162 entries under baffle topic. ×

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halt(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
6
checkmate(verb, stop, defeat, halt, allow)
6
cross(verb, phrasal verb, ruin, oppose, allow)
6
curb(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
6
stump(verb, phrasal verb, stop, block, allow)
5
beat(verb, stop, ruin, defeat, halt)
5
confound(verb, adjective, block, distress, prevent)
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counter(verb, stop, check, ruin, restrain)
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cramp(verb, stop, check, ruin, halt)
5
encumber(noun, verb, check, block, delay)
5
forestall(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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inhibit(verb, stop, halt, block, delay)
5
nullify(verb, stop, halt, curb, prevent)
5
ruin(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, spoil)
4
discourage(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
4
dishearten(verb, stop, upset, fail, prevent)
4
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
4
nonplus(verb, block, prevent, hinder, confuse)
4
prohibit(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
3
cast down(expression, upset, fail, cross, deceive)
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