123 entries under refrain topic. ×

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forgo(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
9
decline(verb, stop, reject, restrain, withdraw)
9
forbear(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
9
reject(verb, disregard, dismiss, fail, abandon)
8
deflect(verb, stop, reject, halt, block)
8
skirt(verb, move, cut, ignore, stay)
8
stop(verb, restrain, withdraw, halt, prevent)
7
abstain from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
7
give up(verb, expression, stop, pass, withdraw)
7
recoil(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
7
renounce(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, withdraw)
6
desist(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
6
divert(verb, stop, reject, halt, stay)
6
pass up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reject)
6
refrain from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
6
shy(verb, adverb, reject, worry, dismiss)
6
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, stop)
5
boycott(verb, refuse, expel, exclude, ban)
5
check(verb, stop, end, restrain, halt)
5
jump(verb, break, get, withdraw, leave)
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