"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" (2 found)
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13 translations across 7 languages.
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 先發制人嘅 /先发制人嘅 adj (so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation)
French
3 entries- préemptif adj (of or relating to preemption)
- préemptif adj (so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation)
- préventif adj (so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation)
German
1 entries- vorbeugend adj (so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation)
Italian
1 entries- preventivo adj (so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation)
Persian
2 entries- پیشدستانه adj (of or relating to preemption)
- پیشدستانه adj (so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation)
Portuguese
2 entries- preventivo adj (of or relating to preemption)
- preventivo adj (so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation)
Spanish
3 entries- cautelar adj (so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation)
- preemptivo adj (of or relating to preemption)
- preemptivo adj (so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation)
Sample sentences
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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.
Source: tatoeba (12634816)
a preemptive attack on the enemy
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