| turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate) |
| avert(verb, stop, separate, prevent, avoid) |
| deflect(verb, stop, separate, halt, prevent) |
| reject(verb, decline, separate, dismiss, withdraw) |
| dismiss(verb, drop, separate, remove, reject) |
| divert(verb, stop, separate, halt, prevent) |
| refuse(verb, decline, separate, reject, dismiss) |
| deter(verb, stop, separate, halt, prevent) |
| deviate |
| sidetrack(verb, deter, distract) |
| turn down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, separate) |
| decline(verb, separate, reject, dismiss, withdraw) |
| deny(verb, decline, reject, rebuff, snub) |
| disapprove(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw) |
| disqualify(verb, drop, reject, release, discharge) |
| distract(verb, deter, sidetrack) |
| jeff(verb, drop, release, discharge, fire) |
| repel(verb, decline, separate, reject, dismiss) |
| repudiate(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw) |
| repulse(verb, separate, prevent, resist, defend) |