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59 entries under refrain topic. ×

19
forbear(verb, stop, hold, decline, reject)
16
avoid(verb, stop, hold, reject, dismiss)
13
shun(verb, stop, hold, reject, restrain)
12
eschew(verb, stop, hold, decline, reject)
11
refuse(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
10
decline(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
10
evade(verb, stop, hold, restrain, withdraw)
9
forgo(verb, stop, hold, decline, reject)
9
desist(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
9
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
abnegate(verb, hold, reject, withdraw, renounce)
8
renounce(verb, hold, decline, reject, dismiss)
8
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
7
abjure(verb, hold, decline, reject, dismiss)
7
fast(verb, hold, withdraw, withhold)
7
keep(verb, stop, hold, restrain, halt)
6
cease(verb, stop, hold, decline, keep)
6
constrain(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
6
curb(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
6
escape(verb, stop, restrain, prevent, avoid)
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