98 entries under avoid topic. ×

4
ward(verb, stop, remove, allow)
3
forbid(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain)
3
forfend(verb, stop, check, remove, reject)
3
prohibit(verb, stop, check, reject, dismiss)
3
turn aside(verb, expression, stop, check, separate)
2
arrest(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
2
cool(verb, stop, cut, check, separate)
2
counter(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt)
2
frustrate(verb, stop, separate, halt, block)
2
hamper(verb, stop, hold, keep, restrain)
2
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
2
impede(verb, stop, hold, check, restrain)
2
intercept(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
repress(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
2
restrict(verb, stop, hold, keep, restrain)
2
retard(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
2
thwart(verb, stop, separate, restrain, halt)
1
baffle(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
1
beat(verb, prevent, fool, thwart)
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