| prevent(verb, stop, check, decline, separate) |
| preclude(verb, stop, check, decline, separate) |
| anticipate(verb, stop, act, remove, keep) |
| avert(verb, stop, check, separate, remove) |
| obviate(verb, stop, check, decline, separate) |
| hinder(verb, stop, check, decline, remove) |
| stop(verb, check, decline, separate, reject) |
| thwart(verb, stop, separate, keep, restrain) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, separate, halt, block) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, check, decline, reject) |
| forbid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain) |
| intercept(verb, stop, break, close, restrain) |
| check(verb, stop, decline, separate, reject) |
| impede(verb, stop, check, decline, reject) |
| prohibit(verb, stop, check, reject, dismiss) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break) |
| block(verb, stop, break, close, check) |
| arrest(noun, verb, stop, restrain, halt) |
| avoid(verb, stop, break, close, remove) |
| balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |