Synonyms of prevention

prevention

noun

pri-ˈven(t)-shən 

as in avoidance

the act or practice of keeping something from happening

good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoidance
• prohibition
• neutralization
• prohibiting
• averting
• circumvention
• deterrence
• precluding
• forestallment
• nullification
• thwarting
• negation
• outlawing
• forbidding
• interdiction
• debarment
• barring
• crossing
• checkmate
• frustration
• proscribing
• baffling
• determent
• proscription
• enjoining
• balking
• foiling
• interdicting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assistance
• support
• aid
• backing
• promotion
• facilitation
• cultivation
• encouragement
• advancement
• nurture

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prevention

Southern California Edison’s electrical equipment continues to spark scores of fires in its territory, even though the utility has spent billions of dollars on prevention measures that are costing the average customer more than $300 a year. —Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025

California's Bureau of Automotive Repairs recommends installing a theft prevention device on the converters to secure them to a vehicle. —Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025

But prevention is smarter, more cost-effective, and more humane. —Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

Also last year, city leaders decided not to pursue a flood prevention tax that, if passed, would have raised millions — including possible matching funds — for stormwater projects across San Diego. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025