Prevents

Synonyms for "prevents" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Verb(2 words)

Strong matches (2)

Verb(2 words)

Related words (4)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries
discourage behaviorinhibit actionstop

More specific

8 entries

Collocations

6 entries
prevent crimeprevent damageprevent diseaseprevent infectionprevent recurrenceprevent spread

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

5 entries
preventionprevention measurespreventivepreventive measurepreventively

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

His low salary prevents him from buying the house.

Source: tatoeba (19533)

Salt prevents food from perishing.

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His advanced age prevents him from getting a job.

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Prompt action prevents trouble in the future.

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