93 entries under hold topic. ×

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keep(verb, stop, restrain, block)
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nip in the bud(verb, expression, idiom, stop)
2
rebuff(verb, stop, control, reduce)
2
restrict(verb, stop, control, keep)
2
snub(verb, stop, control, reduce)
2
squelch(verb, stop, control, reduce)
1
adjourn(verb, keep, block, stay)
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bide time(verb, expression, keep, block)
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bottleneck(verb, stop, control, reduce)
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checkmate(verb, stop, control, reduce)
1
clog(verb, keep, block, stay)
1
confine(verb, keep, block, stay)
1
cut short(verb, expression, stop, control)
1
dawdle(verb, keep, block, stay)
1
defer(verb, keep, block, stay)
1
detain(verb, keep, block, stay)
1
dilly-dally(verb, keep, block, stay)
1
encumber(verb, keep, block, stay)
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filibuster(verb, keep, block, stay)
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gain time(verb, expression, keep, block)
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APASmart Define. (2016). discourage thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "discourage thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, discourage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "discourage thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>