| curb(verb, stop, hold, control, keep) |
| escape(verb, stop, restrain, prevent, avoid) |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| reject(verb, decline, dismiss, refuse, avoid) |
| spurn(verb, hold, reject, dismiss, withdraw) |
| stop(verb, hold, decline, keep, restrain) |
| waive(verb, decline, abandon, quit, resist) |
| miss |
| circumvent(verb, avoid, escape, contain, trap) |
| deny(verb, control, keep, reject, dismiss) |
| diet(verb, refrain, starve, famish) |
| do without(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, hold) |
| dodge(verb, reject, avoid, escape, evade) |
| elude(verb, avoid, escape, dodge, evade) |
| leave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain) |
| refrain from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, relinquish) |
| resist(verb, decline, keep, restrain, abandon) |
| spare(avoidance, inaction, temperance, disuse) |
| bypass(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, avoid) |
| deny oneself(verb, expression, idiom, hold, withdraw) |