10
baffle(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
10
disallow(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
10
foreclose(verb, exclude, hindrance)
10
repress(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
10
restrict(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
9
exclude(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
9
keep(verb, stop, hold, control, restrain)
9
oppose(verb, stop, hold, attack, decline)
9
shut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
9
slow(verb, stop, reduce, restrain, hinder)
8
avoid(verb, stop, break, close, end)
8
counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, attack)
8
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
resist(verb, stop, hold, attack, separate)
8
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
taboo(verb, stop, decline, reduce, reject)
8
veto(noun, verb, stop, decline, reject)
8
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
7
counter(verb, stop, attack, remove, keep)
7
deny(verb, stop, attack, decline, reject)
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