Definition for Prevent:

• To hinder, impede, or obstruct; to go before; to precede.

Synonyms for Prevent:

• n.

  •
  • avoid.
  •preclude (noun)
  • fend off,
  • keep from happening,
  • draw off.
  •prevent (noun)
  • keep.

• v.

  •dissuade (verb)
  • deflect,
  • daunt,
  • bar,
  • inhibit,
  • intimidate,
  • depress,
  • admonish,
  • dishearten,
  • derail,
  • dampen,
  • chill,
  • divert.
  •keep from happening or continuing (verb)
  • 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.
  •prohibit (verb)
  • deny,
  • oppress,
  • disapprove,
  • refuse,
  • reject,
  • curb,
  • disallow,
  • constrain,
  • disqualify,
  • control,
  • curtail.
  •retain (verb)
  • reserve,
  • conserve,
  • hold,
  • maintain,
  • preserve.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • shush,
  • waylay,
  • reprieve,
  • guard against,
  • shackle,
  • stave off.
  •
  • blacklist,
  • monopolize,
  • keep from,
  • preempt,
  • defeat,
  • head off,
  • keep away.
  •
  • sandbag,
  • cancel.
  •
  • stop,
  • draw.
  •
  • disturb.
  •
  • fight.
  •
  • upset.
  •counteract
  • go against,
  • countercheck.
  •defend
  • retain,
  • look after.
  •destroy
  • interdict.
  •exclude
  • veto,
  • leaving out,
  • foreclose.
  •hinder
  • baffle.
  •inoculate
  • vaccinate.
  •protect
  • defend.
  •restrain
  • choke back.

Paraphrases for Prevent:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Preventing.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Preventing, prevents, Prevented.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Preventing.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    inhibit.
  • Verb, base form
    impede, inhibit.

• Independent

  • Foreign word
    preventative.
  • Adjective
    pre-empting, preventative, Avoiding.
  • Proper noun, singular
    halts, initiatives, centres, strategies, stop, preventative, Avoiding.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    stop, preventative.
  • Adverb
    better.
  • Verb, past tense
    stopped, blocked, Warned, Cautioned, Told.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, obstruct, discourage, exclude, forbid, restrict, interfere, stop, undermine.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    Addresses, advises.
  • 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.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    preventable.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    preventable.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    preventative.
  • Verb, base form
    counteract, resist, preventative.

Antonyms for Prevent:

• v.

  • 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.
  • social
    let.
  • Other antonyms:
    leave, smooth, ease, unclog, further, nurture.

Hypernym for Prevent:

• v.

  • social
    impede, rain out, shut, wash out, hold, blank, keep out, restrict, restrain, keep away, exclude, hinder, defend, shut out.