| anticipate(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt) |
| arrest(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| avoid(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt) |
| baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| bar(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, halt) |
| box in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, halt) |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, restrain, halt) |
| cancel(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss) |
| caution |
| censor(verb, stop, close, decline, reject) |
| chill(verb, stop, check, restrain, halt) |
| constrain(verb, close, restrain, halt, block) |
| counter(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt) |
| counteract(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt) |
| dam(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| damp |
| dampen |
| daunt |