167 entries under prevent topic. ×

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reject(verb, stop, action, cut, decline)
30
turn down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, action)
21
decline(verb, stop, action, cut, accept)
19
disallow(verb, stop, cut, decline, accept)
19
repudiate(verb, stop, action, decline, reject)
18
rebuff(verb, action, cut, decline, separate)
12
repel(verb, stop, attack, decline, separate)
12
resist(verb, cut, attack, separate, keep)
12
dismiss(verb, decline, accept, separate, reject)
12
repulse(verb, decline, separate, reject, disregard)
12
withhold(verb, stop, decline, accept, keep)
11
shun(verb, stop, decline, reject, disregard)
9
brush off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, decline)
9
ignore(verb, stop, decline, reject, disregard)
9
veto(verb, stop, decline, reject, oppose)
8
bar(verb, stop, close, reject, dismiss)
8
forbid(verb, stop, cut, decline, reject)
8
prohibit(verb, stop, cut, reject, dismiss)
8
turn away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, separate)
7
abstain(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
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APASmart Define. (2015). refuse thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/refuse/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "refuse thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/refuse/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, refuse thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/refuse/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "refuse thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/refuse/thesaurus/synonyms>