Similar Words

— parvenu
— perfume
— perfumed
— preponderant
— preponderate
— preventative
— prevention
— preventive
— profanation
— profane
— profaned
— profanity
— profound
— profundity
— propensity
— propound
— provender
— province
— provincial
— proving

Misspelling

pprevent, preeveent, prevemt, preven, prevennt, preventt, prevvent, prrevent, revent

Prevent — synonyms, prevent antonyms, definition

1. prevent (Verb)

50 synonyms

anticipate arrest avert balk ban banish bar block check debar defeat delay deny deter disallow discomfit discourage dissuade dull enjoin • • •

1 antonym

let

2 definitions

prevent (Verb) — Keep from happening or arising; make impossible. ex. "Your role in the projects prevents your involvement in the competitive project"

prevent (Verb) — Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state. ex. "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"

43 types

avert avoid baffle bilk blank block blockade cross debar defend deflect embarrass exclude fend off foil forefend forfend frustrate halt head off • • •