This museum is equipped with a fire prevention system.
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Prevention
/pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/
Synonyms for "prevention" (158 found)
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Closest matches (32)
abortionanticipationarrestarrestationarrestingavoidanceavoidingavoiding reactionbalkbalkingbanbanningbarbarringblockblockingcheckcheckingcircumventioncontraband
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Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
bacterial culture contamination
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (47)
curbingdebarmentdebarringdefense mechanismdelaydelayingdenialdetermentdeterrencedisallowancediscouragementdodgeduckeighteenth amendmentelusionelusivenessembargoenjoiningequivocationescape
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Verb(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (79)
indexindex expurgatoriusindex librorum prohibitoruminhibitinginhibitioninjunctioninterceptinginterceptioninterdictinterdictinginterdictioninterdictumjinklawmitigatingmitigationneutralityno nono-nononintervention
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noninvolvementobstructingobstructionobviationpreclusionpreventiveprohibitingprohibitionprohibition partyprohibitory injunctionproscribingproscriptionrefrainingrefusalrejectionrepressionrestrainingrestraintrestrictive covenantsretardationruling outrunaroundshunningshunting offshysidestepsidetrackingslipslowingstatutestaystopstoppagestoppingsumptuary lawssuppressiontaboothe runaroundthwartingvetovolstead actzigzagzoningzoning laws
Noun(14 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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6 entriesbullying preventioncrime preventiondisease preventioninjury preventionprimary preventionsecondary prevention
Collocations
5 entriesdisease preventioninjury preventionprevention measureprevention planprevention program
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
This is Fire Prevention Week.
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Prevention is better than cure.
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The prevention of forest fires is everyone's responsibility.
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