| forbid(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| gainsay(verb, break, check, disregard, oppose) |
| go counter to(expression, idiom, disregard, ignore, snub) |
| hamper(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| hamstring(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent) |
| handicap(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent) |
| hold(verb, stop, control, attack, reduce) |
| hold back(verb, expression, stop, control, reduce) |
| hold off(verb, expression, stop, attack, maintain) |
| ignore(verb, stop, disregard, discharge, withdraw) |
| intercept(verb, stop, oppose, restrain, halt) |
| limit(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| liquidate |
| match(verb, oppose, settle, dispute, adjust) |
| meddle(verb, oppose) |
| militate against(verb, phrasal verb, counteraction) |
| nip in the bud(expression, idiom, stop, hold, control) |
| oppugn |
| overthrow(verb, stop, withdraw, abandon, ignore) |
| overturn(verb, cancel, undo) |