| defy(verb, stop, oppose, restrain, prevent) |
| dissuade(verb, stop, check, oppose, suppress) |
| exclude(verb, stop, decline, reject, halt) |
| gag(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| halt(verb, stop, hold, control, decline) |
| jam(verb, delay, hinder, restrict, impede) |
| meddle(verb, oppose) |
| moderate(verb, stop, control, dull, check) |
| muffle(verb, dull, reduce, restrain, crush) |
| overcome(verb, stop, restrain, crush, block) |
| quash(verb, stop, end, restrain, crush) |
| rebuff(verb, stop, control, decline, reduce) |
| rein in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control) |
| reject(verb, prohibit) |
| silence(verb, control, restrain, crush, block) |
| squelch(verb, stop, control, end, reduce) |
| stamp down(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| strangle(verb, control, restrain, contract, regulate) |
| stymie(verb, stop, check, decline, reduce) |
| tame(verb, stop, control, reduce, run) |