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What is another word for
throw cold water on
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Contexts
▼
▲
To diminish the confidence or courage of
To allay a situation that has escalated
To feel, or cause to feel, disheartened after learning the truth about something
To prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized
To prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of
To (attempt to) prevent something from happening
To (attempt to) quell or put an end to
To dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant
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Verb
▲
To diminish the confidence or courage of
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
discourage
dishearten
dismay
dispirit
daunt
pour cold water on
deject
depress
dash
deter
cast down
damp
dampen
sadden
chill
enervate
crush
throw
sap
unman
unnerve
desolate
distress
upset
knock the stuffing out of
weigh down
knock for six
get down
put a damper on
shake
cow
frustrate
knock sideways
give someone the blues
disappoint
faze
grieve
dampen spirits
disincline
humble
oppress
make downhearted
subdue
bum out
weigh heavily on
make one's heart bleed
cast a gloom upon
make dejected
perturb
turn off
make someone fed up
bring tears to your eyes
burden
undermine
bring down
aggrieve
make sad
bring low
castrate
geld
petrify
devitalize
lobotomize
desiccate
dehydrate
deaden
torment
hang over
afflict
drag
run down
abase
make gloomy
make desolate
break someone's spirit
ail
make unhappy
drain
bear down
disturb
bother
harsh someone's mellow
weary
reduce to tears
bug
dash hopes
haunt
beat
harrow
darken
make someone's heart bleed
debilitate
try
break someone's heart
trouble
cause suffering to
beat down
make despondent
mortify
dull
keep under
stamp out
cloud
blanket
abash
disconcert
overwhelm
put off
throw into a tizz
throw off balance
confound
panic
put into a flap
baffle
discomfit
put someone off their stroke
discombobulate
consternate
disquiet
cause someone to lose their composure
take aback
shake up
rattle
discompose
alarm
psych
thwart
unsettle
press
deplore
put into a funk
cast a gloom on
down
break one's heart
make blue
pain
drag down
humiliate
indispose
make dispirited
make crestfallen
put down
disparage
weaken
chagrin
vex
worry
get to
psych out
agitate
concern
disempower
disgruntle
irk
disenchant
discountenance
deflate
hurt
disoblige
let down
scare
take the wind out of your sails
intimidate
unhinge
discomfort
enfeeble
undo
appall
US
fluster
nonplus
emasculate
frazzle
annoy
appal
UK
startle
exasperate
disillusion
embarrass
squash
shatter
flatten
irritate
paralyse
UK
spook
paralyze
US
embitter
agonize
US
chasten
puzzle
nark
demotivate
harass
hack off
dampen the spirits of
make miserable
agonise
UK
burn up
tire
suppress
subjugate
lower
break
devastate
dispraise
overcome
defeat
cast a shadow
bear down on
damp down
dampen someone's spirit
shame
dump
take the wind out
underwhelm
floor
knock the wind out of
cast a pall over
harsh one's mellow
unstring
scare off
dissuade
dash the hopes of
torture
undermine one's confidence
shatter the illusions of
burst bubble
awe
infuriate
anger
confuse
jumble
disarrange
disorganize
snarl
muddle
unzip
disorder
unglue
cripple
wound
overawe
sting
sap the confidence of
set back
repress
droop
prostrate
madden
plague
gnaw at
pester
stress
discommode
send up
blow out
blow up
take apart
fret
rack
cause anguish to
strain
break the heart of
rile
make wretched
gall
dissatisfy
aggravate
sour
take steam out
displease
cut to the quick
miff
cause to lose heart
dampen someone's hopes
cause to lose hope
drive crazy
make discontented
drive mad
wind up
snub
destroy
debunk
belittle
quash
soften
touch
take the heart out of
lie heavy on
prey on
knock down
puncture balloon
shoot down
take down
cut down to size
give someone the hump
tug at your heartstrings
tug at the heart
arouse sympathy
arouse pity
let down easy
let wind out of sails
kick in the teeth
take down a peg or two
flurry
distract
fuss
distemper
frighten
alarum
shock
perplex
bewilder
exercise
horrify
hagride
terrify
derail
terrorize
US
dumbfound
surprise
affright
flummox
mystify
pother
terrorise
UK
freak out
weird out
put the wind up
give a turn
foul up
screw up
mess up
fill with consternation
throw into a tizzy
more ❯
“Should we
throw cold water on
his dreams of being a rockstar, or should we wait until he's a little older?”
Verb
▲
To allay a situation that has escalated
cool
lessen
allay
assuage
dampen
moderate
reduce
abate
diminish
temper
mollify
settle
calm
control
mitigate
dampen down
pour cold water on
take the edge off
pipe down
repress
hush
restrain
quiet
calm down
suppress
rein
soothe
compose
settle down
chill out
quell
subdue
soften
alleviate
check
relieve
ease
still
curb
pacify
smother
tranquilize
US
stifle
placate
lull
decrease
blunt
tranquillise
UK
relax
dull
lighten
deaden
tone down
damp
appease
palliate
contain
weaken
attenuate
quieten
restrict
keep in check
tame
regulate
constrain
limit
lower
soft-pedal
cushion
extinguish
mellow
curtail
damp down
rein in
bridle
hold in
inhibit
muffle
take the sting out
steady
quench
salve
mute
becalm
modify
hold back
simmer down
balm
comfort
dulcify
keep under control
sate
adjust
stabilize
US
collect
pull in
lullaby
stabilise
UK
hold
dilute
keep the lid on
modulate
slake
help
silence
minimize
US
cork
minimise
UK
ameliorate
de-escalate
sweeten
cool off
gentle
bottle up
put a damper on
resolve
put the lid on
measure
keep
numb
benumb
keep a tight rein on
console
extenuate
put the brakes on
keep in line
gag
satisfy
cut
govern
squelch
smooth
overcome
cauterize
US
defuse
stop
content
kill
temperate
slow down
propitiate
qualify
cauterise
UK
ease up
ebb
choke back
disarm
quiet down
keep back
smooth over
take the bite out
fix up
conciliate
ease off
wind down
make less intense
put damper on
remit
arrest
depress
depreciate
chill
solace
halt
satiate
sedate
commute
take sting out
patch things up
cool it
excuse
mince
break
fix
reduce the force of
confine
gratify
take the bite out of
take the sting out of
quieten down
subside
make reasonable
play down
cool out
meet halfway
desensitize
US
delimit
undermine
neutralize
US
become peaceful
become calm
keep lid on
put half nelson on
gain mastery over
hog-tie
gain control over
neutralise
UK
conceal
sober
soberize
swallow
strangle
hide
reassure
rectify
remedy
lenify
smooth out
clear the air
sink
refresh
crumble
loose
slack
relaxed
disintegrate
submerge
mend
heal
suffocate
thin
choke
quash
cool down
obtund
pocket
take the heat off
hebetate
desensitise
UK
cure
crush
re-collect
master
water down
chasten
monitor
cap
iron out
sort out
make peace with
impose peace upon
restore harmony to
butter up
put down
stroke
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
lay back
grease
con
clear the air with
square
pacificate
snuff
patch up
put to rights
rally
inspect
corner
recover
rule
cork up
bite one's lip
fight back
button up
hush up
bite back
stay
keep a lid on
stem
muzzle
straiten
set limits on
impose limits on
hold down
keep down
sit on
box up
pull back
keep within bounds
rein back
hold in check
put a brake on
bring under control
crack down
keep in
degrade
smooth down
more ❯
“Security was called to the scene to
throw cold water on
a heated altercation between two disruptive neighbors.”
Verb
▲
To feel, or cause to feel, disheartened after learning the truth about something
disillusion
disappoint
dishearten
embitter
dissatisfy
disenchant
underwhelm
let down
pour cold water on
dismay
upset
discourage
dispirit
disconcert
depress
sadden
vex
chagrin
frustrate
disgruntle
dash hopes
displease
bring down to earth
disoblige
bum out
dash the hopes of
cast down
dampen the spirits of
burst bubble
shatter the illusions of
fail
take the wind out of your sails
fail to satisfy
break one's promise to
fall short of expectations
break your word
fall short
disturb
perturb
distress
worry
bother
alarm
agitate
unsettle
discompose
disquiet
unnerve
trouble
daunt
concern
rattle
fluster
discomfort
flurry
distract
ail
faze
fuss
unhinge
distemper
frighten
demoralize
US
scare
shake
alarum
frazzle
shock
confound
startle
discomfit
perplex
throw
undo
bewilder
exercise
horrify
hagride
nonplus
terrify
derail
abash
chill
terrorize
US
panic
unman
dash
dumbfound
appal
UK
appall
US
spook
surprise
discountenance
affright
embarrass
flummox
puzzle
mystify
paralyse
UK
psych
pother
paralyze
US
demoralise
UK
terrorise
UK
take aback
shake up
freak out
weird out
throw off balance
get to
knock for six
give a turn
throw into a tizzy
put off
mess up
foul up
put the wind up
screw up
knock sideways
fill with consternation
deject
ruffle
confuse
afflict
annoy
discombobulate
intimidate
irk
bug
cow
oppress
mortify
deter
crush
dampen
irritate
awe
torment
weigh down
psych out
astound
fret
burden
aggrieve
grieve
petrify
make anxious
stun
floor
try
offend
pester
make uneasy
subdue
sicken
desolate
provoke
harass
pain
plague
hassle
overwhelm
repel
harrow
jolt
scandalize
US
sap
put someone off their stroke
bring down
outrage
enervate
astonish
hurt
stir up
stagger
baffle
knock the stuffing out of
damp
muddle
stupefy
stress
daze
scandalise
UK
disgust
get down
browbeat
gnaw at
revolt
put a damper on
nauseate
overawe
humble
exasperate
make one's hair stand on end
anger
fright
flabbergast
work up
agonize
US
scarify
debilitate
consternate
amaze
gall
torture
chafe
scare to death
strike terror into
bully
burn up
beat down
agonise
UK
weaken
set someone back on their heels
make despondent
give someone the blues
make sad
make someone scratch their head
stop someone in their tracks
undermine
bowl over
devitalize
discommode
peeve
make downhearted
indispose
aggravate
disarrange
move
wound
miff
rack
gravel
disorient
needle
beset
bedevil
weigh heavily on
nark
harry
buffalo
rock
traumatize
US
strain
pick on
make waves
scare witless
bring low
dumfound
fill with fear
hack off
put down
jar
break one's heart
scare stiff
traumatise
UK
catch off balance
thunderstrike
scare the pants off
scare the bejesus out of
lie heavy on
give someone goose pimples
scare someone out of their wits
scare the living daylights out of
put the fear of God into
take by surprise
electrify
give a hard time
throw into a blue funk
dampen spirits
make unhappy
cause to be at a stand
make miserable
make one's blood run cold
blow away
make gloomy
leave open-mouthed
throw a curve
strike dumb
do someone's head in
leave aghast
emasculate
excite
bulldoze
humiliate
bustle
rouse
enfeeble
hector
craze
bemuse
nettle
break
make dejected
disincline
derange
make someone's hair stand on end
badger
disempower
disparage
curse
addle
cloud
befuddle
unbalance
disorder
unstring
weary
egg on
affect
abase
impress
disburb
stiff
overcome
give someone grief
make a scene
turn on
devastate
chasten
get at
dull
stump
beat
despair
wind up
tick off
deflate
make fretful
tantalize
US
tantalise
UK
cause anxiety to
shatter
scare away
make someone fed up
beleaguer
nag
sting
push buttons
cause anguish to
frighten to death
give someone the heebie-jeebies
throw off
curdle the blood
chill to the bone
persecute
put out of countenance
get
reduce to tears
scare off
pull the rug from under
benumb
put someone off their stride
pull the rug out from under
distress greatly
knock for a loop
make wretched
hurt somebody's feelings
make teeth chatter
gross out
cause suffering to
take your breath away
make someone jump out of their skin
frighten someone out of their wits
send into a cold sweat
make someone's blood run cold
make someone shake in their shoes
frighten the life out of
scare the life out of
scare the hell out of
frighten the living daylights out of
throw into a panic
make blue
drag down
put into a funk
cast a gloom upon
cut to the quick
make one's flesh creep
give one the creeps
turn off
bring tears to your eyes
mess with someone's head
knock out
make one's heart bleed
blow your mind
boggle the mind
hurry
put out
flutter
thwart
hustle
quicken
pique
make uncomfortable
lower
suppress
subjugate
infuriate
destabilize
US
dement
preoccupy
incommode
cast a shadow
frenzy
madden
silly
blind
destabilise
UK
cause disquiet to
defeat
occupy
put into a flap
unquiet
cause anxiety
sour
tangle
tax
take the wind out
castrate
throw into a tizz
freeze
make restless
down
press
deplore
bamboozle
boggle
geld
bear down on
damp down
besiege
rile
break the heart of
inconvenience
cause someone to lose their composure
tease
antagonize
US
blind someone with something
hinder
paralyse with fear
scare the daylights out of
inflame
mess with one's head
put off one's stroke
undermine one's confidence
balk
US
test
importune
numb
antagonise
UK
insult
baulk
UK
prey on your mind
occupy thoughts
anguish
hound
disengage
unfasten
separate
unhitch
disconnect
uncouple
detach
knock props out
fuddle
strike with awe
spring on
cause wonder
dazzle
render speechless
cast a pall over
dun
tear
goad
strike fear into
fill with terror
frighten out of your wits
scare the pants off of
lobotomize
drive crazy
make discontented
drive mad
cast a gloom on
give offence to
incite
knock the wind out of
injure
arouse
fox
desiccate
make dispirited
make crestfallen
stimulate
completely surprise
raise someone's eyebrows
shake out of your complacency
hit like ton of bricks
fear
turn
incapacitate
flip
cramp
harsh one's mellow
dump on
do in
inflict trauma
deeply upset
ferment
strap
dog
nit-pick
prick
push
martyr
disorganize
snarl
unglue
cripple
jumble
unzip
sweat
stew
set back
sap the confidence of
dehydrate
befog
fire up
flip out
flap
maze
deaden
sweat out
be a great weight on
fidget
get someone
get across
lay up
key up
weigh heavily on one's mind
give someone the hump
muddy
send up
blow out
blow up
take apart
pose
rock the boat
blackjack
drive insane
eat at
cut up
upset the applecart
drain
haunt
be agitated
fog
obfuscate
dragoon
take pains
wilder
take steam out
be in a tizzy
be worried
arouse anxiety in
weigh on
send over the edge
make flip
bug up
bullyrag
do a number on
be on one's case
make it tough for
labour over
metagrobolize
drag
darken
be in a flap
mix up
be all Greek to
set someone thinking
get worked up
get in a stew
be in a stew
bogart
get on your wick
blanket
make jump
make afraid
chill someone's blood
make fearful
give someone a fright
make someone's hair curl
make nervous
run down
railroad
tyrannize
US
bludgeon
squash
repress
prostrate
droop
bear down
harsh someone's mellow
make someone's heart bleed
keep under
make desolate
hang over
break someone's spirit
break someone's heart
stamp out
flatten
tyrannise
UK
strong-arm
mau-mau
lean on
cause to lose heart
debunk
belittle
snub
destroy
quash
dampen someone's hopes
surprize
chill to the marrow
push around
strike
cause to lose hope
freeze your blood
touch
get the wind up
turn on the heat
throw into a fright
knock down
let wind out of sails
puncture balloon
take down
kick in the teeth
take down a peg or two
shoot down
cut down to size
let down easy
scare someone half to death
put one away
more ❯
Verb
▲
To prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized
disappoint
frustrate
foil
thwart
baffle
baulk
UK
defeat
dash
hamper
hinder
obstruct
balk
US
impede
stymie
interfere with
nip in the bud
put a damper on
put the damper on
pour cold water on
check
circumvent
block
prevent
discomfit
stop
checkmate
scotch
scupper
beat
ruin
forestall
derail
curb
counter
cramp
upset the applecart
snooker
outwit
put the kibosh on
foul up
do for
restrain
spoil
crimp
bilk
bar
halt
upset
nobble
put a stop to
put paid to
put the mockers on
put a spoke in someone's wheel
smash
nullify
crab
root
cross
screw up
hold up
stand in the way of
louse up
put the stopper on
give the slip
trammel
oppose
cripple
overturn
confound
queer
undo
neutralize
US
counteract
obviate
snafu
traverse
neutralise
UK
cramp one's style
mess up
take down
cook someone's goose
play off
queer someone's pitch
spike someone's guns
take wind out of
throw monkey wrench in
stall
deflect
divert
disconcert
halt in its tracks
throw a spanner in the works
throw a monkey wrench in the works
head off
throw a curve
contravene
debar
scuttle
invalidate
suppress
repel
squash
deter
repress
repulse
rattle
parry
cause setback
counterplot
get the better of
blank
put end to
beat down
take wind out of sails
bury
dish
blight
crush
quash
dampen
confront
fetter
stifle
chill
cloud
hamstring
inhibit
hobble
crool
banjax
cancel
overcome
stump
negate
prohibit
arrest
lick
annul
forbid
preclude
conquer
wreak havoc with
burst bubble
put a brake on
hang up
put the lid on
dash one's hope
give the run around
render null and void
confuse
stultify
shipwreck
take the wind out of your sails
hold back
encumber
handicap
retard
restrict
destroy
shackle
quell
disrupt
put an end to
cumber
subdue
delay
handcuff
slow down
sabotage
interrupt
embarrass
hog-tie
clog
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
constrain
end
bridle
squelch
stave off
demolish
manacle
avert
extinguish
short-circuit
clobber
tie up
ward off
stonewall
annihilate
wreck
fend off
slow
bork
get in the way of
get in the way
shatter
crack down on
limit
curtail
avoid
resist
devastate
mar
impair
intercept
terminate
abolish
wipe out
bring to an end
hold off
shut down
nix
rout
interfere
subvert
stamp out
undermine
throw
put down
set back
finish
cut off
vanquish
puzzle
sandbag
kill
mystify
flummox
snuff out
escape
get rid of
faze
entangle
damage
elude
clamp down on
slap down
shut out
control
defend against
work against
eradicate
fight
buck
silence
quench
suspend
eliminate
withstand
help
smother
dispatch
extirpate
blow
combat
overthrow
interdict
defy
perplex
shake
stem
shelve
nonplus
bemuse
forfend
reduce
pre-empt
vitiate
overwhelm
bamboozle
bewilder
trash
brake
bind
befuddle
disturb
vex
choke
fluster
addle
fox
fuddle
befog
make a mess of
muddle
put off
cancel out
discombobulate
play havoc with
rule out
blow a hole in
give a hard time
bring to naught
get
shut off
break
evade
offset
injure
harm
destabilize
US
worst
obliterate
stay
disempower
decimate
negative
sidestep
bypass
spike
contest
dispute
inconvenience
tie
weaken
impugn
corner
overpower
debilitate
obscure
botch
skirt
master
subjugate
preempt
triumph
cut short
challenge
bottleneck
destabilise
UK
remit
act against
go against
cruel
tame
best
pause
euchre
anticipate
intermit
cool
abrogate
rebut
muck up
confine
rebuff
countervail
steer clear of
weigh down
withhold
put a wrench in the works
stupefy
dumbfound
be a hindrance to
rein in
surmount
gravel
buffalo
disorient
maze
hold
fight back
do in
flabbergast
overrule
hold in
wilder
hold down
stand off
stun
floor
choke off
chain
pick off
fog
turn aside
drag your feet
stagger
stem the flow of
run counter to
get in before
pose
muddy
keep back
sit on
second-guess
countercheck
redress
provide against
override
get ahead of
render ineffective
brush off
close off
force back
prevail over
push back
make a hash of
struggle against
beat off
put to flight
mix up
drive away
beat someone to the draw
see off
blow your mind
be all Greek to
keep at bay
turn away
put a spanner in the works
strive against
triumph over
beat someone to the punch
beat back
make ineffective
make someone scratch their head
fight off
thrust back
beat someone to it
set someone thinking
keep off
go to your head
put up a fight against
drive back
steal a march on
cause havoc
turn back
wreak havoc
send packing
ruffle
win against
countermove
finish off
attack
incapacitate
ravage
discontinue
disable
threaten
compromise
bring to a close
make an end of
get out of
suffocate
bollix
hurt
gain
dodge
burden
muzzle
abort
diminish
duck
strangle at birth
break down
break up
crack down
circumnavigate
scrunch
squish
peter out
shun
intrude on
freeze
dam
cease
strangulate
weed out
prevent from making progress
bring an end to
disfigure
leash
shunt
straiten
affect
pigeonhole
dead-end
eschew
inc
catch
trample on
commandeer
forefend
snow under
enmesh
net
ensnare
capture
tamper
influence
ditch
crash
keep lid on
juke
unsettle
snag
box in
dominate
outlaw
tether
saddle with
scar
trouble
discommode
jam
incommode
conflict
enjoin
be the end of
sweep aside
taint
ward
throw a spoke in the wheel of
postpone
erode
hang fire
miss
gain control of
gain mastery over
get a grip on
tackle
put the brakes on
take out of play
detain
retardate
demoralize
US
attenuate
be early
stain
put on hold
afflict
dent
defer
protract
shove aside
be one step ahead of
act in advance of
prepare for
head off at pass
oppugn
war
emasculate
sap
hem in
prorogue
put on back burner
resolve
decay
tie one's hands
knock down
force off
chase away
keep away
keep at arm's length
drive off
demoralise
UK
soften
counterbalance
keep in
put back
back off
hold off on
bring to screeching halt
make late
bog down
slow up
prolong
hold over
rein
throw a monkey wrench into
put on brakes
counterpoise
drag through the mud
cheat
make a stand against
bring to an end to
cope with
battle against
daze
distract
detract from
contain
muffle
swallow
clip one's wings
queer the pitch of
glitch up
snow
obfuscate
surprise
poke full of holes
govern
staunch
moderate
keep
throw off
intoxicate
cause to be at a stand
bring up short
throw off balance
bother
make your head spin
disorientate
take aback
inebriate
mess with one's head
make punchy
ball up
balance
compensate for
damp
discourage
choke back
bottle up
regulate
save
let
keep in check
rescind
repeal
make up for
correct
keep a lid on
pull in
keep under control
slacken pace
bite back
contradict
deny
void
be beyond
revoke
topple
gainsay
disaffirm
reverse
counterweigh
balance out
equalize
US
bring to a standstill
vacate
disannul
play for time
countermand
retract
be an antidote to
deactivate
square up
equalise
UK
even up
defuse
counterweight
duel
turn off
raze
dissolve
null
wrack
abate
unbuild
skin
impoverish
craze
throttle
screen
remove
complicate
dump
blackball
protest
bring down
ding
reluct
battle
strike down
break with
roll back
turn thumbs down
turn down
fly in the face of
render invalid
put at risk
refuse
monkey with
balls up
rain on someone's parade
fight against
be hostile to
rebel against
contend with
baulk at
dig in your heels
be in defiance of
take issue with
object to
refuse to accept
be in opposition to
dissent with
face down
lock horns with
take up arms against
stand up to
set your face against
kick against
be anti
take a stand against
speak out against
take on
force away
trounce
tank
stuff
humble
pulverize
US
paste
pound
hammer
thrash
drub
skunk
cream
cane
trim
murder
take
overbear
slaughter
massacre
overmatch
upend
flatten
slam
shellac
total
own
whip
overmaster
zap
pulverise
UK
give someone a drubbing
bring to knees
succeed over
be victorious over
blow out
walk all over
wipe off the map
make mincemeat of
bring someone to their knees
run rings around
put someone in their place
blow out of the water
do down
rise above
get around
wipe the floor with
give someone a hiding
trample underfoot
take to the cleaners
turn inside out
astonish
astound
get at
boggle the mind of
strike dumb
throw for loop
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Verb
▲
To prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of
prohibit
forbid
ban
outlaw
interdict
proscribe
bar
disallow
veto
enjoin
embargo
restrain
taboo
criminalise
UK
criminalize
US
debar
block
cork
exclude
forfend
freeze
halt
inhibit
kill
make illegal
nix
rule out
spike
stymie
zing
bottle up
box in
hang up
hold up
jam up
lock up
place an embargo on
put down
shut out
tie up
keep lid on
put half nelson on
pour cold water on
prevent
stop
preclude
deny
reject
dismiss
boycott
disapprove
blackball
refuse
turn down
give the thumbs down to
rebuff
put an end to
put a stop to
banish
suppress
restrict
throw out
give the red light to
decline
negative
pass up
negate
illegalize
say no to
pass on
knock back
penalize
US
penalise
UK
reprobate
pass by
oppose
withhold
declare illegal
revoke
repudiate
spurn
pass
discountenance
shoot down
black
disqualify
overrule
censure
quash
censor
squash
declare ineligible
ice out
officially forbid
defeat
close down
declare null and void
put the kibosh on
deselect
give something a miss
not grant
balk at
give thumbs down to
throw over
estop
give the red light
sentence
doom
destroy
condemn
misdemeanorize
felonize
forbid to
place injunction on
place an injunction on
overthrow
outvote
make something punishable
cancel
down
nullify
rule against
redlight
declare something a punishable offence
cut
dissent
burn
stonewall
obviate
stopper
thumbs down
throw away
refuse permission to
forestall
give thumbs down
not go for
fetter
countermand
reverse
disown
overturn
invalidate
disclaim
abjure
disavow
throw
disacknowledge
set aside
give the thumbs down
keep back
declare taboo
shut down
say no
put the chill on
repulse
forgo
begrudge
give the brush-off to
stand in the way
enjoin from
turn thumbs down
more ❯
Verb
▲
To (attempt to) prevent something from happening
discourage
stop
prevent
curb
restrain
hinder
obstruct
impede
inhibit
suppress
check
repress
control
withhold
avert
divert
indispose
oppose
quiet
shake
hold back
interfere with
keep back
fend off
put off
stave off
ward off
hold off
put a stop to
turn off
pour cold water on
put a damper on
dissuade
disadvise
deter
scare off
talk out of
caution against
warn against
scare out of
act like a wet blanket
hamper
retard
delay
stall
hamstring
arrest
shackle
hold up
slow up
set back
slow down
detain
block
constrain
stymie
restrict
trammel
hobble
cramp
limit
slow
fetter
cumber
encumber
make late
keep waiting
cause to wait
keep
cause to stay
postpone
foil
retardate
thwart
derail
interrupt
pause
defer
protract
cripple
halt
prorogue
remit
shelve
crimp
intermit
confine
hold
bar
throw a spanner in the works
choke
hold off on
choke off
clog
hog-tie
brake
frustrate
put a brake on
prolong
hold over
handcuff
take down
put back
shut off
get in the way of
stand in the way of
bring to screeching halt
shut down
close off
back off
bog down
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
handicap
debar
subdue
more ❯
Verb
▲
To (attempt to) quell or put an end to
repress
quell
subdue
quash
squash
suppress
crush
squelch
extinguish
arrest
silence
inhibit
stem
stop
check
end
hinder
limit
conquer
kill
overcome
throttle
put down
crack down on
snuff out
put an end to
rein in
block out
put a stop to
put out
clamp down on
stamp out
slap down
nip in the bud
gain control over
gain mastery over
pour cold water on
stifle
curb
thwart
destroy
defeat
reduce
lessen
abolish
terminate
annihilate
moderate
control
halt
mitigate
restrain
put the lid on
put the kibosh on
diminish
deaden
get rid of
overpower
overwhelm
frustrate
assuage
dull
soothe
soften
mollify
ease
quench
wipe out
allay
vanquish
scotch
temper
quiet
quieten
hold back
alleviate
dampen
settle
contain
rout
calm
shut down
subjugate
clobber
abate
eliminate
compose
lull
curtail
tone down
cut off
beat
restrict
finish
appease
palliate
sit on
smother
demolish
cushion
extirpate
take the edge off
blunt
bridle
block
decrease
damp
pacify
oppress
tranquilize
US
obstruct
still
slow
choke
hush
banish
snow under
cool
tranquillise
UK
choke off
ice
put paid to
bring to an end
settle down
blot out
constrain
overthrow
scupper
placate
eradicate
censor
depress
overturn
absorb
relieve
mellow
spike
queer
bury
muffle
discontinue
staunch
stymie
lower
lighten
clog
bottle
shush
dismiss
retard
keep in check
relax
dispel
tread
subordinate
wreck
swamp
whelm
prostrate
overmaster
floor
devastate
crack down
gag
jam
barricade
close up
obliterate
ruin
break
damp down
occlude
close
stuff
dam
trample on
quelch
strangle
weed out
hold in
block up
bar
clog up
blockade
prevent
impede
hold in check
get under control
calm down
congest
soft-pedal
stop up
bung up
tread on
keep down
grind down
chill out
force down
blow away
muzzle
bring someone to their knees
bear down on
plug up
scrunch
trash
squish
reject
censure
torpedo
dish
withhold
impair
rise above
buffer
exterminate
blanket
clot
confine
expunge
foil
clamp down
dumb
clam
remove
dash
bring to screeching halt
rein
pipe down
dampen down
nix
scuttle
spoil
brake
gum up
regulate
fetter
put a lid on
put the stopper on
bring to a halt
do for
bring to a stop
mess up
trammel
bottle up
dry up
dummy up
shut up
cork
tongue-tie
salve
cut short
becalm
lullaby
master
govern
comfort
propitiate
balm
mute
buttress
reassure
lick
content
deflate
harsh
quiet down
cut
interrupt
gentle
tame
disarm
ameliorate
cow
slow down
chasten
trample
dominate
clamp
contract
keep the lid on
soak up
put a damper on
stroke
grease
dulcify
con
qualify
sweeten
square
pacificate
clip
keep a lid on
make less active
smooth over
make peace with
impose peace upon
restore harmony to
fix up
butter up
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
lay back
clear the air with
quieten down
minimize
US
taper
help
drop
beat down
smooth
bring under the yoke
put the squeeze on
bring to heel
triumph over
plug
lenify
drive underground
keep inside
hold down
keep in
dissipate
put lid on
put kibosh on
bring to naught
scale down
dial down
bring down
cut down
cut back
minimise
UK
cut down on
ration
caulk
seal
close out
fill up
fill
take the bite out
take the sting out
pour oil on
put to rest
drive away
drive off
chase away
pack
close off
stay
jam up
shut off
stall
intercept
hold off
choke up
stanch
cool out
interfere with
block off
shut out
bung
stonewall
stopper
more ❯
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▲
To dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant
wave aside
dismiss
reject
discount
disregard
ignore
rebuff
repudiate
set aside
spurn
brush aside
put aside
shrug off
play down
pooh-pooh
treat with contempt
pour cold water on
put out of your mind
belittle
scoff at
make light of
scorn
deride
slight
disdain
ridicule
mock
sneer at
make little of
undermine
slam dunk
wipe
think no more of
push aside
shut eyes to
flout
trivialize
US
cock a snook at
sweep aside
neglect
laugh off
turn a blind eye to
brush off
pay no attention to
minimise
UK
refuse to acknowledge
take no notice of
minimize
US
pass over
forget about
trivialise
UK
overlook
turn a deaf ear to
have no time for
sniff at
hold up to scorn
put down
turn up one's nose at
express contempt
gloss over
overpass
blink at
wink at
whitewash
paper over
gloze over
let pass
forget
let go
pay no heed to
take no account of
condone
excuse
forgive
pardon
remit
omit
pay no mind
look the other way
unheed
bypass
slur over
tune out
not take into consideration
deliberately ignore
close your eyes to
turn a blind eye
unmind
brush away
miss
connive
write off
live with
dispense with
never mind
discard
connive at
cast aside
snub
turn a deaf ear
contemn
forgo
cold-shoulder
misheed
skip
palliate
spare
take no notice
be oblivious to
make allowances for
turn your back on
pay no attention
leave be
let someone off with
let something slide
de-emphasize
avoid
let something ride
shake off
let off easy
pay no mind to
pay no heed
waive
turn back on
evade
downplay
soft-pedal
wipe slate clean
not listen
take lightly
have no use for
sneeze at
have done with
treat lightly
varnish over
sweep under the carpet
sweep under the rug
wink
deal rapidly with
treat as unimportant
dissimulate
doubt
undersell
disbelieve
dispel
lay aside
take with a pinch of salt
give no credence to
deodorise
UK
deodorize
US
indulge
plead ignorance
let off
discharge
bury the hatchet
give absolution
suspend charges
grant a pardon to
grant amnesty
tolerate
drop
put up with
grin and bear it
let bygones be bygones
stand for
roll with punches
bear with
swim with the tide
sink
take
look past
turn blind eye to
stomach
go along with
play past
bury
let it go
fail to notice
exclude
look through
turn blind eye
turn deaf ear
not take into account
bury one's head in sand
disclaim
tell someone to get lost
give someone the brush-off
disown
disparage
look right through someone
deprecate
give the cold shoulder to
denigrate
diminish
discredit
give something a miss
relinquish
leave out
abstain from
renounce
do without
render needless
smooth over
understate
rationalize
US
sugarcoat
varnish
belie
extenuate
justify
brush something under the carpet
rationalise
UK
explain away
gloss
fail to care for
underestimate
pretermit
lose sight of
not care
have nothing to do with
abandon
be derelict
desert
not attend to
throw to the winds
defer
skimp on
keep your distance
be remiss in
trifle with
be irresponsible
scant
not care for
leave something undone
be remiss
fail to look after
keep at arm's length
elide
shirk
think little of
procrastinate over
be lax about
leave alone
be indifferent
be negligent
depreciate
overleap
postpone
procrastinate
pass up
pay little attention to
be careless
forsake
be remiss about
fail to provide for
not trouble oneself
pass by
close your eyes
be oblivious
blank
leave out of account
send to Coventry
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throw cold water on
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