What is another word for prevent?
1539 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pɹɪvˈɛnt], [ pɹɪvˈɛnt], [ p_ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈɛ_n_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for prevent:- preclude (noun)
- prevent (noun)
- anticipate (verb)
- arrest (verb)
- avert (verb)
- baffle (verb)
- balk (verb)
- ban (verb)
- bar (verb)
- block (verb)
- check (verb)
- circumvent (verb)
- counteract (verb)
- debar (verb)
- defend (verb)
- delay (verb)
- deter (verb)
- discomfit (verb)
- discourage (verb)
- dissuade (verb)
- exclude (verb)
- foil (verb)
- forbid (verb)
- foreclose (verb)
- forestall (verb)
- frustrate (verb)
- ground (verb)
- hamper (verb)
- hold back/hold off (verb)
- intercept (verb)
- interdict (verb)
- interfere (verb)
- interrupt (verb)
- keep from happening or continuing (verb)
- muzzle (verb)
- oppose (verb)
- outlaw (verb)
- preclude (verb)
- prohibit (verb)
- purge (verb)
- resist (verb)
- restrain (verb)
- retain (verb)
- rule out (verb)
- social (verb)
- stymie (verb)
- thwart (verb)
- vaccinate (verb)
- ward/ward off (verb)
- other synonyms
- counteract
- defend
- destroy
- dissuade
- exclude
- fix
- hinder
- inoculate
- interrupt
- oppose
- prohibit
- protect
- resist
- restrain
- rule out
- stymie
- suppress
- vaccinate
Synonyms for Prevent:
n.
•preclude (noun) •prevent (noun)- keep.
v.
•anticipate (verb)- pre-vents,
- preparing for,
- is early,
- beat to it,
- pre-venting,
- beating someone it,
- provides against,
- am step ahead of,
- pre venting,
- art step ahead of,
- provided against,
- was step ahead of,
- being early,
- wast one step ahead of,
- pre-cedes,
- being one step ahead of,
- beats someone to it,
- pre ceding,
- be step ahead of,
- art one step ahead of,
- is step ahead of,
- pre vents,
- are early,
- are one step ahead of,
- wast early,
- pre-ceded,
- wast step ahead of,
- was one step ahead of,
- beats to it,
- pre cedes,
- are step ahead of,
- prepares for,
- wert one step ahead of,
- pre-vent,
- am one step ahead of,
- is one step ahead of,
- pre vent,
- were early,
- pre vented,
- beats someone it,
- am early,
- wert early,
- being step ahead of,
- providing against,
- beating to it,
- pre-ceding,
- were step ahead of,
- pre-vented,
- pre ceded,
- pre cede,
- were one step ahead of,
- was early,
- beat someone it,
- pre-cede,
- wert step ahead of,
- beating someone to it.
- de-feats,
- up-sets,
- dis appointed,
- dis-appoints,
- de-feat,
- dis-appoint,
- dis-appointed,
- up-setting,
- dis-appointing,
- up-set,
- up setting,
- dis appointing,
- dis appoint,
- de feat,
- up sets,
- dis appoints,
- de feats.
- cramps style,
- dis-concerted,
- throwing a curve,
- cramp one style,
- cramped one style,
- upsetting the apple cart,
- dis concerting,
- throws curve,
- throwing curve,
- cramp ones style,
- cramping one's style,
- cramps one style,
- dis-concerting,
- dis concerts,
- throw curve,
- cramping one style,
- throws monkey wrench in,
- dis concerted,
- dis concert,
- cramped style,
- throws a curve,
- cramps one's style,
- cramping ones style,
- upsets apple cart,
- cramps ones style,
- throwing monkey wrench in,
- upsetting apple cart,
- cramping style,
- threw monkey wrench in,
- cramped ones style,
- dis-concert,
- cramped one's style,
- upsets the apple cart,
- threw a curve,
- threw curve,
- dis-concerts.
- dis-allowed,
- iced out,
- pro scribe,
- Illegalized,
- declared illegal,
- passing up,
- dis-allow,
- pro scribed,
- pro scribing,
- illegalizes,
- passes up,
- pro scribes,
- dis allow,
- dis allowing,
- icing out,
- dis allowed,
- dis-allows,
- declaring illegal,
- declares illegal,
- pro-scribing,
- Illegalizing,
- dis-allowing,
- dis allows,
- pro-scribed,
- closes down,
- pro-scribes,
- ices out,
- pro-scribe.
- froze out,
- re fusing,
- over ridden,
- over rides,
- dis countenanced,
- re-fused,
- freezing out,
- over-ridden,
- dis countenances,
- dis countenance,
- over-rides,
- re-fuse,
- re fuses,
- over rode,
- ex cept,
- dis-countenance,
- dis-countenances,
- re fuse,
- dis-countenancing,
- freezes out,
- over-riding,
- ex-cept,
- re fused,
- over-rode,
- re-fusing,
- re-fuses,
- dis countenancing,
- dis-countenanced,
- over riding,
- over ride.
- takes out play,
- stopping up,
- taking out of play,
- hanged up,
- taking out play,
- stopt up,
- took out play,
- take out play,
- closes off,
- hanging up,
- took out of play,
- takes out of play,
- hangs up.
- re pulsed,
- re-buffs,
- re duce,
- nip the bud,
- re-pulsed,
- re buffing,
- re buff,
- holds down,
- with holds,
- slowing down,
- slows down,
- re presses,
- Bitting,
- re pulsing,
- re pulse,
- nip bud,
- re press,
- re-buffing,
- nip in bud,
- re-pulses,
- re pressed,
- with hold,
- re buffed,
- slackening pace,
- with-hold,
- re-buffed,
- slackened pace,
- reining in,
- re buffs,
- re-presses,
- re duces,
- re-pulse,
- played for time,
- re-pulsing,
- re-pressing,
- re-press,
- with holding,
- with held,
- with-held,
- re pressing,
- re-duces,
- slackens pace,
- holds in,
- re-duce,
- with-holds,
- re-buff,
- re pulses.
- gets around,
- out witted,
- by passes,
- over reaches,
- by pass,
- by passing,
- over-reaching,
- gat around,
- gotten around,
- de-tour,
- out-flank,
- de-tours,
- out wits,
- over-reach,
- over-reached,
- out-flanked,
- out-wits,
- out-witting,
- be guiles,
- de toured,
- out flank,
- out-flanking,
- out-wit,
- de touring,
- out-flanks,
- out flanked,
- be-guiles,
- de tour,
- out flanking,
- de-toured,
- got around,
- over reach,
- be guile,
- over reaching,
- by passed,
- steered clear of,
- de-touring,
- de tours,
- steers clear of,
- out flanks,
- out witting,
- over-reaches,
- out-witted,
- be-guile,
- over reached.
- going against,
- re-dressed,
- counter-act,
- in-validated,
- counter balanced,
- counter-vailed,
- counter balancing,
- counter acted,
- re dresses,
- counter-balanced,
- counter checked,
- counter vails,
- counter works,
- counter-checking,
- canceling out,
- counterworked,
- counter act,
- counter-check,
- counter-working,
- counter acting,
- counter worked,
- in validate,
- in validated,
- counter-checks,
- Counter-work,
- counter vailed,
- counter working,
- counter-checked,
- went against,
- counterworks,
- Counterchecked,
- counter balances,
- counter checks,
- in validates,
- in-validate,
- counter-vails,
- counter-vail,
- counter-acted,
- re dressing,
- in-validates,
- re dressed,
- re-dressing,
- counter checking,
- goes against,
- counter vail,
- counter-acting,
- in validating,
- counter-worked,
- in-validating,
- re-dress,
- counter balance,
- counter-works,
- counter-acts,
- cancels out,
- counter-vailing,
- re-dresses,
- counter check,
- counter-balancing,
- counter work,
- counter vailing,
- counter acts,
- re dress.
- de-fends,
- hold bay,
- guards against,
- with-standing,
- with stood,
- fought for,
- holding at bay,
- providing sanctuary,
- held at bay,
- provided sanctuary,
- repelling danger,
- panoplying,
- re tains,
- up-hold,
- holds at bay,
- kept safe,
- de fending,
- de-fended,
- held bay,
- in sure,
- with-stand,
- de fend,
- pre served,
- guarded against,
- up holding,
- with stands,
- pre-serving,
- holding bay,
- repelled danger,
- pre serve,
- fights for,
- de fends,
- re-tain,
- up hold,
- with standing,
- holds bay,
- de-fending,
- up holds,
- guarding against,
- keeps safe,
- keeping safe,
- in-sure,
- de fended,
- pre-served,
- fighting for,
- repels danger,
- with-stands,
- de-fend,
- up-holds,
- re-tains,
- provides sanctuary,
- watches over,
- beating off,
- pre-serves,
- up held,
- beats off,
- pre serving,
- up-holding,
- pre-serve,
- with stand,
- re tain,
- pre serves,
- up-held.
- biding time,
- lays over,
- pro rogues,
- holds over,
- pro-longing,
- de-lay,
- pro-rogue,
- pro longing,
- de-tains,
- gained time,
- de-laying,
- de-lays,
- pro tracts,
- laying over,
- post pones,
- de tains,
- dilly dally,
- de lays,
- laid over,
- pro-long,
- pro-longed,
- de laying,
- pro tract,
- pro long,
- pro-roguing,
- pro-tract,
- pro roguing,
- de-tain,
- intermits,
- pro-rogued,
- pro-longs,
- pro rogue,
- post-pones,
- de tain,
- bided time,
- de lay,
- post-pone,
- bides time,
- bode time,
- gaining time,
- gains time,
- pro-tracts,
- post pone,
- pro longs,
- pro rogued,
- pro-rogues.
- dis-advised,
- talked out of,
- dis-advises,
- disadvised,
- acted like a wet blanket,
- threw cold water on,
- dis-advise,
- forfended,
- acted like wet blanket,
- act like wet blanket,
- forfending,
- talks out of,
- putting damper on,
- disadvising,
- dis advised,
- acting like wet blanket,
- acts like wet blanket,
- puts damper on,
- dis advise,
- dis advising,
- forfends,
- dis advises,
- putting a damper on,
- puts a damper on,
- throws cold water on,
- throwing cold water on,
- acting like a wet blanket,
- acts like a wet blanket,
- disadvises,
- dis-advising.
- dis-comfit,
- de-moralized,
- dis-composing,
- over came,
- un-settles,
- dis compose,
- dis composed,
- dis composing,
- de-moralizing,
- dis-compose,
- over coming,
- dis comfit,
- over comes,
- de moralizes,
- un settle,
- un settling,
- de-moralize,
- un-settled,
- un settles,
- over come,
- over-came,
- over-coming,
- un-settling,
- de moralizing,
- dis-composed,
- un-settle,
- dis-composes,
- over-comes,
- de moralize,
- dis-comfits,
- dis composes,
- de-moralizes,
- dis comfits,
- de moralized,
- un settled.
- dis favored,
- indisposes,
- dis-favored,
- dis courage,
- dis favoring,
- in-dispose,
- dis favor,
- dis inclining,
- dis-favors,
- dis inclines,
- in-disposes,
- dis-favor,
- dis favors,
- in-disposed,
- in disposed,
- in disposing,
- dis incline,
- dis-inclined,
- in-disposing,
- in dispose,
- dis-inclining,
- dis-inclines,
- in disposes,
- dis courages,
- dis-incline,
- dis-courages,
- dis-favoring,
- dis inclined,
- dis-courage.
- deflect,
- daunt,
- bar,
- inhibit,
- intimidate,
- depress,
- admonish,
- dishearten,
- derail,
- dampen,
- chill,
- divert.
- refused admittance,
- shut door on,
- leaved out,
- locking out,
- forced out,
- refuses admittance,
- re move,
- re-moving,
- refusing admittance,
- sets aside,
- re-moves,
- locks out,
- shuts the door on,
- shuts door on,
- drove out,
- shutting door on,
- shutting the door on,
- re moved,
- re moving,
- drave out,
- re-move,
- locked out,
- sidelining.
- gives run-around,
- shuffles off,
- giving run around,
- gave run around,
- ran rings around,
- bollixes,
- gave the slip,
- give slip,
- runs circles around,
- give run-around,
- gave the run-around,
- gives runaround,
- giving slip,
- shuffled off,
- giving runaround,
- giving the slip,
- running rings around,
- running circles around,
- give runaround,
- ran circles around,
- giving the run-around,
- giving the runaround,
- runs rings around,
- gives slip,
- gives the run around,
- gave the runaround,
- giving the run around,
- gave run-around,
- gives the runaround,
- gave the run around,
- gave slip,
- gives run around,
- shuffling off,
- gives the slip,
- giving run-around,
- buffaloing,
- gave runaround,
- juked,
- juking,
- gives the run-around.
- nixed,
- putting the chill on,
- saying no,
- said no,
- puts chill on,
- puts the chill on,
- putting chill on.
- fore-close,
- fore close,
- fore-closes,
- fore-closed,
- fore-closing,
- fore closed,
- fore closing,
- fore closes.
- fore-stalling,
- fore-stall,
- pre occupy,
- fore stalling,
- pre-occupies,
- fore stalled,
- fore stall,
- pre occupied,
- pre occupies,
- pre-occupying,
- pre-occupy,
- fore-stalls,
- fore stalls,
- pre-occupied,
- fore-stalled.
- de pressed,
- dashes hope,
- dis heartened,
- dis-hearten,
- de pressing,
- dis-heartened,
- dash hope,
- dashes one's hope,
- dis heartening,
- dashes one hope,
- dis-heartens,
- dash one hope,
- de-press,
- rendered null void,
- dashed one hope,
- de-pressed,
- render null void,
- dashing one hope,
- dashing ones hope,
- de press,
- dis-heartening,
- de-presses,
- dis heartens,
- renders null void,
- dashes ones hope,
- rendered null and void,
- dis hearten,
- dash ones hope,
- upset applecart,
- dashing one's hope,
- dashing hope,
- rendering null and void,
- dashed ones hope,
- rendering null void,
- dashed one's hope,
- renders null and void,
- de presses,
- de-pressing.
- hog tie,
- in-convenience,
- get way,
- drags feet,
- gotten way,
- drags one feet,
- tie hands,
- dragged feet,
- getting way,
- dragging one feet,
- in-conveniences,
- tied one hands,
- gat way,
- tied ones hands,
- got way,
- get in way,
- gat in way,
- getting in way,
- dragging one's feet,
- dragging feet,
- gets in way,
- got in the way,
- dragged one feet,
- dragged one's feet,
- tied one's hands,
- got the way,
- ties hands,
- tied hands,
- gat the way,
- getting in the way,
- dragged ones feet,
- in conveniences,
- tying one hands,
- gotten in way,
- drag ones feet,
- gets in the way,
- getting the way,
- ties one hands,
- tying ones hands,
- gat in the way,
- drag one feet,
- tying hands,
- get the way,
- tie one hands,
- drags ones feet,
- gotten in the way,
- ties ones hands,
- gotten the way,
- gets way,
- gets the way,
- ties one's hands,
- tie ones hands,
- dragging ones feet,
- got in way,
- tying one's hands,
- drags one's feet.
- inter cept,
- headed pass,
- heads off at pass,
- headed off pass,
- inter loped,
- head pass,
- heading off pass,
- inter lope,
- headed off at pass,
- heads pass,
- inter-lopes,
- heading off at pass,
- made with,
- heads off pass,
- makes with,
- inter pose,
- inter lopes,
- takes away,
- heading at pass,
- inter posing,
- inter posed,
- head off pass,
- inter-posed,
- inter-cept,
- head at pass,
- shortstopping,
- make with,
- headed at pass,
- makes off with,
- making with,
- inter loping,
- inter-loping,
- heading pass,
- shortstopped,
- inter-posing,
- heads at pass,
- shortstops,
- inter-loped,
- made off with,
- inter-pose,
- inter-lope.
- inter feres,
- inter ceded,
- fooled with,
- getting involved,
- inter meddling,
- inter-fere,
- fools with,
- inter-meddle,
- inter mediate,
- mixing in,
- in commode,
- inter mediates,
- inter-mediated,
- busybodying,
- dis-commode,
- inter cedes,
- inter cede,
- inter meddle,
- in-commodes,
- in-commode,
- inter-meddled,
- inter-mediating,
- inter-meddles,
- gotten involved,
- inter meddles,
- inter-mediates,
- dis commodes,
- fooling with,
- inter meddled,
- gets involved,
- inter-feres,
- inter-cede,
- dis-commodes,
- inter ceding,
- poked nose in,
- gat involved,
- inter-meddling,
- inter-ceding,
- mixes in,
- dis commode,
- inter fere,
- inter-ceded,
- pokes nose in,
- mixt in,
- inter-cedes,
- inter mediated,
- inter mediating,
- poking nose in,
- in commodes.
- dis join,
- busted in,
- busting in,
- edged in,
- dis unites,
- dis unite,
- chimed in,
- crowds in,
- dis continue,
- dis joined,
- cutting on,
- brake train thought,
- laying aside,
- in sinuates,
- in-fringe,
- works in,
- brake train of thought,
- dis-connected,
- in-sinuating,
- dis-connecting,
- broke train thought,
- busts in,
- dis continues,
- dis-continuing,
- dis united,
- dis-united,
- dis connecting,
- dis continued,
- dis connects,
- dis-unite,
- wrought in,
- breaks train thought,
- in fringed,
- breaks train of thought,
- in fringes,
- cuts on,
- edging in,
- breaking train thought,
- cutting in on,
- in sinuating,
- dis joins,
- dis continuing,
- chimes in,
- dis-unites,
- dis-connect,
- dis-joins,
- crowded in,
- cut on,
- cuts in on,
- dis connected,
- dis connect,
- dis joining,
- dis-uniting,
- break train thought,
- dis uniting,
- broke train of thought,
- in-sinuate,
- dis-connects,
- breaking train of thought,
- dis-join,
- in sinuated,
- dis-continues,
- chiming in,
- in sinuate,
- dis-joined,
- dis-continue,
- dis-continued,
- in-fringes,
- in-sinuates,
- working in,
- edges in,
- dis-joining,
- crowding in,
- in-fringed,
- in fringe.
- dam,
- debar,
- repress,
- keep lid on,
- nip in the bud,
- prohibit,
- obstruct,
- cool,
- halt,
- impede,
- cork,
- defend against,
- restrict,
- obviate,
- limit,
- retard,
- put an end to,
- counter,
- hinder.
- clamping down on,
- tongue ties,
- cracks down on,
- tongue-tying,
- clamped down on,
- dummying up,
- tongue tied,
- tongue-ties,
- tongue tying,
- tonguetying,
- tongueties,
- dries up,
- clamps down on,
- tonguetied,
- tonguetie,
- dummies up,
- cracked down on.
- ex-posed,
- de bate,
- de-bated,
- flew the face of,
- calls in question,
- counter attack,
- ex-pose,
- call question,
- turn tables,
- dis-approve,
- flies face of,
- faced down,
- dis approving,
- stands to,
- calling in question,
- dis-approved,
- takes issue,
- dis agreed,
- de-bating,
- standing up to,
- pro-tested,
- fly face of,
- taking stand,
- calls question,
- calling question,
- turns tables,
- re versing,
- counter attacked,
- dis approves,
- dis-agreed,
- dis-approves,
- speaking against,
- pro testing,
- de-bate,
- dis agreeing,
- not countenancing,
- de bating,
- stands up to,
- called in question,
- counter-attacked,
- dis-agree,
- dis agrees,
- not countenances,
- taking a stand,
- re-versed,
- counter attacks,
- called question,
- flew face of,
- flying in the face of,
- takes a stand,
- flying the face of,
- de-bates,
- stood to,
- ex posed,
- spake against,
- frowns at,
- turning tables,
- flying face of,
- searches out,
- dis-agreeing,
- re-verse,
- faces down,
- runs counter to,
- flew in face of,
- flew in the face of,
- flying in face of,
- dis approved,
- ex-posing,
- speaks against,
- dis approve,
- dis-agrees,
- pro-testing,
- taking issue,
- re verse,
- fly the face of,
- counter-attacking,
- running counter to,
- takes stand,
- turns the tables,
- frowned at,
- took stand,
- took a stand,
- flies in the face of,
- pro tested,
- de bates,
- facing down,
- counter attacking,
- ex pose,
- spoke against,
- flies the face of,
- frowning at,
- turned tables,
- took issue,
- ran counter to,
- de bated,
- dis-approving,
- dis agree,
- take stand.
- made impracticable,
- puts stop to,
- putting stop to,
- putting a stop to,
- makes impracticable,
- making impracticable,
- puts a stop to.
- ex-crete,
- dis-missing,
- dis abusing,
- ex-cretes,
- sweeps out,
- dis abuses,
- dis-abusing,
- un-loads,
- wipes map,
- shakes out,
- ex crete,
- un loading,
- ex terminate,
- un-load,
- routed out,
- sweeping out,
- dis abuse,
- routs out,
- dis missing,
- dis-missed,
- dis missed,
- ex terminated,
- wiped map,
- ex-terminates,
- ex-terminate,
- wiping off map,
- ex-terminated,
- wiping map,
- dis abused,
- ex terminates,
- shook out,
- shaking out,
- wipe map,
- dis-abused,
- wiped off map,
- ex-terminating,
- un loads,
- ex cretes,
- dis-abuses,
- dis-abuse,
- un load,
- ex terminating,
- un loaded,
- wipes off map.
- leaves alone,
- puts up a fight,
- re maining,
- putting up a fight,
- abstaining from,
- struggling against,
- put fight,
- remained firm,
- re mains,
- abstained from,
- dying hard,
- keeps from,
- puts up fight,
- puts a fight,
- re mained,
- duelled,
- remaining firm,
- put a fight,
- leaving alone,
- dies hard,
- re-mains,
- kept from,
- holding out against,
- remains firm,
- leaved alone,
- re-main,
- struggles against,
- keeping from,
- re main,
- dieing hard,
- puts fight,
- died hard,
- struggled against,
- putting fight,
- putting up fight,
- putting a fight.
- de-limited,
- sub-due,
- keeps down,
- boxing up,
- re-straining,
- boxed up,
- de limit,
- de limits,
- sits on,
- de limited,
- cracking down,
- de-limiting,
- kept in line,
- sub dues,
- keeps line,
- re straining,
- sate on,
- re-strains,
- de limiting,
- re-strained,
- re strain,
- re strained,
- sub due,
- de-limits,
- keep line,
- cracks down,
- kept line,
- choked back,
- keeping in line,
- cracked down,
- choking back,
- de-limit,
- sub-dues,
- keeping line,
- keeps in line,
- boxes up,
- chokes back,
- re strains,
- re-strain,
- keeping down.
- puts on back burner,
- puts on hold,
- dead-ended,
- chokes off,
- throwing monkey wrench into,
- putting back burner,
- putting hold,
- hanged fire,
- snookers,
- deadend,
- throw monkey wrench into,
- dead ended,
- snookering,
- put back burner,
- deadending,
- deadends,
- threw a monkey wrench in to,
- throws a monkey wrench into,
- throws monkey wrench into,
- throwing monkey wrench in to,
- threw monkey wrench in to,
- dead ending,
- puts hold,
- dead-ending,
- put hold,
- threw a monkey wrench into,
- throwing a monkey wrench into,
- putting on back burner,
- puts back burner,
- throw a monkey wrench in to,
- throws monkey wrench in to,
- deadended,
- hung fire,
- throws a monkey wrench in to,
- threw monkey wrench into,
- throw monkey wrench in to,
- throwing a monkey wrench in to.
- took wind out of,
- upsets one apple cart,
- upsetting one apple cart,
- upsetting ones apple cart,
- taking wind out of,
- playing off,
- upset ones apple cart,
- upsets ones apple cart,
- upsets one's apple cart,
- upset one apple cart,
- snafuing,
- takes wind out of,
- plays off,
- upsetting one's apple cart.
- keeps arm length,
- keep bay,
- keeps at arms length,
- keeps at bay,
- re-butted,
- keeping at arm's length,
- keeping at arms length,
- keeping bay,
- keeping arm's length,
- keeps arms length,
- kept arm length,
- keeping arms length,
- keeps off,
- keep arms length,
- kept at arm's length,
- kept off,
- keep at arms length,
- re butting,
- kept bay,
- keeps bay,
- kept arm's length,
- kept at arm length,
- re-butting,
- keep at arm length,
- keeps at arm length,
- re butted,
- keeps at arm's length,
- kept arms length,
- keeping off,
- keeps arm's length,
- keeping at bay,
- keeping arm length,
- keeping at arm length,
- keep arm length,
- kept at arms length.
Other synonyms:
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- stave off,
- hogtie,
- hold on to,
- stand between,
- shush,
- block off,
- freeze-out,
- guard against,
- come between,
- waylay,
- reprieve,
- shackle,
- disbar,
- insure against.
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•
- keep away,
- shut up,
- monopolize,
- keep from,
- sit on,
- head off,
- keep down,
- blacklist,
- preempt,
- defeat,
- hem in.
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•
- disturb.
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•
- fight.
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•
- upset.
- Counterchecking,
- cancel out,
- canceled out,
- offsetting,
- cancelled out,
- counterworking,
- go against,
- counterchecks,
- counter-balance,
- counter-balances,
- cancelling out,
- Counterwork,
- Negatived,
- countercheck,
- Negativing.
- Housed,
- fortify,
- cares for,
- look after,
- keep safe,
- cared for,
- looks after,
- looking after,
- Warred,
- watching over,
- Garrisoned,
- Bulwarked,
- fight for,
- watch over,
- looked after,
- panoplied,
- repel danger,
- beat off,
- hold at bay,
- care for,
- provide sanctuary,
- Garrisoning,
- Bulwarking,
- Wars,
- retain,
- watched over.
- advise against,
- persuade not to,
- caution against,
- exhort,
- remonstrate,
- leaning on,
- throw a wet blanket on,
- cry out against,
- urge not to,
- lean on.
- foreclose,
- leave out,
- leaving out,
- shut the door on,
- leaves out,
- setting aside,
- sidelined,
- drive out,
- lock out,
- Embargoed,
- force out,
- refuse admittance,
- drives out,
- left out,
- Embargoing,
- driving out,
- forces out,
- forcing out,
- veto.
- edge in,
- chime in,
- bust in,
- puts in,
- crowd in,
- heckling,
- Interrupting,
- break train of thought,
- work in,
- laid aside,
- INS,
- cut in on,
- putting in,
- lay aside,
- heckle,
- worked in,
- put in,
- Inned,
- lays aside,
- infringe.
- searching out,
- call in question,
- not countenance,
- stand up to,
- turn the tables,
- take a stand,
- searched out,
- face down,
- frown at,
- counter-attacks,
- counterattacked,
- standing to,
- run counter to,
- speak against,
- stand to,
- fly in face of,
- take issue,
- turned the tables,
- fly in the face of,
- search out,
- counter-attack,
- stood up to,
- counterattacking,
- not countenanced.
- zinging,
- passes on,
- put half nelson on,
- gridlock,
- put chill on,
- jam up,
- put a stopper in,
- put lock on,
- box in,
- put a lock on,
- pass on,
- bring to screeching halt,
- passing on,
- gridlocked,
- passed on,
- boxes in.
- remain firm,
- Dueling,
- held out against,
- struggle against,
- put up a fight,
- harded,
- abstains from,
- duel,
- Hards,
- duelling,
- harding,
- put up fight,
- hold out against,
- die hard,
- abstain from,
- holds out against,
- left alone,
- leave alone,
- dueled.
- choke back,
- box up,
- tied down,
- kept down,
- tying down,
- keep in line,
- Manacled,
- pinions,
- Pinioning,
- pulling back,
- Manacling,
- ties down,
- pulled back,
- pinioned,
- crack down,
- pulls back,
- pull back,
- tie down,
- sitting on,
- pinion.
Paraphrases for Prevent:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
Preventing.
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Proper noun, singular
Preventing, prevents, Prevented.
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Noun, singular or mass
Preventing.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
inhibit.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Foreign word
preventative.
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Adjective
pre-empting, preventative, Avoiding.
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Proper noun, singular
halts, initiatives, centres, strategies, stop, preventative, Avoiding.
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Noun, singular or mass
stop, preventative.
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Adverb
better.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
are, obstruct, discourage, exclude, forbid, restrict, interfere, stop, undermine.
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Verb, base form
Measures, preclude, Relating, pre-empt, arms, hinder, obstruct, hamper, thwart, suppress, discourage, preempt, curb, frustrate, restrain, circumvent, dissuade, halt, excludes, exclude, constrain, stave, anticipate, obviate, remove, forbid, preserve, deprive, restrict, stem, interfere, disrupt, eradicate, stop, divert, disqualify, negate, impair, stifle, disallow, distract, evade, tackle, overcome, proscribe, interrupt, repress, contain, escape, precede, Avoiding, reverse, Forewarn, side-step, undermine, jeopardize, alleviate, relieve, mitigate.
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Foreign word
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Other Related
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Adjective
preventable.
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Noun, singular or mass
preventable.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
preventative.
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Verb, base form
counteract, resist, preventative.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Prevent:
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v.
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keep from happening or continuing
help, permit, allow, assist, aid, let go, continue, heat, liberate, open, free, cause, push, promote, advance, release, support, encourage, facilitate, abet, forward, approve, warm.
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social
let.
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keep from happening or continuing
Hypernym for Prevent:
v.