| divert(verb, stop, take, check, oppose) |
| discourage(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain) |
| dissuade(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain) |
| put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |
| throw cold water on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop) |
| turn off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |
| warn(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain) |
| abstract(verb, discourage, deter, distract, detract) |
| act like a wet blanket |
| advise against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, prevent) |
| attract attention(verb, expression, discourage, deter, distract) |
| avert |
| bend the rules(verb, expression, idiom, discourage, deter) |
| block |
| catch flies(verb, expression, discourage, deter, distract) |
| caution |
| caution against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, prevent, discourage) |
| check(verb, stop, oppose, restrain, block) |
| chicken out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, prevent, discourage) |
| chill(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain) |