| regulate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| repress(verb, stop, hold, break, control) |
| restrict(verb, control, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| retardate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| retrench(reduce, restrain, limit, restrict, save) |
| slow(verb, delay, restrict) |
| snub(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| stall(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| stunt(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| tame(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| temper(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| wind down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, restrain) |
| abstain(verb, control, restrain, suppress, limit) |
| avoid(verb, stop, break, close, end) |
| backpedal |
| backwater |
| baffle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| bar(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| block(verb, stop, break, close, end) |