15
preclude(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
12
eliminate(verb, stop, clear, open, remove)
11
exclude(verb, stop, decline, remove, keep)
11
prevent(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
10
bar(verb, stop, order, set, charge)
10
debar(verb, stop, order, set, charge)
10
prohibit(verb, stop, order, set, charge)
9
obviate(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
8
avert(verb, stop, check, separate, remove)
8
ban(verb, stop, order, set, charge)
8
except(verb, stop, keep, reject, disregard)
8
reject(verb, stop, decline, separate, remove)
7
count out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, remove)
7
forbid(verb, stop, order, set, charge)
7
forestall(verb, stop, check, decline, separate)
7
proscribe(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
7
shut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
6
close out(verb, expression, stop, reject, block)
6
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
6
suspend(verb, stop, hold, reject, disregard)
<1234510>
11 years ago|5.4k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). rule out thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/rule_out/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "rule out thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/rule_out/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, rule out thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/rule_out/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "rule out thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/rule_out/thesaurus/synonyms>