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

Miracle Boyd, a violence prevention activist working with GoodKids MadCity, started a Facebook livestream as protesters approached the statue, according to the lawsuit filed in July 2024. —Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025

During the 2022 Ebola outbreak, the country received $34 million in aid to implement infection surveillance and prevention protocols. —Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025

In the United States, purging data addressing LGBTQ HIV information from Federal websites denies clinicians and researchers access to vital information to target interventions for treatment, prevention or support services to those most in need. —Dr. Gary Spinner, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025

Physical activity can help maintain a healthy weight which would help in its prevention. —Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 4 Mar. 2025