Synonyms for prevent

Other words for “prevent”, grouped by meaning.

We found 5 synonyms for “prevent”. The most common are forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid, keep.

verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible

verb stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

Synonymskeep

Oppositeslet

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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