| discourage(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, dismiss) |
| dismiss(verb, separate, reject, cool, disregard) |
| dodge(verb, reject, block, prevent, avoid) |
| duck(verb, block, escape, dodge, evade) |
| exclude(verb, stop, reject, dismiss, prevent) |
| frustrate(verb, stop, separate, oppose, halt) |
| hedge(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, hold, control) |
| keep at bay(verb, expression, idiom, control, cut) |
| push back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| recoil(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| refuse(verb, stop, cut, separate, reject) |
| resist(verb, hold, control, cut, check) |
| save(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| sidestep(verb, block, avoid, escape, dodge) |
| step aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, escape, dodge) |
| abstain(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) |
| beat back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate) |
| bulwark(verb, hold, cover, maintain, oppose) |