What is another word for pre-vent?
706 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pɹˈiːvˈɛnt], [ pɹˈiːvˈɛnt], [ p_ɹ_ˈiː_v_ˈɛ_n_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for pre-vent:- anticipate (verb)
- arrest (verb)
- avert (verb)
- baffle (verb)
- balk (verb)
- ban (verb)
- bar (verb)
- block (verb)
- cheat (verb)
- check (verb)
- circumvent (verb)
- counteract (verb)
- defend (verb)
- delay (verb)
- deter (verb)
- discomfit (verb)
- discourage (verb)
- dissuade (verb)
- exclude (verb)
- foil (verb)
- forbid (verb)
- forestall (verb)
- frustrate (verb)
- ground (verb)
- hamper (verb)
- hold back/hold off (verb)
- intercept (verb)
- interfere (verb)
- interrupt (verb)
- muzzle (verb)
- obviate (verb)
- oppose (verb)
- outlaw (verb)
- parry (verb)
- preclude (verb)
- prevent (verb)
- prohibit (verb)
- purge (verb)
- resist (verb)
- restrain (verb)
- rule out (verb)
- stultify (verb)
- stymie (verb)
- thwart (verb)
- vaccinate (verb)
- ward/ward off (verb)
Synonyms for Pre-vent:
v.
•anticipate (verb)- apprehend,
- beat someone to it,
- be early,
- prepare for,
- be one step ahead of,
- precede,
- delay,
- prevent,
- provide against.
- circumvent,
- disappoint,
- beat,
- ruin,
- upset,
- defeat,
- dash.
- close down,
- curse,
- banish,
- ice out,
- pass up,
- disallow,
- pass by,
- blackball,
- enjoin,
- close up,
- declare illegal,
- proscribe,
- exclude,
- outlaw,
- illegalize.
- discourage,
- deny,
- ban,
- suspend,
- condemn,
- segregate,
- exile,
- interfere,
- eliminate,
- reject,
- refuse,
- keep out,
- ostracize,
- override,
- discountenance,
- boycott,
- freeze out,
- except.
- catch,
- close,
- occlude,
- close off,
- clog,
- congest,
- fill,
- hold up,
- block out,
- close out,
- stopper,
- brake,
- barricade,
- stonewall,
- choke,
- hang up,
- stop up,
- shut off,
- interfere with,
- plug,
- stymie,
- tackle,
- cut off,
- blockade,
- take out of play,
- charge.
- constrain,
- snub,
- cut short,
- tame,
- play for time,
- hold in,
- rein in,
- bit,
- repulse,
- pause,
- keep back,
- rebuff,
- withhold,
- slacken pace,
- neutralize,
- curb,
- checkmate,
- hold down,
- reduce,
- bottleneck,
- harness,
- moderate,
- slow down,
- squelch,
- control,
- bridle,
- terminate.
- crimp,
- dupe,
- get around,
- elude,
- dodge,
- entrap,
- escape,
- evade,
- bilk,
- ensnare,
- shun,
- circumnavigate,
- beguile,
- outwit,
- detour,
- trick,
- overreach,
- outflank,
- steer clear of,
- hoodwink,
- sidestep,
- skirt,
- stump,
- bypass,
- queer,
- deceive.
- counterbalance,
- invalidate,
- cancel,
- Counterwork,
- negative,
- resist,
- fix,
- buck,
- annul,
- negate,
- rectify,
- cancel out,
- contravene,
- redress,
- countercheck,
- offset,
- cross,
- correct,
- right,
- countervail,
- go against,
- oppose.
- take in,
- war,
- care for,
- cherish,
- beat off,
- garrison,
- sustain,
- secure,
- preserve,
- keep safe,
- contend,
- screen,
- fight for,
- retain,
- fight,
- insure,
- watch over,
- uphold,
- panoply,
- safeguard,
- battle,
- hold at bay,
- bulwark,
- hedge,
- shield,
- save,
- nourish,
- maintain,
- espouse,
- guard,
- shelter,
- provide sanctuary,
- cover,
- look after,
- withstand,
- conserve,
- house,
- mine,
- watch,
- repel danger,
- entrench,
- fortify,
- guard against,
- foster.
- detain,
- gain time,
- filibuster,
- dilly-dally,
- adjourn,
- intermit,
- linger,
- hold over,
- encumber,
- keep,
- remand,
- dawdle,
- protract,
- temporize,
- put off,
- bide time,
- procrastinate,
- prorogue,
- drag,
- lay over,
- confine,
- slacken,
- shelve,
- loiter,
- tarry,
- defer,
- postpone,
- prolong,
- table,
- lag.
- dampen,
- dissuade,
- caution,
- put a damper on,
- Disadvise,
- frighten,
- warn,
- damp,
- intimidate,
- daunt,
- act like a wet blanket,
- throw cold water on,
- scare,
- turn off,
- talk out of.
- disturb,
- perplex,
- bother,
- worst,
- rattle,
- vex,
- irk,
- annoy,
- abash,
- perturb,
- trump,
- confound,
- demoralize,
- unsettle,
- embarrass,
- ruffle,
- fluster,
- discompose,
- worry,
- faze,
- overcome,
- take aback.
- derail,
- expostulate,
- chicken out,
- urge not to,
- caution against,
- lean on,
- advise against,
- counsel,
- remonstrate,
- exhort,
- throw a wet blanket on,
- cry out against,
- throw off,
- persuade not to,
- prick.
- drive out,
- force out,
- oust,
- get rid of,
- evict,
- leave out,
- lock out,
- omit,
- blacklist,
- ignore,
- sideline,
- count out,
- bate,
- remove,
- embargo,
- set aside,
- repudiate,
- put out,
- refuse admittance,
- pass over,
- throw out,
- veto,
- Estop,
- bounce,
- shut the door on,
- eject.
- crab,
- duck,
- bollix,
- run rings around,
- run circles around,
- nullify,
- shuffle off,
- buffalo,
- shake off,
- ditch,
- give the slip,
- give the run-around,
- skip,
- foul up,
- Juke.
- confront,
- upset the applecart,
- give the run around,
- dishearten,
- render null and void,
- depress,
- conquer,
- lick,
- dash one's hope.
- inconvenience,
- shackle,
- tie,
- bind,
- fetter,
- hamstring,
- handicap,
- entangle,
- tie up,
- drag one's feet,
- hog-tie,
- leash,
- tie one's hands,
- get in the way,
- cumber,
- trammel,
- hobble.
- hijack,
- shortstop,
- interpose,
- seize,
- interlope,
- appropriate,
- take away,
- head off at pass,
- take,
- make off with,
- cut in,
- ambush.
- incommode,
- mix in,
- butt in,
- poke nose in,
- remit,
- fool with,
- jam,
- busybody,
- barge in,
- obtrude,
- Intermeddle,
- conflict,
- discommode,
- step in,
- intercede,
- tamper,
- intrude,
- horn in,
- get involved,
- intermediate,
- make,
- trouble.
- cut,
- break,
- crowd in,
- lay aside,
- divide,
- in,
- sever,
- break train of thought,
- break off,
- disunite,
- discontinue,
- put in,
- separate,
- disjoin,
- infringe,
- chime in,
- come between,
- cut in on,
- work in,
- disconnect,
- edge in,
- punctuate,
- heckle,
- inject,
- insinuate,
- break in,
- crash,
- bust in.
- dummy up,
- ice,
- bottle up,
- tongue-tie,
- still,
- muffle,
- stifle,
- dry up,
- quieten,
- hush,
- clamp down on,
- crack down on,
- shush,
- squash,
- silence.
- combat,
- face,
- frown at,
- face down,
- argue,
- debate,
- search out,
- taunt,
- bombard,
- defy,
- speak against,
- not countenance,
- counterattack,
- contradict,
- gainsay,
- assault,
- take on,
- take issue,
- disapprove,
- take a stand,
- disagree,
- expose,
- protest,
- call in question,
- assail,
- attack,
- reverse,
- controvert,
- dispute,
- run counter to,
- turn the tables,
- stand up to,
- encounter,
- fly in the face of.
- damn.
- check,
- hold back,
- obviate,
- avert,
- avoid,
- counteract,
- keep lid on,
- prohibit,
- dam,
- counter,
- shut out,
- repress,
- frustrate,
- Forfend,
- preclude,
- turn aside,
- impede,
- hold off,
- inhibit,
- anticipate,
- debar,
- thwart,
- restrict,
- defend against,
- baffle,
- interrupt,
- obstruct,
- halt,
- put an end to,
- forestall,
- retard,
- intercept,
- forbid,
- restrain,
- cool,
- chill,
- foil,
- cork,
- limit,
- block,
- put a stop to,
- arrest,
- nip in the bud,
- interdict,
- balk,
- ward off,
- stave off,
- bar,
- stop,
- hinder,
- hamper,
- head off,
- rule out.
- pass on,
- bring to screeching halt,
- put down,
- kill,
- zing,
- gridlock,
- put a lock on,
- put half nelson on,
- jam up,
- put chill on,
- put a stopper in,
- box in.
- clear,
- abolish,
- sweep out,
- forgive,
- erase,
- expel,
- rout out,
- Depurate,
- absolve,
- eradicate,
- dismiss,
- pardon,
- purify,
- dispose of,
- expiate,
- clarify,
- wipe out,
- wipe off map,
- unload,
- disabuse,
- excrete,
- liquidate,
- exonerate,
- expunge,
- exterminate,
- wash,
- cleanse,
- shake out.
- continue,
- persist,
- forgo,
- leave alone,
- weather,
- turn down,
- abide,
- suffer,
- bear,
- endure,
- antagonize,
- put up a fight,
- keep from,
- duel,
- abstain from,
- traverse,
- die hard,
- struggle against,
- fight back,
- remain firm,
- remain,
- brook,
- hold out against,
- persevere.
- contain,
- direct,
- imprison,
- gag,
- delimit,
- guide,
- hem in,
- impound,
- chain,
- govern,
- muzzle,
- circumscribe,
- box up,
- keep in line,
- curtail,
- tie down,
- manacle,
- keep down,
- hogtie,
- jail,
- pinion,
- pull back,
- subdue,
- choke back,
- sit on,
- crack down.
- mystify,
- snooker,
- pigeonhole,
- puzzle,
- nonplus,
- corner,
- hang fire,
- throw a monkey wrench into,
- dead-end,
- put on hold,
- put on back burner,
- choke off.
Antonyms for Pre-vent:
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v.
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anticipate
be unready, be amazed, doubt, be surprised.
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baffle
delight, please, make happy, surrender, inspirit, relieve, explain, lose, clear up, enlighten.
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balk
make easier.
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check
indulge.
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debar
offer.
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defend
discourage, ignore, give up, harm, renounce, relinquish, abandon, neglect, deny, forget, attack, waste, resign, endanger, reveal, quit, squander, make peace, forsake, leave, injure, desert, uncover, hurt.
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discourage
spur on, inspire.
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dissuade
talk into.
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exclude
take in, incorporate.
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foil
placate.
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forbid
authorize.
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outlaw
legalize.
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prevent
allow, facilitate, permit, forward, let go, advance, aid, open, help, cause, assist, liberate, warm, heat, promote, push, support, approve, encourage, abet, continue, free, release.
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purge
create, accuse, dirty, bear, maintain, hold, institute, plant, fix, incriminate, establish, condemn, punish, blame, sentence, charge.
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resist
conform, ok, cease, stop, discontinue.
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stay
forge.
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stultify
excite.
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thwart
straighten, separate.
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ward/ward off
make vulnerable, lay bare.
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anticipate