117 entries under restrain topic. ×

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shun(verb, stop, keep, reject, run)
34
evade(verb, move, stop, break, get)
22
escape(verb, move, stop, break, get)
20
eschew(verb, stop, keep, reject, start)
15
avert(verb, stop, remove, reject)
12
abstain(verb, stop, hold, reject, dismiss)
11
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
10
debar(verb, stop, halt, block)
10
obviate(verb, stop, remove, halt)
10
prevent(verb, stop, break, close, end)
9
forgo(verb, stop, reject, dismiss)
9
decline(verb, stop, reject, withdraw)
9
forbear(verb, stop, reject, dismiss)
9
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, remove)
8
head off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
8
stop(verb, withdraw, halt, prevent)
7
abstain from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
7
refrain(verb, stop, keep, reject, dismiss)
6
desist(verb, stop, reject, dismiss)
6
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, stop)
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