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prevention

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of prevention

the act or practice of keeping something from happening

good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots

Synonyms of prevention

averting, forestallment, precluding

Words Related to prevention

avoidance, circumvention

negation, neutralization, nullification

baffling, balking, checkmate, crossing, debarment, 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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