69 entries under rebuff topic. ×

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prevent(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
18
preclude(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
16
avert(verb, stop, check, separate, remove)
16
obviate(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
15
hinder(verb, stop, check, decline, remove)
14
stop(verb, check, decline, separate, reject)
13
thwart(verb, stop, separate, keep, restrain)
12
frustrate(verb, stop, separate, halt, block)
11
obstruct(verb, stop, check, decline, reject)
9
check(verb, stop, decline, separate, reject)
9
impede(verb, stop, check, decline, reject)
8
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
7
block(verb, stop, break, close, check)
7
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
6
debar(verb, stop, check, decline, reject)
6
deter(verb, stop, check, separate, remove)
6
rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
6
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
5
foil(verb, stop, separate, restrain, halt)
5
halt(noun, verb, stop, decline, separate)
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