| thumb |
| tone down(verb, expression, cut, reduce, diminish) |
| abjure(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, ignore) |
| abnegate(verb, decline, reject, withdraw, abandon) |
| abrogate |
| abstain(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, restrain) |
| abstain from(verb, expression, stop, attack, maintain) |
| ban(verb, cut, decline, reject, refuse) |
| bar(verb, reject, refuse) |
| beat off(expression, cut, separate, reject, cool) |
| beg off(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw) |
| brush off(verb, expression, cut, decline, separate) |
| buck(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate) |
| cast aside(verb, expression, cut, decline, separate) |
| check(verb, stop, cut, attack, decline) |
| confront(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate) |
| contemn(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, slight) |
| curb(verb, stop, attack, decline, reject) |
| cut(verb, separate, reduce, reject, cool) |
| despise(verb, decline, reject, disregard, dismiss) |