84 entries under exclude topic. ×

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avert(verb, stop, hold, separate, remove)
12
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
10
prevent(verb, stop, hold, separate, remove)
8
forestall(verb, stop, break, close, separate)
8
obviate(verb, stop, separate, remove, reject)
6
block(verb, stop, break, close, separate)
5
debar(verb, stop, remove, reject, dismiss)
5
deter(verb, stop, separate, remove, reject)
5
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
5
preclude(verb, stop, separate, remove, reject)
4
bar(verb, stop, remove, reject, restrain)
4
forbid(verb, stop, remove, reject, dismiss)
4
obstruct(verb, stop, hold, close, restrain)
4
prohibit(verb, stop, remove, reject, dismiss)
4
rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
3
dismiss(verb, separate, reject, cool, disregard)
3
refuse(verb, stop, cut, separate, reject)
2
cover(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
disallow(verb, stop, reject, disregard, oppose)
2
estop(verb, stop, remove, reject, block)
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