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Bookmark or Share- PREVENT Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-WebsterDefinition of prevent. as in to avert. to keep from happening by taking action in advance a lot of problems would have been prevented if we'd just prepared better. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. avert. preclude. avoid. forestall. obviate. help. escape. provide. head off. anticipate. stave off. deter. thwart. hinder. save. impede. neutralize.
- PREVENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto stop something from happening or someone from doing something: The police tried to prevent him from leaving. Can this type of accident be prevented? preventable. adjective us / prɪˈven·tə·bəl / Fortunately, the suffering caused by ulcers is entirely preventable. prevention. noun [ U ] us / prɪˈven·ʃən / crime prevention.
- PREVENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionaryto stop something from happening or someone from doing something: The police tried to prevent him from leaving. Can this type of accident be prevented? preventable. adjective us / prɪˈven·tə·bəl / Fortunately, the suffering caused by ulcers is entirely preventable. prevention. noun [ U ] us / prɪˈven·ʃən / crime prevention.
- Prevent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : to keep from happening or existing. steps to prevent war. 2. : to hold or keep back : hinder, stop often used with from. 3. : to deprive of power or hope of acting or succeeding. 4. archaic. : to be in readiness for (something, such as an occasion) b. : to meet or satisfy in advance. c. : to act ahead of. d. : to go or arrive before.
- PREVENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comPREVENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. Advertisement. prevent. [ pri- vent ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed. Synonyms: thwart, obviate, preclude, forestall, obstruct. Antonyms: assist, help. to hinder or stop from doing something:
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