abjured, abstained (from), forbore, forwent(also forewent), refrained (from), withheld (from)

avoided, eschewed, shunnedchecked, constrained, curbed, inhibiteddenied, refused, rejected, repudiatedbucked, combated(or combatted), fought

bowed (to), gave in (to), submitted (to), succumbed (to), surrendered (to), yielded (to)

acquiesced (to), capitulated, conceded (to), knuckled under (to)