To talk about preventing something bad from happening, the verb avert can be used. We had to act quickly to avert disaster. If something prevents something else ...

Synonyms for PREVENT: avert, preclude, avoid, forestall, obviate, help, escape, provide; Antonyms of PREVENT: assist, aid, facilitate, promote, encourage, ...

Synonyms ... keep from occurring ... defend against ... counteract ... fend off ... hold back ... stave off ... ward off ... block ... bar ... dam ... deter ... hamper ... hinder.

prevent · verb. keep from happening or arising; make impossible. synonyms: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, preempt. see moresee less. types: show 16 ...

prevent · dead-end · defend against · head off · hold back · hold off · keep lid on · nip in the bud · put a stop to ...

15 июл. 2020 г. · Prevent, stop, contain, avert, counter, block, forestall, impede, hamper, hinder, thwart, inhibit, preclude, check, retard, intercept, interrupt ...

prevent · stop · avert · halt · arrest · block · foil · thwart · intercept · obviate · avoid · check · forfend · stonewall.

Synonyms for PREVENTING: averting, precluding, avoiding, forestalling, helping, obviating, escaping, providing; Antonyms of PREVENTING: assisting, aiding, ...

30 окт. 2020 г. · Additional synonyms ; ward off · avoid,. prevent,. frustrate, ; fend off · preclude,. stave off,. forestall,. deflect ; head off · avert,. thwart,.

verb (used with object) to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed. Synonyms: thwart, obviate, preclude, forestall, obstruct. ...