restrain
foil
block
interdict
dodging
turning away
shunning
avoidance
take away
averting
get off
scotch
defeat
keep back
hold back
keep
inhibit
antisnag
guard
prevent
restraint
toe-dance
keep out
forbear
put a damper on
refrain
deter
avoid
preventability
leave alone
preventable
reindeer games
get in someone's hair
rid
fight shy of
cut out
talk out of
inconspicuously
keep out of
stop
stoppage
call it quits
disbar
call it a day
bind hand and foot
anticipate
can't help
avoidant
stave off
preemptive
pre-emptive
see the last of
bar
save someone's skin
prevention
keep one's head down
nullify
piffy on a rock bun
refraining
immobilization
keep from
avoidable
detain
preventively
help
outbuy
deterrent
self-preservation
barricaded
take a dare
encumber
get off of someone's cloud
blockaded
antitheft
barred
forget
avert
forfend
obviation
obviate
fend off
keep one's hands to oneself
forefend
debar
forestalling
preclusion
confine
ward off
head off
deflect
nonavoidance
cramp someone's style
antisnag
avoidant
preemptive
pre-emptive
deterrent
barricaded
blockaded
antitheft
barred
inconspicuously
preventively
dodging
turning away
shunning
avoidance
averting
restraint
toe-dance
preventability
preventable
reindeer games
stop
stoppage
bar
prevention
piffy on a rock bun
refraining
immobilization
avoidable
self-preservation
obviation
forestalling
preclusion
nonavoidance
restrain
foil
block
interdict
take away
get off
scotch
defeat
keep back
hold back
keep
inhibit
guard
prevent
keep out
forbear
put a damper on
refrain
deter
avoid
leave alone
get in someone's hair
rid
fight shy of
cut out
talk out of
keep out of
call it quits
disbar
call it a day
bind hand and foot
anticipate
can't help
stave off
see the last of
save someone's skin
keep one's head down
nullify
keep from
detain
help
outbuy
take a dare
encumber
get off of someone's cloud
forget
avert
forfend
obviate
fend off
keep one's hands to oneself
forefend
debar
confine
ward off
head off
deflect
cramp someone's style
English words for 'prevent (someone or something) from doing something'
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