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rule out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
9
stave off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
6
shut out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
6
ward off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
5
close out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, reject)
5
leave out(verb, stop, reject, disregard)
4
count out(verb, stop, reject, disregard)
4
fend off(verb, stop, separate, remove)
4
hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control)
3
keep off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
3
pass over(verb, stop, reject, disregard)
3
turn aside(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
2
freeze out(verb, stop, reject, restrain)
2
hold up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, decline)
2
keep lid on(idiom, stop, restrain, halt)
2
keep out(verb, stop, reject, restrain)
2
lock out(verb, stop, reject, block)
2
nip in the bud(verb, idiom, stop, hold)
2
throw cold water on(idiom, stop, check, restrain)
1
blink at(disregard, ignore, neglect, exclude)
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APASmart Define. (2015). preclude thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/preclude/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, preclude thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/preclude/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "preclude thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/preclude/thesaurus/synonyms>