49
stop(verb, hold, break, take, control)
38
hinder(verb, stop, upset, hold, break)
32
obstruct(verb, stop, upset, hold, break)
31
preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
29
impede(verb, stop, upset, hold, break)
28
inhibit(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
26
block(verb, stop, upset, take, check)
25
check(verb, stop, upset, hold, break)
22
restrain(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
22
thwart(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
21
bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
20
prohibit(verb, stop, check, keep, reduce)
19
forestall(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
18
frustrate(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
18
obviate(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
17
forbid(verb, stop, keep, reduce, reject)
17
arrest(verb, stop, hold, break, take)
17
avert(verb, stop, hold, check, separate)
17
ban(noun, verb, stop, decline, reject)
17
discourage(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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