| stopper(verb, stop, break, close, halt) |
| stymie(verb, stop, close, decline, separate) |
| suppress(halt, prevent, bar, prohibit, veto) |
| suspend(verb, stop, break, drop, close) |
| terminate(verb, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| throw out(verb, expression, stop, decline, remove) |
| thwart(verb, stop, close, separate, restrain) |
| turn away(verb, expression, drop, separate, reject) |
| unfrock(verb, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| unseat(verb, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| veto(verb, stop, decline, remove, reject) |
| ward off(verb, expression, stop, break, close) |
| wash out(verb, expression, drop, reject, release) |
| whitewash |
| withhold(verb, stop, check, decline, reject) |
| achieve(verb, upset, beat, gain, top) |
| act like a wet blanket |
| anticipate(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |
| avert(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain) |
| baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block) |