- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|2.8k
- Abbreviations|0
201 entries under prevent topic. ×
| ruin(verb, stop, hinder, depress) | |
| shut out(verb, expression, stop, check, reject) | |
| slacken(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) | |
| slacken pace(verb, expression, stop, hold, control) | |
| stump(verb, stop, hinder, depress) | |
| stymie(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, suppress) | |
| tame(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) | |
| tarry(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) | |
| temporize(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) | |
| terminate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) | |
| throw a wet blanket on(verb, expression, idiom, thwart) | |
| throw off(verb, expression, upset, weaken) | |
| turn down(verb, expression, stop, reject, disregard) | |
| urge not to(verb, expression, idiom, thwart) | |
| abide(stop, restrain) | |
| abstain(verb, stop, restrain, deter) | |
| abstain from(expression, stop, restrain) | |
| annul(verb, stop, hinder, depress) | |
| antagonize(verb, stop, restrain, deter) | |
| assail(verb, stop, restrain, deter) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (2016). discourage thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2016. "discourage thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026). |
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