201 entries under prevent topic. ×

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throw cold water on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
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arrest(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
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avert(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain)
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block(noun, verb, stop, hold, check)
5
foil(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
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halt(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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oppose(verb, stop, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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turn off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
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withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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balk(verb, stop, hinder, depress)
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bridle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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choke(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
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cool(verb, stop, dull, check, reduce)
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defeat(noun, verb, stop, hinder)
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remain(verb, stop, restrain, deter)
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stave off(verb, expression, stop, hold, check)
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baffle(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
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counter(verb, stop, hinder, depress)
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APASmart Define. (2016). discourage thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "discourage thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, discourage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "discourage thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>