What is another word for Preventing?
364 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pɹɪvˈɛntɪŋ], [ pɹɪvˈɛntɪŋ], [ p_ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈɛ_n_t_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for Preventing:- prohibitive (adjective)
- anticipate (verb)
- arrest (verb)
- avert (verb)
- baffle (verb)
- balk (verb)
- ban (verb)
- bar (verb)
- block (verb)
- dissuading (verb)
- prevent (verb)
- prohibiting (verb)
- retaining (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Preventing:
adj.
•prohibitive (adjective)v.
•anticipate (verb)- delay,
- beat someone to it,
- be one step ahead of,
- prevent,
- precede,
- be early,
- prepare for,
- provide against,
- apprehend.
- circumvent,
- defeat,
- ruin,
- disappoint,
- upset,
- dash,
- beat.
- curse,
- enjoin,
- close down,
- exclude,
- banish,
- disallow,
- illegalize,
- ice out,
- outlaw,
- pass by,
- blackball,
- proscribe,
- close up,
- pass up,
- declare illegal.
- discountenance,
- discourage,
- except,
- boycott,
- condemn,
- freeze out,
- refuse,
- eliminate,
- deny,
- exile,
- ostracize,
- override,
- segregate,
- reject,
- keep out,
- suspend,
- ban,
- interfere.
- choke,
- cut off,
- take out of play,
- congest,
- stop up,
- hang up,
- stonewall,
- stymie,
- close off,
- charge,
- fill,
- blockade,
- plug,
- catch,
- close,
- stopper,
- brake,
- tackle,
- close out,
- shut off,
- clog,
- interfere with,
- barricade,
- block out,
- hold up,
- occlude.
- barring,
- daunting,
- disheartening,
- chilling,
- Deterring,
- depressing,
- averting,
- Checking,
- inhibiting,
- dampening,
- Deflecting,
- discouraging,
- intimidating,
- Derailing,
- Dissuading,
- Restraining,
- Disinclining,
- admonishing,
- banning,
- diverting.
- interdict,
- shut out,
- dam,
- head off,
- restrain,
- baffle,
- forbid,
- hinder,
- put a stop to,
- interrupt,
- foil,
- cool,
- Forfend,
- rule out,
- ward off,
- nip in the bud,
- debar,
- prohibit,
- defend against,
- restrict,
- intercept,
- thwart,
- limit,
- hold off,
- cork,
- put an end to,
- retard,
- anticipate,
- counter,
- counteract,
- turn aside,
- obviate,
- repress,
- keep lid on.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- crack down,
- cessation,
- fending off,
- quenching,
- hold back,
- cutting off,
- discontinuation,
- entanglement,
- embarrassing,
- warding off,
- balking,
- Subduing,
- Delaying,
- obviation,
- aborting,
- elimination,
- Holdback,
- difficulty,
- interruption,
- prohibition,
- preventative,
- halt,
- stop,
- Interrupting,
- disturbing,
- ending,
- Squelching,
- forestalling,
- stoppage,
- baffling,
- Clogging,
- Proscribing,
- Bilking,
- Celebrating,
- stave off,
- surcease,
- Sustaining,
- baulking,
- interception,
- anticipation,
- Obstructing,
- smothering,
- countering,
- crushing,
- Hinderance,
- extinguishing,
- injunction,
- Debarring,
- taboo,
- preclude,
- interfering,
- obstruction,
- thwarting,
- resistance,
- inhibitive,
- observing,
- take precautions,
- continuing,
- Blanking,
- preclusion,
- suppression,
- obstruct,
- shunning,
- blockading,
- impedance,
- Counteracting,
- Ceasing,
- censoring,
- arresting,
- abortion,
- retardation,
- Muting,
- obviating,
- balk,
- concealing,
- Foreclosing,
- frustration,
- Avoiding,
- precludes,
- defending,
- foreclose,
- frustrate,
- censorship,
- inhibitory,
- fend,
- Quieting,
- impediment,
- proscription,
- withhold,
- Terminating,
- Staying,
- avoid,
- confine,
- repression,
- elude,
- enjoining,
- avert,
- Excluding,
- Silencing,
- concealment,
- restriction,
- Detaining,
- cracking down on,
- slowing,
- stopping,
- termination,
- detain,
- Intercepting,
- preventive,
- cut-off,
- stifling,
- inhibition,
- Escaping,
- Muffling,
- raising,
- bar,
- mitigation,
- embarrassment,
- Anticipating,
- opposing,
- baulk,
- restraint,
- arrest,
- obstacle,
- hamper,
- control,
- encumbrance,
- inhibit,
- put-down,
- interdiction,
- avoidance,
- repressing,
- impede,
- staving off,
- Excepting,
- withholding,
- forbiddance,
- curb,
- Quashing,
- Discontinuing,
- Tabooing,
- hiding,
- hinders,
- Evading,
- block,
- prevention,
- putting down,
- proceeding,
- restrictive,
- quelling,
- halting,
- keep,
- saving,
- hampers,
- debarment,
- guard against,
- frustrating,
- Interdicting,
- Retarding,
- impeding,
- hindrance,
- Encumbering,
- barrier,
- forestall,
- foiling,
- check,
- precaution,
- extinction,
- Resisting,
- Mitigating,
- Hampering.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
prevent.
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Noun, singular or mass
prevent.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
forestalling, inhibiting.
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Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
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Verb, past tense
prevention.
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Verb, past tense
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Independent
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Adjective
prevention, pre-empting, Avoiding, preventable, avoid, pre-emptive.
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Noun, singular or mass
prevention, preventable, avoid.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Circumventing, preserving, protecting, Deterring, discouraging, Precluding, prohibits, Removing, Preempting, Suppressing, Eliminating, ensuring, Intercepting, hindering, restricting, confronting, Obstructing, thwarting, Proscribing, Hampering, Eradicating, measurement, curbing, Ceasing, safeguarding, Depriving, Refraining, Anticipating, enabling, saving, halting, interfering, Disrupting, Permitting, Terminating, constraining, Stemming, diverting, Overcoming, Jeopardizing, Curtailing, Excluding, Mitigating, obviating, Containing, Reversing, guarding, bypassing, Resisting, Suspending, reducing, Providing, entering, Measures, strengthening, Prejudicing, improving, forbidding, helping, alerting, undermining, rendering, Maintaining, Managing, Evading, Treating, Checking, disturbing, resolving, Escaping, solving, Allowing, turning, Stamping, opposing, informing, Deleting, arresting, defending, Withstanding, limiting, ending, Rejecting, barring, causing, affecting, keeping, decreasing, Rescuing, imposing, prevention, Achieving, Occurring, pending, withholding, waiting, skirting, stalling, Notifying, disabling, being, punishing, Remedying, struggling, telling, Outlawing, leaving, slowing, Stranding, compromising, putting, Battling, Assisting, happening, letting, redressing, wrestling, wasting, regarding, Sacrificing, Staying, braking, dodging, shunning, holding, Bridging, anna, filling, bringing, breaking, facing, Clogging, Blanking, setting, coming, failing, owing, dealing, losing, missing, becoming, focusing, closing, Objecting, taking, giving, asking, going, calling, getting, Doing, cutting, making, Avoiding.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
preventive.
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Proper noun, singular
preventive.
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Noun, singular or mass
preventive.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Preventing:
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adj.
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prohibitive
unlimited, unrestrictive, reasonable.
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prohibitive
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v.
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anticipate
be unready.
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balk
make easier.
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ban
permit.
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anticipate
Homophones for Preventing:
- perfumed, paripinnate, profundity, prepayment, profaned, propound, prevenient, profanity, propanamide, prebend, propenoate, proponent, power point, profound.