4
clog(verb, stop, hold, close, check)
4
constrain(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
4
continue(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
4
cut off(verb, expression, stop, break, take)
4
defend(verb, stop, separate, secure, resist)
4
detain(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
4
disapprove(verb, attack, decline, reject, fight)
4
disqualify(verb, stop, impede, prohibit)
4
encumber(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
4
estop(verb, stop, reject, block, ignore)
4
fight(verb, hold, attack, separate, maintain)
4
hold up(verb, expression, stop, break, close)
4
interfere(verb, stop, hold, break, check)
4
intimidate(verb, dissuade)
4
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
limit(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
4
preserve(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
4
retain(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
4
shackle(verb, hold, restrain, block, delay)
4
stanch(verb, stop, slow, staunch)
11 years ago|23k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). prevent thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/prevent/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "prevent thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/prevent/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, prevent thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/prevent/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "prevent thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/prevent/thesaurus/synonyms>