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- Thesaurus|3.5k
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| impede(verb, stop, help, advance, reject) | |
| preclude(verb, support, permit) | |
| quell(help, release) | |
| repress(verb, hurt, release, free, dishearten) | |
| restrain(verb, help, release, free) | |
| shackle | |
| squash | |
| squelch | |
| stop(verb, go, open, reject, halt) | |
| undermine(verb, support, stop, fix, reject) | |
| weaken(verb, hurt, raise, rise, extend) | |
| dampen(verb, increase, hurt, free, spoil) | |
| hinder(verb, adjective, support, stop, advance) | |
| obstruct(verb, stop, help, advance, reject) | |
| prevent(verb, stop, open, reject, free) | |
| aggravate | |
| demoralize(verb, depress, unnerve) | |
| forbid | |
| abstain(verb, do, indulge) | |
| appall(verb, calm, help, horrify) |
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