8
stop(verb, hold, control, check, decline)
7
deter(verb, stop, check, separate, remove)
7
exclude(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
7
forbid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
7
inhibit(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
7
nullify(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
7
prohibit(verb, stop, check, reject, dismiss)
6
discourage(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
6
eliminate(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, block)
5
evade(verb, reject, avoid, escape, dodge)
5
head off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
5
obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
5
thwart(verb, stop, hold, control, separate)
5
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
5
ward(verb, stop, remove, halt, allow)
4
counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, remove)
4
elude(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
4
eschew(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
4
foreclose(verb, hindrance)
4
forfend(verb, stop, check, decline, remove)
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