74 entries under prevent topic. ×

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forgo(verb, stop, attack, decline, maintain)
9
avoid(verb, stop, restrain, delay)
7
shun(verb, stop, restrain, avoid)
4
eschew(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
3
decline(verb, stop, reject, restrain, abandon)
3
desist(verb, stop, drop, decline, restrain)
2
abstain(stop, restrain, avoid, relinquish)
2
forbear(verb, stop, attack, decline, maintain)
2
hold back(expression, stop, restrain)
2
keep from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
2
refrain(verb, stop, attack, decline, maintain)
2
turn down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
2
withhold(stop, restrain)
1
abide(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
1
antagonize(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
1
assail(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
1
assault(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
1
battle(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
1
bear(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
1
brook(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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APASmart Define. (2015). abstain from thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/abstain_from/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "abstain from thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/abstain_from/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, abstain from thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/abstain_from/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "abstain from thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/abstain_from/thesaurus/synonyms>