107 entries under prevent topic. ×

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stop(noun, verb, stop, hold, calm)
32
halt(noun, verb, stop, hold, calm)
28
stay(noun, verb, stop, hold, calm)
26
cease(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
18
interrupt(verb, activity, stop, hold, control)
14
discontinue(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
13
desist(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
9
hold(noun, verb, stop, break, drop)
8
check(noun, verb, stop, break, control)
8
forbear(verb, stop, restrain, resist)
7
abide(verb, stop, restrain, delay, continue)
6
arrest(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
6
remain(verb, stop, settle, restrain, delay)
6
terminate(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
5
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
5
refrain(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
4
bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
4
continue(verb, stop, hold, restrain, stay)
3
endure(verb, stop, hold, restrain, continue)
3
persist(verb, stop, restrain, continue, stay)
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