"That's genocide!" "You call it genocide, I call it preemptive neutralization of undesirable elements. Tomayto, tomahto."
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Preemptive
/pɹiːˈɛmp.tɪv/
Synonyms for "preemptive" (22 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (6)
Adjective(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (11)
Adjective(8 words)
pre-emptiveprecautionarypreventativepreventivepriority basedproactiveproactive learnershrewd debater
Verb(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
thwartingtime ahead
Related word relations
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8 entriespreemptive actionpreemptive interrupt handlingpreemptive measurepreemptive multitaskingpreemptive resource allocationpreemptive schedulingpreemptive strikepreemptive war
Collocations
6 entriespreemptive actionpreemptive defensepreemptive measurepreemptive policypreemptive strikepreemptive war
Inflections
2 entriesmore preemptivemost preemptive
Derivations
4 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The preemptive strike destroyed the armory, neutering the army's ability to defend against ground forces.
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They're thinking about a preemptive strike.
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a preemptive attack on the enemy
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