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Prevent

🔄 Synonyms of "Prevent"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
precludeverb	(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
forestallverb	(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
keepverb	(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
forbidverb	(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
forecloseverb	(transitive, law) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.

↔️ Antonyms of "Prevent"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
allowverb	(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
permitverb	(transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
letverb	(transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Prevent"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
forestallverb	(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
precludeverb	(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
forbidverb	(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
keepverb	(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
forecloseverb	(transitive, law) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
obviateverb	(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
preventionnoun	(medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
preventivenoun	Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
avertverb	(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
refrainverb	(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew
excludeverb	(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
debarverb	(transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.
avoidverb	(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
repressverb	(transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
avoidancenoun	The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
eschewverb	(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
shunverb	(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
deterverb	(transitive) To prevent something from happening.
inhibitverb	(transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
avoidingnoun	Avoidance.