201 entries under prevent topic. ×

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ruin(verb, stop, hinder, depress)
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shut out(verb, expression, stop, check, reject)
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slacken(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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slacken pace(verb, expression, stop, hold, control)
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stump(verb, stop, hinder, depress)
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stymie(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, suppress)
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tame(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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tarry(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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temporize(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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terminate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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throw a wet blanket on(verb, expression, idiom, thwart)
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throw off(verb, expression, upset, weaken)
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turn down(verb, expression, stop, reject, disregard)
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urge not to(verb, expression, idiom, thwart)
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abide(stop, restrain)
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abstain(verb, stop, restrain, deter)
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abstain from(expression, stop, restrain)
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annul(verb, stop, hinder, depress)
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antagonize(verb, stop, restrain, deter)
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assail(verb, stop, restrain, deter)
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APASmart Define. (2016). discourage thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "discourage thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, discourage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "discourage thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>