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nip in the bud

verb as in stop early on

Weak matches

abort
anticipate
cut off
cut short
put the kibosh on
stymie

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Words related to nip in the bud are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word nip in the bud. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

blight

verbas in ruin, destroy

annihilate
blast
crush
damage
dash
decay
disappoint
foul up
frustrate
glitch up
injure
mar
mess up
nip in the bud
nullify
shrivel
spoil
taint
trash
wither
wreck

check

verbas in hinder, restrain

arrest
baffle
bar
bit
bottleneck
bridle
checkmate
choke
circumvent
constrain
control
counteract
curb
cut short
delay
discourage
foil
frustrate
halt
harness
hold
hold back
hold down
hold in
impede
inhibit
interrupt
keep back
limit
moderate
neutralize
nip in the bud
obstruct
obviate
pause
play for time
preclude
prevent
rebuff
reduce
rein in
repress
repulse
retard
slacken pace
slow down
snub
squelch
stay
stop
suppress
tame
terminate
thwart
withhold

prevent

verbas in keep from happening or continuing

anticipate
arrest
avert
avoid
baffle
balk
bar
block
check
chill
cool
cork
counter
counteract
dam
dead end
debar
defend against
foil
forbid
forestall
forfend
frustrate
halt
hamper
head off
hinder
hold back
hold back/hold off
impede
inhibit
intercept
interdict
interrupt
keep lid on
limit
nip in the bud
obstruct
obviate
preclude
prohibit
put a stop to
put an end to
repress
restrain
restrict
retard
rule out
shut out
stave off
stop
thwart
turn aside
ward/ward off

prevents

verbas in keep from happening or continuing

anticipate
arrest
avert
avoid
baffle
balk
bar
block
check
chill
cool
cork
counter
counteract
dam
debar
defend against
foil
forbid
forestall
forfend
frustrate
halt
hamper
head off
hinder
hold back
hold back/hold off
impede
inhibit
intercept
interdict
interrupt
keep lid on
limit
nip in the bud
obstruct
obviate
preclude
prohibit
put a stop to
put an end to
repress
restrain
restrict
retard
rule out
shut out
stave off
stop
thwart
turn aside
ward/ward off

scotch

verbas in put a definite end to

abort
arrest
break
bring down curtain
bring to an end
call a halt to
cramp
crush
discontinue
disrupt
end
foil
hamper
hobble
inhibit
interfere with
nip in the bud
put a stop to
put an end to
put paid to
put the lid on
squelch
stamp out
stifle

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