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balk
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of BALK
to prevent from achieving a goal <a young man with big dreams who refused to be balked by the daily obstacles of his inner-city existence>
Related Words bar, block, clog, encumber, fetter, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel; arrest, check, halt, set back, short-circuit, stall, stop; avert, forestall, obviate, preclude, prevent; negate, neutralize, nullify; counteract, offset; conquer, defeat, overcome
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