Synonyms and antonyms of To stop someone doing something in British Thesaurus

stop (verb)

to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening

prevent (verb)

to stop someone from doing something

check (verb)

to stop yourself or someone else from doing something

restrain (verb)

to prevent someone or yourself from doing something

silence (verb)

to stop someone or something from speaking or making a sound

disturb (verb)

to interrupt someone and stop them from continuing what they were doing

keep from ()

to prevent someone from doing something or prevent something from happening

foil (verb)

to prevent someone from doing something that they are trying to do

stand in someone’s way/path ()

to try to stop someone from doing something

keep out ()

to prevent someone or something from entering a place

bar (verb)

to prevent someone from going somewhere by standing in their way

blacklist (verb)

to keep a record of someone you do not approve of and prevent them from making progress in some way

come between ()

to prevent you from doing or getting something

cut off ()

to stop someone from going somewhere, especially by blocking their way

cut off ()

to prevent someone from leaving a place, or from communicating with people in another place

debar (verb)

to officially prevent someone from doing something

deflect (verb)

to make someone change their plans or stop what they are doing

deliver/land a knockout /blow/punch ()

to stop someone from achieving what they want to achieve

disbar (verb)

to officially stop a lawyer from doing any legal work

estop (verb)

to prevent someone from doing something, especially from asserting a right in court

freeze out ()

to prevent someone from taking part in something

head off ()

to prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them

hem in ()

to prevent someone from making their own choices or doing what they want

hold (verb)

to stop someone from leaving or from doing what they want

hold on to ()

to stop someone from leaving you or from doing what they want

keep down ()

to stop someone from achieving what they are capable of achieving

monopolise ()

a British spelling of monopolize

monopolize (verb)

to prevent other people from using something or being involved in something

muzzle (verb)

to prevent a person, group, newspaper etc from expressing their opinions or ideas publicly

obstruct (verb)

to take action in order to prevent someone from doing something or to prevent something from happening

place/put obstacles in the /path/way ()

to deliberately try to stop someone from achieving something

put a block on something ()

to stop someone from doing something, or to stop something from happening

put someone off their stroke ()

to cause someone to stop what they are doing or to make a mistake

queer someone’s pitch ()

to spoil what someone is doing or planning to do

shackle (verb)

to prevent someone from doing what they want to do

shush (verb)

to tell someone to be quiet

shut up (impolite)

impolite to make someone stop talking or making a noise

sideline (verb)

to prevent someone from being involved in something that they would normally expect to be involved in

silence (verb)

to prevent someone from giving an opinion or from criticizing you

snooker (verb)

Britishinformal to prevent someone from doing what they want

spoil someone’s chances ()

to make it impossible for someone to achieve something that they could have achieved fairly easily

stand between ()

to prevent someone from gaining or achieving something

tear away ()

to force yourself or someone else to leave or to stop doing something

thwart (verb)

formal to prevent someone from doing something that they want to do

waylay (verb)

to stop someone who is going somewhere, especially to trouble them or harm them