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ambush v.
curb v.
enmesh v.
entrap v.
hinder v.
prohibit v.
surround v.
trap v.

VERB

ambush

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assault surround trap waylay

STRONG

ambuscade assail bushwhack decoy ensnare entrap hide hook jump lurk net surprise wait

WEAK

dry-gulch hem in lay for set trap

VERB

curb

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constrain contain control hamper hinder impede inhibit restrain suppress tame

STRONG

abstain bit bridle check deny fetter hobble hog-tie hold down ice leash manacle moderate muzzle refrain retard scrub shackle subdue tie withhold

WEAK

bottle up bring to screeching halt cool down cool off entrammel hold back hold in keep lid on keep tight rein on rein in send up tie up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist encourage facilitate forward free help let go permit promote release

STRONG

go ahead incite indulge liberate loose loosen

WEAK

foster

VERB

enmesh

Synonyms

STRONGEST

embroil ensnare entangle entrap implicate snare

STRONG

catch hook incriminate net snarl tangle trammel trap

WEAK

drag into draw in lay a trap for lay for make party to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disentangle exclude free let go liberate release

STRONG

uncomplicate

WEAK

leave out

VERB

entrap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enmesh ensnare entangle entice implicate seduce

STRONG

allure bag beguile catch decoy embroil hook inveigle lure net snare tempt trap trick

WEAK

benet lay for lead on reel in rope in set up suck in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exclude

STRONG

discourage disenchant disgust dissuade free let go lose release repulse

WEAK

clear disentangle liberate

VERB

hinder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

block burden crimp curb delay deter frustrate hamper hamstring hold up impede inhibit interfere interrupt obstruct preclude prevent prohibit retard slow down thwart

STRONG

arrest balk bar bottleneck check choke clog contravene counteract crab cramp debar encumber fetter hog-tie muzzle neutralize offset oppose resist snafu stay stop stymie terminate trammel

WEAK

get in the way hold back louse up shut out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist enable encourage expedite facilitate forward further help permit promote push support

STRONG

approve begin free go let go liberate loosen open release start unblock

VERB

prohibit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban block constrain enjoin forbid freeze halt hinder impede inhibit outlaw preclude prevent proscribe restrain restrict rule out

STRONG

cool cork debar disallow forfend hamper interdict kill nix obstruct spike stymie taboo veto

WEAK

bottle up bring to screeching halt gridlock hang up hold up jam up keep lid on lock up pass on put a lock on put a stopper in put chill on put down put half nelson on shut out throw cold water on tie up zing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow approve assist continue facilitate forward free help include let go permit push release support

STRONG

encourage promote

WEAK

favor

VERB

surround

Synonyms

STRONGEST

besiege circle envelop hem in inundate ring

STRONG

beleaguer beset blockade border bound circumscribe circumvent compass confine edge enclave encompass environ fringe gird girdle invest limit loop margin outline rim round skirt verge

WEAK

close around close in close in on fence in go around lay siege to shut in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free

STRONG

allow center let go lose permit release

VERB

trap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambush

STRONG

ambuscade beguile circumvent collar corner corral deceive decoy dupe enmesh ensnare entangle entrap fool grab hook inveigle land mousetrap nab nail net overtake seduce snag surprise take tangle trammel

WEAK

rope in suck in trip up

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist disenchant disentangle free help let go liberate lose release untangle untwist

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Reform also put forward proposals that would see councillors elected at the ballot box in May 2027, arguing it should be up to the people to decide.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

For years, it was a post office box in Draper, Utah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

His victory marked a rare peaceful transfer of power to an opposition party through the ballot box in Africa.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

The phone box in Einacleit - or Enaclete - appealed to him as what is believed to be the last remaining connected double-door telephone kiosk in the UK.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

His fingernails caked in soil, Fadi was about to call it quits when the earth loosened around a small tin box in their twenty-sixth pit.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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