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putting the kibosh on

phrase , present participle of put the kibosh on, informal

Synonyms and Antonyms of putting the kibosh on

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

Remembered the time the police quickly put the kibosh on the wild party.

Synonyms of putting the kibosh on

breaking, breaking off, breaking up, canning [slang], ceasing, cutting off, cutting out, desisting (from), discontinuing, dropping, ending, giving over, halting, knocking off, laying off, leaving off, packing (up or in), quitting, shutting off

Words Related to putting the kibosh on

completing, concluding, finishing

blockading, blocking, damming, delaying, detaining, hindering, holding, holding back, impeding, kiboshing, obstructing, stemming

calling, suspending

arresting, braking, checking, clamping down, reining (in), squashing, squelching, stamping, stanching (or staunching), stunting, suppressing, turning back

pausing, staying, suspending

abolishing, aborting, annulling, demolishing, destroying, dissolving, killing, ruining, scuttling, snuffing

Phrases Synonymous with putting the kibosh on

having done with

Near Antonyms of putting the kibosh on

carrying on, continuing, following through (with), keeping up, running on

advancing, proceeding, progressing

actuating, driving, impelling, propelling, stirring

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