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refrain(stop, hold, control, give)
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abstain(stop, hold, decline, reject)
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eschew(stop, decline, reject, restrain)
12
desist(stop, give, decline, reduce)
12
forgo(stop, attack, decline, reject)
11
avoid(stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
11
refrain from(expression, phrasal verb, stop, free)
10
cease(stop, give, restrain, withdraw)
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hold back(expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
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stop(drop, give, reduce, release)
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curb(stop, control, attack, maintain)
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keep(stop, hold, restrain, halt)
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restrain(stop, halt, suppress, prevent)
8
sacrifice(stop, decline, restrain, withdraw)
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spare(free, leave, quit, relax)
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decline(stop, reject, restrain, withdraw)
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escape(stop, restrain, prevent, resist)
7
omit(stop, give, restrain, allow)
7
relent(free, leave, yield, surrender)
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relinquish(stop, drop, decline, withdraw)
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MLASmart Define. "forbear thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/forbear/thesaurus/synonyms>