72 entries under repulse topic. ×

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turn aside(verb, expression, stop, check, separate)
2
brush off(verb, expression, cut, check, separate)
2
cut(verb, separate, reject, disregard, dismiss)
2
decline(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool)
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dismiss(verb, separate, reject, cool, disregard)
2
drive away(verb, expression, cut, check, separate)
2
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
2
oppose(hold, control, cut, check, separate)
2
refuse(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool)
2
reject(verb, cut, check, separate, cool)
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repress(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
2
resist(hold, control, cut, check, separate)
2
turn down(verb, expression, cut, separate, reject)
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chide(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
1
control(verb, resist, repel, retaliate)
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cross(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
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curb(verb, hold, control, check, keep)
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defeat(verb, check, top, resist, deny)
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deny(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
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disallow(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss)
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APASmart Define. (2016). stave off thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/stave_off/thesaurus/synonyms
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