Prevent

/pɹɪˈvɛnt/

Synonyms for "prevent" (169 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Verb(11 words)

forestall preclude avert averted avertsavoid penaltiesbarred barring block combating combatting

abort anticipate arrest avert avoid baffle balk ban bar block check control curb dam debar defend

Noun(7 words)

averting barricadingblock interfaceblock normal forceblock signatureblocking defeats

Strong matches (51)

deflect delay deny deter disallow discourage dishearten duck embargo enjoin estop excludeexclude fromfendfend offfoil forbid foreclose forestall frustrate

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Verb(21 words)

denies deprives deter deterred deters disables discountenanced discourage dissuade dissuaded dissuades excluded foiled forbade forbidforbid cheatingforeclose forefend forestalled forestalls

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Adjective(1 words)

Noun(7 words)

ensuringexcluding temperature factorfoils forestalling guard guarding guards

Related words (84)

help hinder impede inhibit intercept interdict interruptkeep fromkeep offmilitate mitigate obstruct obviate oppose outlaw preclude prohibit proscribe refuse reject

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repel repress resist restrain retardrule outsavesay no toshut outslow stanchstave offstay stifle suppress taboo thwart turnturn asideveto wardward off

Verb(26 words)

inhibited inhibits intercepted keep obviated obviates obviating oppose precluded precludes precluding preempt preempting prohibited restrains restrict restricts rob scotched staved

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stop stopped thwart thwarted vetoed warded

Noun(16 words)

inhibiting roadblocks safeguard scotches scotchssilence a rumorstave staves staving stopping thwarting thwarts vetoes vetoing warding wards

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7 relation types

More general

7 entries

actaction verbfuture verbinfluence verbmoveplanning verbstop action

More specific

9 entries

avert block deter discourage dissuade forestall hinder obstruct preempt

Collocations

6 entries

contamination crime damage disease infection injury

Inflections

3 entries

prevented preventing prevents

Derivations

2 entries

prevention preventive

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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We must prevent a war by all possible means.

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Nothing can prevent her from marrying him.

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We must prevent war at any cost.

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We must prevent the fire from reaching the gunpowder at any cost.

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