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Verb
▲
To fend off or defend against something hostile
repulse
repel
rebut
fend off
beat off
turn away
turn back
ward off
keep at bay
hold off
resist
rebuff
fight off
discourage
keep away
keep off
drive away
reject
refuse
drive back
check
deflect
parry
push back
send packing
deter
spurn
keep at arm's length
beat back
oppose
shun
scorn
ostracizeUS
pass
disapprove
reprobate
balk at
send to Coventry
ostraciseUK
coldshoulder
negative
deselect
treat with contempt
discount
high-hat
stiff
brush aside
blank
throw out
exclude
pooh-pooh
say no
belittle
renounce
contemn
scout
sniff at
misprize
sneer at
scoff at
throw over
demur
negate
say no to
baulk at
not accept
look down on
look past
insult
turn your back on
deride
forgo
affront
desist
abjure
mock
disparage
despise
dis
disrespect
diss
treat disrespectfully
offend
play down
pass on
snoot
ridicule
skip
slur
chill
upstage
jilt
flout
demur at
abstain from
make light of
scoff
refrain from
shy from
take no notice of
withhold from
desist from
sneeze at
shrug off
set aside
act cool
look down upon
hold in contempt
turn up your nose at
turn deaf ear to
steer clear of
not give time of day
give the cold shoulder to
turn nose up at
veto
look straight through
turn on
reluct
turn against
turn your nose up at
give a pain
humiliate
delay
obstruct
evade
overlook
miss
freeze someone out
make unwelcome
turn up one's nose
look straight through someone
give someone the bum's rush
pretend not to see
not heed
stall
filibuster
wave something aside
humble
mortify
shame
pour cold water on
put aside
throw cold water on
give the thumbs down to
not take advantage of
scratch
swank
ice
duck
scold
snob
censure
boycott
burr
withdraw
protest
ice out
wipe
slam-dunk
wave aside
make little of
undermine
give the brushoff
look coldly upon
not budge on
turn one's back on
turn from
send off
jib at
dispense with
not care for
hold out
protest at
not buy
draw the line at
refuse to receive
give thumbs down to
give someone a slap in the face
put the chill on
stonewall
express contempt
pour scorn on
be scornful about
be above
jeer at
heap scorn on
laugh at
be contemptuous about
spit on
revile
refute
gibe
piss over
confute
abhor
hate
sneer
piss on
defy
trash
taunt
blow raspberries at
laugh out of court
hold up to scorn
cock a snook at
run down
consider beneath you
curl your lip at
consider beneath one
give the Bronx cheer to
spit in the face of
turn back on
make fun of
show contempt for
spit in the eye of
abandon
desert
forbear
discard
forsake
disavow
eschew
retract
recant
reverse
forswear
slap
outrage
wound
rescind
revoke
give up
cast off
disprofess
fail
omit
dishonorUS
rat
turn
default
disinherit
tergiversate
banish
flush
oust
dishonourUK
cast
defect
apostatize
tergiverse
lay aside
cut off
disacknowledge
dump
give offence
have no more truck with
wash one's hands of
wash your hands of
be against
break with
have nothing more to do with
fly in the face of
show disrespect
show disrespect for
blink at
refuse to take advantage of
look down one's nose at
send one's regrets
shake one's head
give the thumbs down
give the red light
more ❯
Verb
▲
Fend off
avoid
block
deflect
delay
hinder
repel
fend off
hold back
hold off
ward off
keep at bay
stop
keep off
parry
repulse
prevent
divert
intercept
avert
turn aside
defend against
distract
rebuff
obstruct
hold at bay
stall
glance
turn away
glance off
rebound
stand up for
put a stop to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To avert the occurrence of by taking preventative action
prevent
avert
forestall
preclude
obviate
help
head off
ward off
foil
hinder
thwart
stop
fend off
frustrate
impede
block
check
deter
avoid
obstruct
halt
arrest
restrain
hold back
inhibit
counteract
forfend
put a stop to
curb
nip in the bud
constrain
handicap
tie up
bridle
contravene
muzzle
smother
stifle
manacle
curtail
embarrass
freeze
rein in
short-circuit
hang up
hold down
contain
subdue
moderate
regulate
discomfit
govern
rattle
tame
bork
faze
measure
rule
stem
keep under control
gag
bit
keep in check
quit
choke back
hold in
keep within bounds
stem the flow of
keep in
box in
foul up
screw up
keep the lid on
get in the way
louse up
spare
free
reprieve
keep waiting
absolve
bottleneck
burden
cause to wait
cause to stay
exempt
dispense
crab
discharge
throw a spanner in the works
be a hindrance to
throw a spoke in the wheel of
quash
disqualify
obscure
estop
reduce
sandbag
taboo
outlaw
enjoin
make it impossible for
make it impracticable for
make impossible
make impracticable
put on brakes
put an stop to
put the brakes on
take out of play
rein
leash
harness
dissuade from
straiten
bottle up
hold in check
scuttle
snooker
invalidate
gaolUK
keep down
box up
jailUS
keep in line
tie down
impound
circumscribe
imprison
bring under control
have on a tight leash
lock up
sit on
pull in
put away
pin down
pull back
rein back
hem in
guide
direct
kill
crack down
hogtie
delimit
repel
confound
squash
repulse
undo
nobble
dash
blank
counterplot
bury
muffle
strangle
bind
entangle
disconcert
chain
peg
discipline
put a spoke in someone's wheel
mess up
take wind out of sails
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
put the mockers on
upset one's apple cart
beat down
entrammel
cramp one's style
give a hard time
saddle with
put a limit on
cool down
keep a tight rein on
fight back
keep a lid on
cut back
keep tight rein on
put the brakes on
button up
bite back
cool off
end
terminate
finish
break off
staunch
pass
close
die
go
break
elapse
wind up
determine
dead-end
expire
drop
catch
still
conclude
lapse
can
wait
break up
belay
rest
adjourn
immobilizeUS
punctuate
close down
bring to a standstill
cut short
let up
pull up
draw up
call it a day
lay off
cool it
immobiliseUK
pack up
knock off
come to a close
blow the whistle on
wink out
bring to an end
stand still
cut out
cease fire
pack in
bring to a stop
hold at bay
put a cork in
stem the flow
bring to standstill
pull the plug on
drop anchor
bring up
give over
fetch up
more ❯
“The observance of a few simple rules will stave off danger until assistance can be procured.”
Verb
▲
Speak or act in opposition to
counter
answer
combat
contradict
fight
oppose
parry
negate
attack
counteract
deflect
dispute
rebuff
rebut
repel
repulse
resist
tackle
ward off
battle
confront
fend off
oppugn
respond to
retort to
confute
controvert
gainsay
hit back at
negative
argue against
backtalk
beat
bilk
buck
circumvent
contend with
contravene
counterwork
cross
dash
defy
disappoint
foil
frustrate
hinder
hold at bay
match
meet
neutraliseUK
neutralizeUS
offset
pit
refute
respond
retaliate
return
ruin
thwart
vie
blow sky high
stand up to
hit back
play off
shoot full of holes
take on
thumbs down
put up a fight against
have bone to pick
fly in the face of
withstand
contest
challenge
struggle against
obstruct
check
face
go against
strive against
deny
impede
object to
duel
fight against
quarrel with
assault
argue with
encounter
take a stand against
speak against
stop
halt
antagonizeUS
antagoniseUK
face down
take issue with
stand up and be counted against
set your face against
cope with
make a stand against
balkUS
disaffirm
impugn
baulkUK
traverse
kick against
hold out against
unseat
contend
rival
question
eliminate
campaign against
end
compete against
tangle with
compete with
spare no effort
put up an argument
oppose action
inhibit
restrain
war
cancel
nullify
curb
resolve
stem
annul
battle against
counterbalance
put an end to
bring to an end to
work against
be against
cancel out
counterattack
bar
dislike
disagree with
be anti
disapprove of
beard
be hostile to
take
brave
gainstay
protest
assail
disapprove
reverse
dissent
debate
bombard
withstay
argue
expose
disagree
taunt
speak out against
be in opposition to
accost
not countenance
search out
frown at
take issue
approach
be in defiance of
turn the tables
call in question
take a stand
run counter to
detain
brazen
dare
outbrave
outface
waylay
breast
nobble
collar
take aside
call out
flout
scorn
call one's bluff
brazen out
affront
face with
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
come up against
meet head-on
go one-on-one
provoke
threaten
tell off
face off
make my day
square up to
face up to
come face to face with
deal with
go up against
front
more ❯
Verb
▲
Take over in place of another
preempt
seize
appropriate
expropriate
commandeer
arrogate
take
usurp
annexeUK
annexUS
confiscate
sequester
convert
press
pirate
assume
acquire
accroach
anticipate
avert
block
bump
deter
forestall
obstruct
obtain
prevent
take over
head off
take possession of
take control of
nick
pinch
skyjack
overrun
insist on
stake a claim to
request
get
procure
get hold of
treat without respect
use without asking
reserve
kidnap
shanghai
carjack
espouse
adopt
affect
take hostage
take in
embrace
pilfer
purloin
filch
flog
snaffle
poach
cabbage
rip off
bag
nab
gain possession of
nip
cart off
lift
spirit away
make off with
abstract
peculate
dispossess someone of
trouser
snitch
blag
run off with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To protect or shield from harm or danger
defend
guard
protect
safeguard
screen
secure
preserve
shield
cover
fortify
shelter
garrison
uphold
barricade
bulwark
fence
fend
forfend
harborUS
harbourUK
keep
support
ward
fight for
avert
battle
cherish
conserve
contend
entrench
espouse
fight
foster
hedge
hold
house
insure
keep from harm
mine
nourish
oppose
panoply
prevent
resist
retain
save
war
watch
withstand
give sanctuary
look after
watch over
beat off
care for
fend off
guard against
provide sanctuary
repel danger
stick up for
take in
ward off
be the defender of
hold at bay
keep safe
take up cudgels for
be on the side of
babysit
childmind
nurse
take charge of
sit with
store
reserve
stash
stow
keep intact
keep back
bottle
put aside
put away
set aside
withhold
stash away
secrete
tend to
keep from
overwatch
provide for
rear
raise
herd
administer to
keep in good condition
keep in repair
sit
guarantee
child mind
indemnify
warrant
underwrite
take care
perpetuate
prolong
cinch
ice
guaranty
chain
give heed to
mind the store
look out for
deadlock
be attentive of
look over
ride herd on
hoard
squirrel
stockpile
register
snib
deadbolt
anchor
padlock
sneck
skimp
scrimp
economize on
trammel
use sparingly
mothball
be frugal with
use economically
close
store up
be careful with
manage thriftily
budget
put by
sock away
save for a rainy day
dam
go easy on
squirrel away
wall
make fast
more ❯
Verb
▲
To formally bring to an end (at least temporarily)
suspend
adjourn
arrest
delay
postpone
defer
interrupt
shelve
cease
prorogue
discontinue
intermit
pigeonhole
break off
put off
reschedule
table
disband
dissolve
prorogate
recess
terminate
withhold
hold over
mothball
put aside
bar
can
check
cut short
file
halt
hold
hold in abeyance
inactivate
keep in abeyance
omit
pink-slip
procrastinate
protract
put in abeyance
put on ice
quit
retard
stay
stop
waive
break up
bring to an end
call a halt to
count out
hang fire
hang up
hold off
hold up
lay off
lay over
push back
put back
rule out
lay aside
put in cold storage
put on hold
lay on the table
put an end to
put a stop to
put on back burner
put on the back burner
put on the shelf
take a rain check on
axeUK
axUS
foil
head off
counteract
oppose
defeat
extinguish
neutralizeUS
scotch
counter
intercept
neutraliseUK
dam
lessen
diminish
decrease
quell
do for
put the lid on
baffle
choke
reduce
beat
crimp
checkmate
scupper
cripple
subdue
fade
vanish
dwindle
turn off
dash
fend off
run down
plug
disappear
run out
squash
end up
evade
squelch
wane
ebb
deflect
spoil
decline
moderate
turn aside
divert
defend against
crack down on
slacken
crush
disappoint
ultimate
settle
sink
switch off
discomfit
outwit
embargo
criminalizeUS
put the stopper on
pass away
hold in
repulse
fade away
put out
make illegal
die out
melt away
foul up
criminaliseUK
stanch
stamp out
escape
subside
wilt
occlude
congest
ward
wrap
smother
wither
stuff
duck
top off
jam
bite the dust
embarrass
get done
snooker
help
silence
stop up
fill
gag
keep lid on
ease up
close up
run its course
ease off
muzzle
lose
crab
put down
clamp down on
dissuade
stopper
die away
spike
put a spoke in someone's wheel
fall away
plug up
choke off
pre-empt
place an embargo on
screw up
tail off
get in the way of
finish up
repel
screen
shield
cover
parry
circumnavigate
stop work
unplug
shut
evaporate
ignore
crash
crown
bottleneck
rein
evanish
muffle
disengage
transpire
depart
upset
finalizeUS
slip away
go by
bottle up
conquer
shrink
clot
keep in check
obscure
stump
take down
withstand
juke
deteriorate
droop
decay
contravene
keep under control
smash
achieve
degenerate
throttle
pass by
bung
block out
fill up
clog up
stem the flow of
lower
forfeit
have a break
keep at bay
nobble
chill
fly by
jam up
bung up
cease to exist
finaliseUK
sandbag
disconcert
turn out
drive underground
relax
bury
rattle
censor
blow over
taper off
shush
crumble
queer
bottle
faze
elude
bring to a conclusion
trail off
bog down
leave alone
bring to naught
fizzle out
slap down
overcome
snuff out
cramp one's style
resign from
throw monkey wrench in
shake off
lock up
give a rest
keep in
dull
box in
put the brakes on
withdraw from
pour cold water on
put the mockers on
beat down
declare illegal
upset the apple cart
turn your back on
part with
finish with
mess up
throw a spanner in the works
bring to screeching halt
sit on
throw up
retire from
gum up
cork
throw cold water on
get in the way
louse up
anticipate
strangle at birth
kill off
materializeUS
land
arrive
appear
flick off
stop working
clobber
come to a stop
cinch
close shop
finish work
finish working
clock off
despair
lose heart
capitulate
admit defeat
be beaten
give in
concede defeat
jack it in
succeed
retardate
shutdown
douse
pick off
find itself
pop up
beach
turn up
leave work
bulwark
safeguard
secure
defend
guard against
guard
protect
fight off
confront
down tools
come to a halt
stave
become invalid
render powerless
apostatize
tumble
return
recidivate
power down
bit
put the brakes on
take out of play
make up for
steer clear
provide
compensate for
stay away
counterbalance
offset
polish off
draw to a halt
come to rest
dish
accomplish
draw to close
put to bed
put a period to
ease
keep from happening
become void
become obsolete
burden
crool
banjax
result
issue
perfect
tether
lose speed
slam on the brakes
bring down curtain
simmer down
compose
collect
make late
detach
log off
give up hope
abandon hope
put on brakes
render null and void
give the run around
put an stop to
dash one's hope
lick
upset the applecart
stop oneself
stop in one's tracks
reach a standstill
stop doing
lie by
spell
back out
defend oneself against
be the end of
scuttle
tie up loose ends
liquidate
clean up
come to the end
do
be through with
put a stopper in
put half nelson on
put chill on
put a lock on
zing
gridlock
let go
bring to an untimely end
extirpate
snub
exsect
marginalizeUS
oust
carve
isolate
usurp
delete
extract
overlook
excise
black
drop out
barricade
seal
caulk
sidetrack
brace
confound
be at an end
be no longer valid
clinch
shutter
take time off
be a hindrance to
throw a spoke in the wheel of
root
traverse
banish
boycott
fold
fight shy of
take the pledge
give a wide berth to
give notice
go on the wagon
avoid doing
sit out
be temperate
have nothing to do with
blockade
overpower
halt in its tracks
give the slip
give the run-around
buffalo
promote
shuffle off
bilk
run circles around
run rings around
bollix
throw a monkey wrench in the works
relent
drop off
damp
skirt round
fend
blank
counterplot
cross
constrict
hit the switch
come to a conclusion
round up
wash up
materialiseUK
pitch up
show up
choke up
pack
block up
let
look away
turn
turn from
veer
shunt
shove aside
chuck
resolve
illegalize
ice out
curse
officially forbid
carry out
cut dead
marginaliseUK
throw a curve
hide
mask
obturate
put out of business
switch something off
put out of action
bring someone to their knees
taper
de-escalate
pall
drop away
finish the working day
divorce
jilt
take wind out of sails
get the better of
upset one's apple cart
cause setback
put end to
carry through
bring to fruition
block off
disadvise
scare
complicate
let go of
leave behind
step down from
yield up
ship out
deliver up
step aside from
throw away
perish
succumb
vanquish
attenuate
sunder
set the seal on
stunt
dam up
gibbet
gunge up
wring
noose
squeeze
drown
silt up
demise
croak
stand up for
decease
weigh down
monkey with
quench
cow
slack
phase down
coast
cool off
drain away
become weaker
chill out
unlax
ratchet down
unaccustom
proceed
advance
progress
dust off
part from
break with
write off
deprive
exit
flatline
be no more
triumph over
quieten
quiet
declare taboo
dispose of
wind something up
talk out of
overwhelm
dominate
clamp
trample
roll by
glide by
hush
evanesce
mute
put a damper on
act like a wet blanket
dock
languish
flag
pull the plug
dumb
give the thumbs down to
put the chill on
give the red light to
say no
put lid on
keep inside
put kibosh on
trample on
deaden
swallow
dummy up
strike dumb
clam
clam up
hold one's tongue
overawe
pipe down
hush-hush
soft-pedal
lull
say nothing
make quiet
tongue-tie
hush one's mouth
quiet down
molderUS
dilapidate
moulderUK
go past
flow
slip by
wear on
slip past
march on
get shut of
govern
fight back
get shot of
tame
rebuff
choke back
wean
run low
go downhill
wear away
go down
grow less
go dead
cut back
emaciate
tire
shrivel
sag
slide past
steal by
tick by
slide by
steal past
roll on
tick past
roll past
glide past
conk out
check out
peg out
truncate
retrench
kick in
kick off
keep a lid on
pull in
slacken pace
bite back
step out
creep past
fly past
creep by
crawl past
crawl by
pop off
minimizeUS
totter
faint
lose spirit
impoverish
debase
minimiseUK
give way
grow dim
waste away
wear off
grow faint
thin out
fall off
relapse
tremble
grow weaker
limp
unrail
take wind out of
unsettle
pare down
elide
cut down
lop
trim
syncopate
play for time
minify
tighten up
crop
slim down
downsize
contract
slash
boil down
rein back
get to meat
put in nutshell
put a restriction on
put a limit on
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