| avoid(verb, stop, remove, reject, restrain) |
| prevent(verb, stop, hold, check, separate) |
| divert(verb, stop, change, check, separate) |
| obviate(verb, stop, check, separate, remove) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| deflect(verb, stop, change, separate, reject) |
| stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| forestall(verb, stop, check, separate, remove) |
| fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| preclude(verb, stop, check, separate, remove) |
| deter(verb, stop, check, separate, remove) |
| thwart(verb, stop, separate, restrain, halt) |
| debar(verb, stop, check, reject, dismiss) |
| inhibit(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain) |
| stop(verb, check, separate, reduce, restrain) |
| turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |
| turn away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate) |
| bar(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| check(verb, stop, separate, reduce, restrain) |
| deviate(verb, change, turn, slip, shift) |