KIBOSH Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

kibosh

verb

Definition of kibosh

as in to hinder

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Recent Examples of kibosh If the Paramount merger doesn’t kibosh the whole project, Variety says production could begin as early as the middle of 2027, as Cooper is committed to work on a new Ocean’s film. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026

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Those ideas been ruled out, however, due to the possibility that people would not secure the helmets correctly and that closed cars would hinder emergency evacuations.

— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
The assassination of local councilwoman Marielle Franco inspired some Black women to run for office, Matos Almeida said, but political violence and insufficient resources continue to hinder the participation of women in politics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of hinder

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In April, Wicked star Cynthia Erivo halted her performance of Dracula at the Noël Coward Theatre after spotting an audience member recording the show.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
The hospital has been placed under quarantine, Mayor Maxim Modin said Friday, no longer admitting or discharging patients, and its laboratory halted carrying out routine tests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of halt

Verb

The guardrails Republicans were counting on to stem their November losses don’t seem to be holding.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
These measures did not stem the outflow of roughly 100,000 specialists—about a tenth of Russia’s tech workforce—over the course of 2022.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of stem

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Walter Mischel, a psychologist who taught at Stanford and Columbia, conducted some of the most famous studies on delaying gratification in the late 1960s and 1970s.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Parents who addressed the board on Thursday urged the district to delay the vote and take more time to review logistics.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of delay

Verb

The bill’s guardrails are voluntary, the chief critique of Senate Democrats, but are aimed at blocking those energy spikes.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Osako’s lawyer, Paul Rigali, argued that Kin could decide to block the report’s release without reviewing it himself, citing Osako’s privacy interest.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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