78 entries under prevent topic. ×

1
neutralize(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
nip in the bud(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
1
obviate(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
1
pause(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
play for time(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
1
preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
1
reduce(verb, stop, control, restrain, curb)
1
remand(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
1
repulse(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
slacken pace(verb, expression, stop, hold, control)
1
stall(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
1
tame(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
1
tarry(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
1
temporize(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
1
terminate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
0
avert(verb, check, delay, sway)
0
hamstring(verb, delay, retard)
0
shackle(verb, delay, retard)
10 years ago|6.1k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). keep back thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/keep_back/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "keep back thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/keep_back/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, keep back thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/keep_back/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "keep back thesaurus" 28 March 2016. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/keep_back/thesaurus/synonyms>