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stave off(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
4
ward off(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
2
ease off(leave, finish, eliminate)
2
turn aside(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
1
defend against(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
1
hold back(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
1
hold off(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
1
keep lid on(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
1
make way for
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nip in the bud(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
1
put a stop to(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
1
put an end to(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
1
rule out(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
1
shut out(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
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steer clear of
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breathe easy(leave, finish, eliminate)
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call it a day(verb, idiom, complete, leave)
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calm down(leave, finish, eliminate)
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collect oneself(leave, finish, eliminate)
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compose oneself(leave, finish, eliminate)
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APASmart Define. (2015). head off thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/head_off/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "head off thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/head_off/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, head off thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/head_off/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "head off thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/head_off/thesaurus/synonyms>