19
hinder(verb, adjective, stop, close, check)
19
obstruct(verb, stop, close, check, decline)
18
thwart(verb, stop, close, check, separate)
17
foil(noun, verb, stop, separate, ruin)
16
block(noun, verb, stop, check, decline)
16
impede(verb, stop, close, check, decline)
15
frustrate(verb, stop, check, separate, reduce)
15
stump(verb, phrasal verb, stop, get, oppose)
12
stop(verb, close, check, decline, separate)
11
baffle(verb, stop, ruin, halt, block)
11
confound(verb, hinder, frustrate)
10
check(verb, stop, close, decline, separate)
10
nonplus(verb, hinder, informal, confuse, frustrate)
10
puzzle(verb, hinder, frustrate)
9
balk(verb, stop, ruin, halt, block)
9
defeat(verb, stop, ruin, destroy, halt)
9
hamper(verb, stop, check, reduce, restrain)
8
halt(verb, stop, close, decline, separate)
8
perplex
7
blockade(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
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