5
nonplus(verb, block, prevent, hinder, impede)
5
nullify(verb, stop, ruin, disregard, destroy)
5
outplay(verb, beat, crush, overcome, top)
5
outshine(verb, beat, overcome, top, overwhelm)
5
parry(verb, upset, break, beat, crush)
5
pound(verb, break, beat, hit, destroy)
5
prevail over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, clear)
5
repel(verb, upset, beat, check, disregard)
5
repress(verb, upset, control, beat, check)
5
set-back
5
skin(verb, stop, beat, ruin, oppose)
5
squelch(verb, control, beat, check, ruin)
5
surpass(verb, upset, clear, beat, pass)
5
surrender(noun, drop, decrease, reduction, tumble)
5
terminate(remove, destroy, crush, ignore, cancel)
5
throw(verb, upset, clear, beat, reduce)
5
thwarting(noun, blow, overthrow, hindrance, frustration)
5
trump(verb, distress, perplex, unsettle, vex)
4
annihilation(noun, break, close, end, check)
4
bankruptcy(noun, decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
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