| Similarity | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| staving | 0.799 | 91857 |
| avert | 0.742 | 22605 |
| forestall | 0.741 | 36925 |
| counteract | 0.732 | 22454 |
| fend | 0.705 | 25212 |
| banish | 0.672 | 38353 |
| wreak | 0.664 | 30033 |
| thwart | 0.662 | 28146 |
| weaken | 0.661 | 15640 |
| prevent | 0.654 | 1314 |
| warding | 0.650 | 68248 |
| averting | 0.649 | 62173 |
| crippling | 0.648 | 25087 |
| lessen | 0.644 | 10785 |
| quell | 0.644 | 35648 |
| succumb | 0.644 | 27076 |
| curtail | 0.632 | 32601 |
| cripple | 0.632 | 35025 |
| ruin | 0.630 | 8058 |
| sapping | 0.630 | 87197 |
| succumbing | 0.630 | 44597 |
| exacerbate | 0.629 | 28684 |
| avoid | 0.628 | 1067 |
| quelling | 0.627 | 97689 |
| counteracting | 0.625 | 80735 |