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hold off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
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keep off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
5
preclude(stop, separate, remove, reject)
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fend(stop, cover, separate, turn)
4
head off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
4
anticipate(stop, remove, restrain, halt)
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bar(stop, remove, reject, restrain)
4
defend(stop, cover, separate, oppose)
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drive away(expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
4
forbid(stop, remove, reject, dismiss)
4
hinder(stop, hold, end, remove)
4
obstruct(stop, hold, close, restrain)
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prohibit(stop, remove, reject, dismiss)
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rebut(stop, cut, check, separate)
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rule out(expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
4
turn aside(expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
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brush off(expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
3
chase away(expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
3
counter(stop, remove, oppose, restrain)
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cut(separate, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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APASmart Define. (2015). ward off thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/ward_off/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, ward off thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/ward_off/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "ward off thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/ward_off/thesaurus/synonyms>