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prevention

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of prevention

the act or practice of keeping something from happening

Good hygiene is crucial to the prevention of illness.

Synonyms of prevention

averting, forestallment, precluding

Words Related to prevention

avoidance, circumvention

negation, neutralization, nullification

determent, deterrence, foiling, frustration, thwarting

barring, enjoining, forbidding, interdicting, interdiction, outlawing, prohibiting, prohibition, proscribing, proscription

Near Antonyms of prevention

aid, assistance, backing, support

advancement, cultivation, encouragement, nurture, promotion

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