182 entries under stop topic. ×

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refuse(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss)
10
resist(verb, check, disregard, block)
10
shy(verb, quiet, reject, start)
8
circumvent(verb, upset, ruin, fail)
8
counteract(verb, check, disregard, restrain)
8
flinch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat)
8
shrink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat)
8
stymie(verb, ruin, halt, block)
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arrest(noun, verb, close, end)
7
dash(verb, upset, ruin, fail)
7
halt(noun, verb, close, end)
7
intercept(noun, verb, restrain, halt)
7
pause(noun, verb, close, end)
7
restrain(verb, ruin, halt, block)
7
turn down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject)
6
checkmate(verb, defeat, halt, allow)
6
curb(noun, verb, close, end)
6
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close)
6
stall(verb, close, end, check)
6
stump(verb, phrasal verb, block, allow)
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