What is another word for pre-vent?
706 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pɹˈiːvˈɛnt], [ pɹˈiːvˈɛnt], [ p_ɹ_ˈiː_v_ˈɛ_n_t]
Pre-vent is a verb that means "to stop something from happening before it occurs." There are several synonyms that can be used instead of pre-vent, such as avert, forestall, preclude, obstruct, hinder, impede, prohibit, and deter. Avert means to turn away or avoid something undesirable, and forestall means to prevent something from happening by taking action beforehand. Preclude means to prevent something from happening by making it impossible, while obstruct means to put up a blockage or obstacle to impede something. Hinder means to hold back or slow down progress, and prohibit means to forbid something from happening. Deter means to discourage or dissuade someone from doing something.
Synonyms for Pre-vent:
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v.
• anticipate- apprehend ,
- be early ,
- be one step ahead of ,
- beat someone to it ,
- delay ,
- precede ,
- prepare for ,
- prevent ,
- provide against .
- beat ,
- circumvent ,
- dash ,
- defeat ,
- disappoint ,
- ruin ,
- upset .
- banish ,
- blackball ,
- close down ,
- close up ,
- curse ,
- declare illegal ,
- disallow ,
- enjoin ,
- exclude ,
- ice out ,
- illegalize ,
- outlaw ,
- pass by ,
- pass up ,
- proscribe .
- ban ,
- boycott ,
- condemn ,
- deny ,
- discountenance ,
- discourage ,
- eliminate ,
- except ,
- exile ,
- freeze out ,
- interfere ,
- keep out ,
- ostracize ,
- override ,
- refuse ,
- reject ,
- segregate ,
- suspend .
- barricade ,
- block out ,
- blockade ,
- brake ,
- catch ,
- charge ,
- choke ,
- clog ,
- close ,
- close off ,
- close out ,
- congest ,
- cut off ,
- fill ,
- hang up ,
- hold up ,
- interfere with ,
- occlude ,
- plug ,
- shut off ,
- stonewall ,
- stop up ,
- stopper ,
- stymie ,
- tackle ,
- take out of play .
- bit ,
- bottleneck ,
- bridle ,
- checkmate ,
- constrain ,
- control ,
- curb ,
- cut short ,
- harness ,
- hold down ,
- hold in ,
- keep back ,
- moderate ,
- neutralize ,
- pause ,
- play for time ,
- rebuff ,
- reduce ,
- rein in ,
- repulse ,
- slacken pace ,
- slow down ,
- snub ,
- squelch ,
- tame ,
- terminate ,
- withhold .
- beguile ,
- bilk ,
- bypass ,
- circumnavigate ,
- crimp ,
- deceive ,
- detour ,
- dodge ,
- dupe ,
- elude ,
- ensnare ,
- entrap ,
- escape ,
- evade ,
- get around ,
- hoodwink ,
- outflank ,
- outwit ,
- overreach ,
- queer ,
- shun ,
- sidestep ,
- skirt ,
- steer clear of ,
- stump ,
- trick .
- Counterwork ,
- annul ,
- buck ,
- cancel ,
- cancel out ,
- contravene ,
- correct ,
- counterbalance ,
- countercheck ,
- countervail ,
- cross ,
- fix ,
- go against ,
- invalidate ,
- negate ,
- negative ,
- offset ,
- oppose ,
- rectify ,
- redress ,
- resist ,
- right .
- battle ,
- beat off ,
- bulwark ,
- care for ,
- cherish ,
- conserve ,
- contend ,
- cover ,
- entrench ,
- espouse ,
- fight ,
- fight for ,
- fortify ,
- foster ,
- garrison ,
- guard ,
- guard against ,
- hedge ,
- hold at bay ,
- house ,
- insure ,
- keep safe ,
- look after ,
- maintain ,
- mine ,
- nourish ,
- panoply ,
- preserve ,
- provide sanctuary ,
- repel danger ,
- retain ,
- safeguard ,
- save ,
- screen ,
- secure ,
- shelter ,
- shield ,
- sustain ,
- take in ,
- uphold ,
- war ,
- watch ,
- watch over ,
- withstand .
- adjourn ,
- bide time ,
- confine ,
- dawdle ,
- defer ,
- detain ,
- dilly-dally ,
- drag ,
- encumber ,
- filibuster ,
- gain time ,
- hold over ,
- intermit ,
- keep ,
- lag ,
- lay over ,
- linger ,
- loiter ,
- postpone ,
- procrastinate ,
- prolong ,
- prorogue ,
- protract ,
- put off ,
- remand ,
- shelve ,
- slacken ,
- table ,
- tarry ,
- temporize .
- Disadvise ,
- act like a wet blanket ,
- caution ,
- damp ,
- dampen ,
- daunt ,
- dissuade ,
- frighten ,
- intimidate ,
- put a damper on ,
- scare ,
- talk out of ,
- throw cold water on ,
- turn off ,
- warn .
- abash ,
- annoy ,
- bother ,
- confound ,
- demoralize ,
- discompose ,
- disturb ,
- embarrass ,
- faze ,
- fluster ,
- irk ,
- overcome ,
- perplex ,
- perturb ,
- rattle ,
- ruffle ,
- take aback ,
- trump ,
- unsettle ,
- vex ,
- worry ,
- worst .
- advise against ,
- caution against ,
- chicken out ,
- counsel ,
- cry out against ,
- derail ,
- exhort ,
- expostulate ,
- lean on ,
- persuade not to ,
- prick ,
- remonstrate ,
- throw a wet blanket on ,
- throw off ,
- urge not to .
- Estop ,
- bate ,
- blacklist ,
- bounce ,
- count out ,
- drive out ,
- eject ,
- embargo ,
- evict ,
- force out ,
- get rid of ,
- ignore ,
- leave out ,
- lock out ,
- omit ,
- oust ,
- pass over ,
- put out ,
- refuse admittance ,
- remove ,
- repudiate ,
- set aside ,
- shut the door on ,
- sideline ,
- throw out ,
- veto .
- Juke ,
- bollix ,
- buffalo ,
- crab ,
- ditch ,
- duck ,
- foul up ,
- give the run-around ,
- give the slip ,
- nullify ,
- run circles around ,
- run rings around ,
- shake off ,
- shuffle off ,
- skip .
- confront ,
- conquer ,
- dash one's hope ,
- depress ,
- dishearten ,
- give the run around ,
- lick ,
- render null and void ,
- upset the applecart .
- bind ,
- cumber ,
- drag one's feet ,
- entangle ,
- fetter ,
- get in the way ,
- hamstring ,
- handicap ,
- hobble ,
- hog-tie ,
- inconvenience ,
- leash ,
- shackle ,
- tie ,
- tie one's hands ,
- tie up ,
- trammel .
- ambush ,
- appropriate ,
- cut in ,
- head off at pass ,
- hijack ,
- interlope ,
- interpose ,
- make off with ,
- seize ,
- shortstop ,
- take ,
- take away .
- Intermeddle ,
- barge in ,
- busybody ,
- butt in ,
- conflict ,
- discommode ,
- fool with ,
- get involved ,
- horn in ,
- incommode ,
- intercede ,
- intermediate ,
- intrude ,
- jam ,
- make ,
- mix in ,
- obtrude ,
- poke nose in ,
- remit ,
- step in ,
- tamper ,
- trouble .
- break ,
- break in ,
- break off ,
- break train of thought ,
- bust in ,
- chime in ,
- come between ,
- crash ,
- crowd in ,
- cut ,
- cut in on ,
- disconnect ,
- discontinue ,
- disjoin ,
- disunite ,
- divide ,
- edge in ,
- heckle ,
- in ,
- infringe ,
- inject ,
- insinuate ,
- lay aside ,
- punctuate ,
- put in ,
- separate ,
- sever ,
- work in .
- bottle up ,
- clamp down on ,
- crack down on ,
- dry up ,
- dummy up ,
- hush ,
- ice ,
- muffle ,
- quieten ,
- shush ,
- silence ,
- squash ,
- stifle ,
- still ,
- tongue-tie .
- argue ,
- assail ,
- assault ,
- attack ,
- bombard ,
- call in question ,
- combat ,
- contradict ,
- controvert ,
- counterattack ,
- debate ,
- defy ,
- disagree ,
- disapprove ,
- dispute ,
- encounter ,
- expose ,
- face ,
- face down ,
- fly in the face of ,
- frown at ,
- gainsay ,
- not countenance ,
- protest ,
- reverse ,
- run counter to ,
- search out ,
- speak against ,
- stand up to ,
- take a stand ,
- take issue ,
- take on ,
- taunt ,
- turn the tables .
- damn .
- Forfend ,
- anticipate ,
- arrest ,
- avert ,
- avoid ,
- baffle ,
- balk ,
- bar ,
- block ,
- check ,
- chill ,
- cool ,
- cork ,
- counter ,
- counteract ,
- dam ,
- debar ,
- defend against ,
- foil ,
- forbid ,
- forestall ,
- frustrate ,
- halt ,
- hamper ,
- head off ,
- hinder ,
- hold back ,
- hold off ,
- impede ,
- inhibit ,
- intercept ,
- interdict ,
- interrupt ,
- keep lid on ,
- limit ,
- nip in the bud ,
- obstruct ,
- obviate ,
- preclude ,
- prohibit ,
- put a stop to ,
- put an end to ,
- repress ,
- restrain ,
- restrict ,
- retard ,
- rule out ,
- shut out ,
- stave off ,
- stop ,
- thwart ,
- turn aside ,
- ward off .
- box in ,
- bring to screeching halt ,
- gridlock ,
- jam up ,
- kill ,
- pass on ,
- put a lock on ,
- put a stopper in ,
- put chill on ,
- put down ,
- put half nelson on ,
- zing .
- Depurate ,
- abolish ,
- absolve ,
- clarify ,
- cleanse ,
- clear ,
- disabuse ,
- dismiss ,
- dispose of ,
- eradicate ,
- erase ,
- excrete ,
- exonerate ,
- expel ,
- expiate ,
- expunge ,
- exterminate ,
- forgive ,
- liquidate ,
- pardon ,
- purify ,
- rout out ,
- shake out ,
- sweep out ,
- unload ,
- wash ,
- wipe off map ,
- wipe out .
- abide ,
- abstain from ,
- antagonize ,
- bear ,
- brook ,
- continue ,
- die hard ,
- duel ,
- endure ,
- fight back ,
- forgo ,
- hold out against ,
- keep from ,
- leave alone ,
- persevere ,
- persist ,
- put up a fight ,
- remain ,
- remain firm ,
- struggle against ,
- suffer ,
- traverse ,
- turn down ,
- weather .
- box up ,
- chain ,
- choke back ,
- circumscribe ,
- contain ,
- crack down ,
- curtail ,
- delimit ,
- direct ,
- gag ,
- govern ,
- guide ,
- hem in ,
- hogtie ,
- impound ,
- imprison ,
- jail ,
- keep down ,
- keep in line ,
- manacle ,
- muzzle ,
- pinion ,
- pull back ,
- sit on ,
- subdue ,
- tie down .
- choke off ,
- corner ,
- dead-end ,
- hang fire ,
- mystify ,
- nonplus ,
- pigeonhole ,
- put on back burner ,
- put on hold ,
- puzzle ,
- snooker ,
- throw a monkey wrench into .
How to use "Pre-vent" in context?
and "post-prevention"
pre-venting illness and injury is important because it helps prevent disease and injury in the first place.
This can be accomplished through regular personalized preventive health care, food choices, and acceptable behavior choices. Prevention also includes early detection and treatment of illnesses and injuries.
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