| prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, check) |
| avert(verb, stop, check, separate, remove) |
| avoid(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt) |
| forestall(verb, stop, check, decline, separate) |
| hinder(verb, stop, control, check, decline) |
| debar(verb, stop, check, decline, reject) |
| stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |
| anticipate(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt) |
| fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, separate) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate) |
| rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) |
| bar(verb, stop, hold, control, remove) |
| deflect(verb, stop, separate, prevent, avoid) |
| block(verb, stop, check, decline, separate) |
| check(verb, stop, control, decline, separate) |
| intercept(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| remove(verb, stop, reject, block, prevent) |
| restrain(verb, stop, control, check, decline) |