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Nip in the bud

//ˈnɪp.ɪn.ðəˈbʌd//

Synonyms for "nip in the bud" (54 found)

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Informal (23)

Noun, punct, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

block kill lynch

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(6 words)

end finish put down sacrifice take off poison

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(7 words)

destroy put away carry away do away with finish off do for put to sleep

Adv, conj, name, noun, particle, prep, slang(1 words)

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, verb, slang(2 words)

cut down liquidate

General use (31)

Noun, verb(8 words)

purge dispatch stall cut off martyr deadlock chloroform stymie

Adj, noun, verb(1 words)

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

brake slaughter

Verb(13 words)

dispose of execute slow down carry off annihilate starve get rid of exterminate martyrize put paid to make away with put to death do to death

Adj, verb(2 words)

cut short immolate

bereave of life deprive of life launch into eternity remove from life take life

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