130 entries under reduce topic. ×

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bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
9
dash(verb, stop, upset, dull)
9
distress(verb, upset, dull, bother)
9
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
9
stay(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
8
cast down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, dull)
8
control(verb, stop, hold, check)
8
damp(verb, stop, upset, dull, check)
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dull(verb, upset, disturb, diminish)
8
obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
8
suppress(verb, stop, hold, control)
7
bother(verb, upset, dull, disturb)
7
forbid(verb, stop, reject, restrain)
7
thwart(verb, stop, hold, control)
6
hamper(verb, stop, hold, keep)
6
obviate(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
6
prohibit(verb, stop, check, reject)
6
throw cold water on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
6
trouble(verb, upset, dull, disturb)
6
upset(verb, dull, disturb, worry)
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APASmart Define. (2016). discourage thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, discourage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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