226 entries under repel topic. ×

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suspend(verb, stop, drop, reduce, reject)
11
shelve(verb, stop, drop, reduce, reject)
8
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
7
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
6
check(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate)
6
stay(verb, stop, drop, attack, reduce)
5
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
5
forbear(verb, stop, hold, attack, reduce)
5
rebuff(verb, cut, check, decline, separate)
5
rebut(verb, cut, check, separate, cool)
5
refrain(verb, stop, hold, attack, maintain)
5
refuse(verb, stop, cut, attack, decline)
5
repulse(verb, check, separate, reject, disregard)
5
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
4
deflect(verb, separate, reject, disregard, dismiss)
4
drive away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
4
drive back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
4
parry(verb, cut, separate, cool, slip)
4
resist(verb, cut, check, attack, separate)
4
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
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APASmart Define. (2015). hold off thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hold_off/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, hold off thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hold_off/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hold off thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hold_off/thesaurus/synonyms>