| thwart(verb, stop, upset, hold, control) |
| hinder(verb, stop, upset, control, check) |
| foil(noun, verb, stop, upset, hold) |
| impede(verb, stop, upset, control, close) |
| check(verb, stop, upset, control, dull) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, upset, hold, control) |
| balk(verb, stop, upset, close, end) |
| baffle(noun, verb, stop, upset, hold) |
| block(verb, stop, upset, close, end) |
| inhibit(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| prevent(verb, stop, upset, hold, control) |
| stop(verb, hold, control, close, end) |
| discourage(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, control) |
| defeat(noun, verb, stop, upset, beat) |
| hamper(verb, stop, upset, close, end) |
| disappoint(verb, stop, upset, bother, ruin) |
| stymie(noun, verb, stop, check, separate) |
| bilk(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, halt) |
| preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, separate) |