestall
sabotage
bridle
tarry
prevaricate
stand
dither
suspend
quibble
equivocate
fence
stand still
stand off
not move
peter out
buy time
avoid the issue
take one's time
beat around the bush
come to a standstill
drag one's feet
constrain
curtail
control
hold off
reschedule
prohibit
contain
stifle
moderate
put on hold
regulate
adjourn
rein in
counteract
put an end to
put on the back burner
put on ice
keep
avert
table
pigeonhole
mothball
hold in
hold down
put over
burden
lay on the table
take a rain check on
put in cold storage
hold in abeyance
tie
smother
govern
straiten
tame
procrastinate
debar
interdict
weigh down
respite
bottle up
ward off
shut out
lay over
put a stop to
keep lid on
put on back burner
circumvent
counter
diminish
stunt
staunch
muzzle
rein
terminate
disadvantage
constrict
measure
rule
forbid
close
avoid
keep under control
keep in check
lose speed
put the brakes on
choke back
hem in
cork
pull in
continue
extend
defend against
head off
stem the flow of
carry over
set aside
hang fire
waive
give rain check
keep waiting
embog
discourage
neutralize
US
occlude
muffle
bottleneck
ruin
inconvenience
preclude
subdue
lag
stanch
defeat
crab
congest
overload
neutralise
UK
plug
evade
sandbag
discontinue
oppress
contravene
resist
cut back
jam
cut short
nullify
circumnavigate
clot
stuff
fight back
leash
gag
bit
fill
stopper
imprison
stop up
sidestep
skirt
hit the brakes
ward
circumscribe
box in
keep a lid on
bite back
gaol
UK
coop up
jail
US
steer clear of
spoil
rule out
keep in
ease up
dally
lock up
put at a disadvantage
keep within bounds
cool off
place at a disadvantage
clog up
box up
put in abeyance
plug up
keep in abeyance
keep the lid on
cool
kill
gum up
bung up
straitjacket
sink
cause to wait
cause to stay
dissuade from
impair
debilitate
withstand
enmesh
net
ensnare
capture
dissuade
quash
snag
prevent from making progress
incommode
barricade
block up
lengthen
tie one's hands
get bogged down
sideline
entrap
taboo
outlaw
enjoin
charge
discommode
bother
tether
blockade
dillydally
leave to another time
linger
object
clasp
clamp
fasten
grip
strangle
cease
slam on the brakes
temporise
UK
temporize
US
temper
give disadvantage
take out
put out of commission
peg
discipline
get out of
get around
give a rain check
take a raincheck
make difficult
set limits on
impose limits on
entrammel
put on brakes
put an stop to
put paid to
escape
bypass
beat
abate
screen
obscure
chill
obviate
intercept
forfend
keep at bay
turn aside
stave
fend off
keep off
anticipate
overturn
scotch
break off
cut down on
dampen
put a limit on
shield
hide
cover
mask
deflect
bring to a close
disband
dissolve
prorogate
recess
harness
quiet
qualify
reef
complicate
throttle
incarcerate
intern
hold in check
wreck
put the stopper on
unrail
stump
ditch
take wind out of
upset
outwit
crash
do for
juke
put the kibosh on
unsettle
put aside
cool down
keep down
keep in line
tie down
impound
bring under control
have on a tight leash
sit on
put away
pin down
pull back
rein back
guide
direct
crack down
hogtie
delimit
monkey with
keep a tight rein on
keep tight rein on
button up
stand over
push back
count out
file
lay off
lay aside
break up
inactivate
quit
pink-slip
call a halt to
omit
put on the shelf
ban
lock in
fence in
close in
immure
deny
concuss
shut in
deprive
shotgun
disallow
necessitate
back-water
lose steam
cut down
wind down
anchor it
put off the evil day
do later
put off the evil hour
wrong
let down flaps
squelch
swallow
put half nelson on
go slower
treat unfairly
do a disservice to
give a disadvantage to
treat harshly
be unfair to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
tell against
inflict a handicap on
repulse
rebuff
checkmate
lose pace
reduce speed
slam on the anchors
slack up
slacken off
slack
slacken pace
saddle
load
put a spoke in someone's wheel
play for time
become slower
make slower
get slower
reduce in speed
lumber
bung
laden
lade
overtax
weight
freight
stress
strain
tax
obturate
overwhelm
overburden
die
squeeze
dam up
gibbet
drown
gunge up
wring
fill up
silt up
noose
louse up
be a hindrance to
throw a spanner in the works
throw a spoke in the wheel of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause to be ineffective or immobilized
paralyze
US
cripple
disable
hamstring
immobilise
UK
immobilize
US
incapacitate
prostrate
anaesthetize
UK
anesthetize
US
appal
UK
appall
US
arrest
astound
bemuse
benumb
close
daunt
daze
deaden
debilitate
demolish
destroy
disarm
enfeeble
freeze
halt
lame
nonplus
numb
palsy
petrify
stun
stupefy
transfix
weaken
knock out
make inert
make nerveless
stop dead
bring to grinding halt
paralyse
UK
impair
blunt
handicap
sap
torpefy
exhaust
undermine
put out of action
maim
mangle
enervate
dull
devitalize
dampen
reduce
stifle
tire
injure
mutilate
hock
damage
depress
unnerve
unfit
ruin
attenuate
unstrengthen
wreck
shatter
desensitize
US
suppress
fatigue
diminish
obtund
damp
drug
weary
drain
deactivate
cauterize
US
retard
repress
desensitise
UK
indispose
render insensitive
make powerless
inactivate
frazzle
soften
etiolate
waste
lay low
cauterise
UK
knacker
poop
wear out
hurt
harm
muzzle
spoil
batter
pinion
kibosh
sabotage
mar
hogtie
unbrace
total
wash out
disqualify
drown
invalidate
subdue
do in
throw monkey wrench in
fag out
shoot down
take out
render incapable
hobble
make unfit
spike
restrict
render powerless
disfigure
tranquillize
UK
lay someone up
sedate
deface
dislimb
sideline
dismember
make weak
make feeble
take it out of one
deplete
vitiate
sap your strength
wear to a frazzle
jade
stultify
narcotize
tranquilize
US
dullen
make lame
alleviate
lessen
chill
defuse
moderate
mitigate
check
cushion
abate
palliate
assuage
decrease
soothe
ease
relieve
smother
get rid of
slow
quiet
put out of order
dim
frustrate
take the edge off
gas
etherize
chloroform
deprive
put an end to
consume
KO
lay out
dope
put to sleep
deprive of sensation
disband
make safe
subjugate
occupy
make harmless
deescalate
neutralize
US
remove the fuse from
skin
unarm
neutralise
UK
render defenseless
strip
overcome
overwhelm
crush
overpower
devastate
floor
fell
oppress
make helpless
swamp
whelm
down
overtax
whack
drop
overturn
overmaster
level
tax
tire out
make impotent
overthrow
knock down
make weary
snow under
grind down
knock over
mow
bring someone to their knees
defeat
mow down
overtire
jam
stop
bowl down
bowl over
tucker out
bring low
take it out of
disenable
clamp
wheel-clamp
tie
make inoperative
action
render inactive
prevent from moving
render inoperative
prevent from working
bring to a halt
bring to a standstill
break
burn out
flatten
deck
wear
wear down
bring down
kill
topple
tucker
outwear
bust
bush
harass
overwork
poop out
peter out
do up
rugby-tackle
knock to the ground
sink
conk out
throw down
knock for six
throw to the ground
upset
smash
ground
wipe out
lower
quell
vanquish
conquer
overexert
pull down
overextend
overfatigue
flag
droop
quash
strain
run ragged
throw
catch off balance
put down
knock unconscious
erode
raze
emasculate
beat
kayo
rout
overdo
draw
bankrupt
master
eviscerate
lick
bedraggle
languish
sag
fizzle
succumb
bulldoze
trounce
best
murder
render infirm
gut
clobber
faint
suck dry
cut down
worst
thrash
whip
prevail over
finish
tank
overburden
stagger
drub
dumbfound
triumph over
lay waste
own
gain mastery over
obliterate
fade
dismantle
be victorious over
rob
annihilate
pain
fail
extinguish
make tired
gain a victory over
overrun
render helpless
break up
get the better of
beat down
cream
trash
make mincemeat of
wipe the floor with
strike down
stamp out
blow out of the water
knock into the middle of next week
bring to the ground
unhinge
impoverish
use up
shred
rip
tear
wear someone out
bleed
pound
smite
hit
make sleepy
bowl someone over
take
spill
slay
knock the wind out of
wound
harsh one's mellow
abase
tumble
shag out
wither
lay someone out
drain of energy
burden
disempower
wear away
subvert
plague
tip over
attack
assault
mug
exenterate
disembowel
encumber
extenuate
hamper
hinder
drowse
shock
fold
collapse
overstrain
wilt
ennui
glut
weigh
pick off
lose interest
grow tired
cause ennui
traumatize
US
distress
sap the strength of
give out
grow weary
go stale
run down
run over
beat up
set upon
eat away
tear down
control
hegemonize
traumatise
UK
confound
unbuild
bomb
blow up
dominate
subject
pacify
gain control over
subordinate
stuff
crack down on
confine to a wheelchair
confine to bed
root
shove
unbalance
greatly upset
knock sideways
pulverize
US
nearly kill
knock someone down
overdevelop
override
blank
stretch
overshadow
subsume
bury
shellack
wax
torpedo
prevail
overawe
overdraw
knock the stuffing out of
squash
raze to the ground
pulverise
UK
bear down
take care of
get the upper hand over
lay one out
put away
shut off
roll over
silence
squelch
bleach
sicken
whiten
blanch
wan
pale
blow to bits
wear oneself to a shadow
run into the ground
hurl to the ground
quelch
ice
strangle
wear oneself to a frazzle
lay waste to
exploit
loot
force down
blow away
bear down on
clamp down on
blot out
put a stop to
slap down
snuff out
ransack
plunder
sack
pillage
trip
despoil
tackle
drive
sweat
harry
bore
rape
scourge
maraud
desolate
spoliate
roll
poleax
plaster
lay
abrade
grade
debase
flush
straighten
havoc
depredate
leave desolate
disorganize
leave in ruins
exterminate
desecrate
prey
wrest
trample
disrupt
wreak havoc on
foray
sweep away
pirate
seize
ravage
capture
wreak havoc
raid
forage
drive into the ground
impose on
be a slave-driver
be a hard taskmaster
drive too hard
put upon
be a slave driver
spread out
roll out
iron out
set down
trip up
knock off your feet
massacre
defeat utterly
defeat heavily
defeat easily
beat hollow
eradicate
demoralise
UK
astonish
demoralize
US
render speechless
win
put paid to
cut to pieces
sweep someone off his
take someone's breath away
more ❯
Verb
▲
To deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of
muffle
stifle
deaden
dull
mute
silence
dampen
gag
hush
quieten
soften
suppress
muzzle
mask
smother
still
subdue
tone down
conceal
cover
cushion
damp down
decrease
drown
hide
mellow
soft-pedal
squelch
sit down on
put the lid on
curb
restrain
censor
check
choke
fetter
repress
restrict
cork
squash
tongue-tie
bottle up
strangle
shackle
suffocate
limit
no-platform
stumble
prohibit
baulk
UK
ban
demur
constrain
throttle
shy
balk
US
garrote
US
interdict
garrotte
UK
obstruct
stop up
cork up
bind over
bind up
tape up
seal somebody's lips
keep the lid on
inhibit
clamp down on
ice
shut up
trammel
shush
dry up
crack down on
stop
prevent
quiet
dummy up
reduce
lessen
quell
hold back
extinguish
choke back
moderate
contain
swallow
diminish
fight back
keep back
hold in
lower
control
allay
keep in check
kill
abate
blunt
settle
dumb
quench
mitigate
overcome
temper
withhold
keep under control
alleviate
pocket
submerge
sink
quash
rein in
turn down
button up
ease
assuage
overpower
hinder
soothe
damp
bite back
pipe down
decrease the volume
absorb
calm
buffer
impede
take the edge off
cool
sit on
benumb
palliate
mollify
lull
keep it down
blanket
cut short
put an end to
quiet down
numb
weaken
hamper
gentle
relieve
appease
block
bridle
frustrate
crush
stamp out
rein
lighten
quelch
clam
overawe
hush-hush
clam up
black out
cut off
close up
say nothing
strike dumb
hush one's mouth
choke off
hold one's tongue
drown out
dilute
deter
cauterize
US
bolster
master
discourage
impair
destroy
curtail
retard
arrest
attenuate
buttress
put damper on
halt
compose
collect
cauterise
UK
interfere with
thwart
hold
regulate
tranquilize
US
govern
tame
throw cold water on
put a damper on
simmer down
oppress
cover up
tranquillize
UK
pour cold water on
hush up
put an stop to
burke
cut back
tie up
slow down
quieten down
keep a lid on
cool it
stem the flow of
bring to screeching halt
hold down
garrote/garrotte
gulp back
gulp
conquer
pillow
fight
paralyse
UK
modulate
subjugate
placate
anaesthetize
UK
keep secret
clog
plug
chill
dispel
banish
decrease volume
paralyze
US
anesthetize
US
keep a rein on
rise above
settle down
hold in check
put a lid on
get rid of
keep down
put down
make quiet
put a stop to
slap down
snuff out
soak up
dash
stamp on
censure
trample
scotch
flatten
tread on
protect against
relax
modify
bar
degrade
cloud
defend against
shield against
safeguard against
delay
stultify
spike
constipate
torpedo
stagnate
stem
put a gag on
depress
taper
depreciate
cut
bottle
lock
chasten
gridlock
internalize
US
internalise
UK
insulate
pad
seclude
guard
tenderize
US
melt
lenify
stall
stay
foil
overwhelm
hold up
neutralize
US
pause
clamp down
crack down
shrink
minimize
US
erode
wane
contract
subside
decrement
keep inside
keep in
jam up
knead
bend
yield
dissolve
thaw
qualify
disintegrate
relent
mash
tenderise
UK
give
moisten
catch
terminate
interrupt
hold it down
keep under wraps
peg
discipline
freeze
keep
staunch
bottleneck
counteract
reduce the effect of
de-escalate
dwindle
downsize
ebb
measure
rule
entrammel
sap
repulse
rebuff
neutralise
UK
circumvent
brake
checkmate
become tender
draw up
thin
override
engulf
bury
devour
put a limit on
wear away
roll back
cut down
minimise
UK
peter out
wear down
put a spoke in someone's wheel
bring to a standstill
pull up
play for time
pull in
slacken pace
put a brake on
stand in the way of
nip in the bud
fetch up
sate
slake
box in
cool down
keep a tight rein on
keep within bounds
keep tight rein on
keep lid on
put the brakes on
cool off
deplete
water down
obliterate
make inaudible
take the bite out
take the sting out
ease off
wind down
tail off
hebetate
desensitise
UK
disable
desensitize
US
cripple
undermine
obtund
enfeeble
debilitate
snuff
heap
shower
shroud
put out
swallow up
wipe out
be louder than
more ❯
Verb
▲
Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure
quash
cancel
annul
rescind
reverse
overturn
repeal
invalidate
nullify
overrule
revoke
void
negate
overthrow
abrogate
vacate
countermand
disallow
override
retract
veto
withdraw
abate
abolish
avoid
disannul
dissolve
null
repudiate
recall
rule against
set aside
take back
discharge
kill
render invalid
roll back
strike down
undo
vitiate
watergate
black out
bottle up
cork up
hush up
make void
put damper on
declare null and void
put the lid on
obliterate
do away with
wipe out
annihilate
terminate
put an end to
recant
obviate
nix
eradicate
erase
remove
end
stamp out
eliminate
destroy
expunge
extinguish
stop
blot out
axe
UK
exterminate
renege
rub out
liquidate
ax
US
scrap
squash
scrub
extirpate
efface
snuff out
render null and void
dismantle
get rid of
abort
dismiss
root out
suppress
take out
disclaim
zap
drop
call off
put a stop to
delete
dump
reject
clean up
renounce
sweep away
abjure
backpedal
lift
defeat
ditch
throw out
discontinue
decimate
discard
finish off
demolish
bring to an end
upset
neutralize
US
deny
put down
backtrack on
refuse
call back
neutralise
UK
give something the chop
waste
alter
knock something on the head
raze
wipe off the map
abandon
wipe off the face of the earth
dispense with
wipe from the face of the earth
disaffirm
prohibit
forbid
block
finish
trash
ban
X-out
disown
torpedo
excise
forswear
cut
bar
blackball
cast aside
renig
cancel out
go back on
blue pencil
declare invalid
back out of
wash out
make null and void
wreck
wrack
ruin
shatter
turn down
do in
total
shoot down
put paid to
crush
give the thumbs down to
change
undermine
suspend
chop
subvert
counteract
outvote
deracinate
call
supersede
cut out
counterbalance
offset
disestablish
quell
squelch
renege on
overset
slaughter
counterorder
back-pedal on
embargo
proscribe
abnegate
ignore
disavow
cry off
down
purge
get shot of
massacre
close down
backtrack
outlaw
scratch
turf
countercheck
redress
preclude
weasel out
rule out
knock out
do a U-turn on
exclude
censor
row back
put the kibosh on
pulverize
US
cream
nuke
devastate
vaporize
US
smash
desolate
pass on
cross out
tear down
vaporise
UK
render void
pull down
weed out
pulverise
UK
retreat
declare
discount
vote down
give up
bin
pack in
weaken
obscure
break off
dispatch
go against
disobey
disregard
dishonour
UK
get shut of
call a halt to
unsay
banish
unfit
impair
circumduct
disqualify
waive
dishonor
US
disrupt
debar
butcher
off
KO
blow
backwater
forget
refuse to fulfil
get off the hook
blow sky-high
render meaningless
exsect
uproot
omit
knock on the head
trim
sanitise
UK
gut
sterilise
UK
bleep
sterilize
US
sanitize
US
launder
check
take away
capsize
rebuff
modify
flip-flop
convert
edit
black
pull the plug on
remit
dominate
flout
defy
predominate
prevail
opt out
stand down
throw over
back out
worm out
wangle out
elide
dele
break
ride roughshod over
trample underfoot
topple
prostrate
spill
tumble
turn over
upturn
foreswear
pull the plug
crawl out of
double back
retire
refute
redline
throw
say no to
zing
taboo
disacknowledge
put out
cast out
phase out
drive out
countervail
rebut
make ineffective
counterpoise
belay
trample upon
turn the tables
do an about-turn on
back-pedal
ink out
blank out
strike out
x out
put a line through
block out
blue-pencil
stroke out
edit out
X out
white out
restrict
compensate
limit
nig
confine
knock down
bring down
flip over
spill over
contravene
frustrate
ding
impugn
traverse
stonewall
cross
oppose
belie
disprove
keep back
shut out
back down
repress
climb down
do a U-turn
do an about-turn
turn upside down
disband
overwhelm
murder
benothing
conquer
overpower
beat
forget it
break with
turn thumbs down
fly in the face of
adjourn
cease
conclude
prorogue
render inert
wipe slate clean
go back on one's word
cover
call all bets off
conceal
stifle
break up
wind up
disunite
shade
obfuscate
darken
batten
smother
eclipse
bring to naught
split up
close
disorganize
loose
postpone
unmake
collapse
destruct
sever
shoot
wind down
fade out
resolve into
cover up
make dark
cut off
pass out
hold back
keel over
negative
interdict
boycott
junk
pass
decline
disapprove
discountenance
censure
burn
dissent
shed
place an embargo on
jettison
thumbs down
pass by
throw away
refuse permission to
give thumbs down
not go for
give the red light to
inhibit
put kibosh on
overlook
relinquish
pass over
put aside
spurn
brush off
pay no attention to
take no notice of
shrug off
forgo
surrender
yield
brush aside
pay no heed to
bypass
sacrifice
cede
neglect
take no account of
gloss over
lay aside
have done with
abdicate
forsake
desist from
desist
skip
turn your back on
leave out
slur over
overpass
write off
pass up
play down
turn a deaf ear to
do without
hand over
kick
part with
forfeit
halt
sign away
minimize
US
reprobate
lose
dispel
defer
deselect
pooh-pooh
laugh off
miss
contemn
paper over
send to Coventry
pay no mind
think no more of
wink at
blink at
put out of your mind
close out
balk at
consign to oblivion
put away
refrain from
let go
not care for
whitewash
minimise
UK
make light of
let pass
shelve
shut the door on
hold off
turn a blind eye to
tune out
live with
look the other way
raise
close your eyes to
extract
undersell
disbelieve
give no credence to
doubt
take with a pinch of salt
forbear
resign
let go of
resign from
chuck
abstain from
cut short
leave behind
pack up
knock off
step down from
yield up
leave off
lay off of
quit
ship out
bring to a halt
deliver up
step aside from
bring to a stop
jack in
can
call it quits
delay
hold up
leave
put to one side
grant
table
reserve
put off
stay
sink
allow
withhold
scout
despise
relegate
kiss off
laugh away
cease to remember
let bygones be bygones
stop thinking about
blank over
get over
not worry about
erase from memory
never mind
cease to think of
dismiss from your mind
put behind you
erase from your mind
devote
disremember
pledge
dedicate
consecrate
betray
infract
violate
breach
contradict
offer up
repulse
scorn
turn deaf ear to
disdain
repel
turn from
jib at
knock back
baulk at
protest
hold out
not buy
turn away
refuse to receive
not budge on
demur
snub
turn one's back on
send off
protest at
demur at
shun
draw the line at
say no
give thumbs down to
fail to care for
keep one's distance
leave undone
underestimate
pretermit
lose sight of
desert
skimp on
trifle with
be irresponsible
not remember
let slide
think little of
be lax about
be indifferent
be negligent
depreciate
overleap
procrastinate
be remiss about
fail to provide for
not trouble oneself
fail to remember
not care
have nothing to do with
be derelict
not attend to
throw to the winds
be remiss in
scant
be remiss
fail to look after
keep at arm's length
shirk
procrastinate over
leave alone
evade
pay little attention to
be careless
ostracize
US
unlearn
discard from memory
stop using
keep out
except
fail to observe
fail to comply with
slight
stop having
give
estop
disbar
deny access to
count out
ward off
prevent
eject
not count
refuse to admit
sideline
evict
miss out
refuse admittance
expel
force out
blacklist
freeze out
disclude
put an embargo on
ostracise
UK
bate
oust
bounce
occlude
prevent from entering
lock out
leave out in the cold
gloze over
leave be
blank
forgive
let off easy
unheed
turn a deaf ear
turn a blind eye
pardon
cold-shoulder
leave out of account
excuse
shut eyes to
brush away
unmind
wave something aside
trample on
treat with contempt
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make or become calm
still
settle
soothe
calm
lull
subdue
pacify
tranquillize
UK
allay
appease
becalm
compose
lullaby
salve
alleviate
assuage
tranquilize
US
balm
calm down
smooth over
quiet
quieten
mitigate
mollify
quell
relieve
ease
placate
moderate
cool
soften
temper
relax
palliate
lessen
diminish
reduce
lighten
check
take the edge off
deaden
dull
silence
blunt
comfort
tone down
smother
suppress
abate
sweeten
conciliate
satisfy
propitiate
repress
content
damp
stifle
gentle
decrease
lower
control
quench
restrain
curb
attenuate
disarm
modify
soft-pedal
ameliorate
anaesthetize
UK
anesthetize
US
cool off
hush
pour oil on
take the sting out
regulate
tame
weaken
contain
cushion
slacken
stroke
help
dilute
damp down
qualify
numb
muffle
reconcile
dampen
make peace with
humour
UK
settle down
hold in
quieten down
humor
US
quiet down
restrict
slake
constrain
limit
collect
gratify
sedate
adjust
extenuate
inhibit
reassure
re-collect
steady
dulcify
square
untrouble
unburden
extinguish
win over
indulge
smooth
lay back
modulate
mute
overcome
keep in check
benumb
butter up
make up
simmer down
kill
improve
lenify
smooth down
make nice
mellow
moisten
patch things up
meet halfway
put an end to
let up
let up on
relent
remit
paralyse
UK
mask
commute
sate
satiate
excuse
address
paralyze
US
do
square off
arrange
assure
reduce the force of
get rid of
ally
heal
play up to
order
organize
US
be enough
chill
stabilise
UK
defuse
subside
stabilize
US
accede to somebody's demands
make matters up
meet
fulfil
UK
discourage
take the bite out
deter
quash
lay off
take pressure off
buffer
frame
construct
balance
plan
design
blanket
cauterize
US
dash
tenderize
US
melt
take the sting out of
fall
cease
concoct
form
shape
glut
fulfill
US
gorge
stamp out
fill
surfeit
bridle
mash
tenderise
UK
knead
bend
give
yield
dissolve
turn down
thaw
become tender
disintegrate
master
cauterise
UK
put a damper on
cloud
throw cold water on
work out
solace
resolve
rein
organise
UK
map out
marshal
UK
marshall
US
dispose
console
monitor
cap
rock to sleep
ease off
chill out
please
loosen
pull in
measure
keep
pour cold water on
put a stop to
take it easy
take the edge
rally
inspect
corner
recover
put a lid on
unruffle
set out
ease up
put together
tune down
keep a tight rein on
keep a lid on
keep the lid on
release
knock out
put the brakes on
set limits on
keep in line
impose limits on
rein in
hold back
slack
put out
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make calm
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loose
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warm
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promote
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assist
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die down
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obtund
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stun
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etherize
chloroform
KO
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unnerve
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retard
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pad
demilitarise
UK
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US
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couch
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struck
closed
idle
shut
sealed
locked
fastened
secure
barred
bankrupt
bolted
padlocked
folded
not open
gone fishing
dark
out of order
out of business
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