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123 entries under refrain topic. ×

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thwart(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
3
turn down(verb, expression, stop, reject, dismiss)
2
ditch(verb, move, cut, reject, ignore)
2
give the slip(verb, expression, idiom, move, cut)
2
hinder(verb, stop, end, remove, restrain)
2
hold(verb, stop, restrain, delay, prevent)
2
hold back(verb, expression, stop, break, restrain)
2
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
2
keep(verb, stop, decline, restrain, halt)
2
keep clear(verb, expression, reject, stay, prevent)
2
oppose(verb, stop, restrain, delay, prevent)
2
repel(verb, stop, reject, restrain, block)
2
resign(verb, stop, go, withdraw, leave)
2
sit on the fence(expression, idiom, pass, withdraw, quit)
2
weave(verb, reject, stay, prevent, spurn)
2
withhold(verb, stop, keep, disregard, pass)
1
abnegate(verb, withdraw, quit, renounce, cease)
1
cease(verb, stop, decline, keep, restrain)
1
circumlocute(verb, move, cut, stay, prevent)
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constrain(verb, pass, withdraw, quit, renounce)
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