Prevent (Crossword clue)

We found 26 answers for “Prevent” .

This page shows answers to the clue Prevent, followed by 9 definitions like “To be beforehand with”, “To go before; to precede” and “To intercept; to hinder”. Synonyms for Prevent are for example avert, ban and bar. More synonyms can be found below the puzzle answers.

3 letters

BAR

4 letters

FOIL

STOP

5 letters

AVERT

AVOID

DEBAR

DETER

ESTOP

STYMY

6 letters

HINDER

IMPEDE

KIBOSH

REEEAL

7 letters

BEREAVE

DEFLECT

RULE OUT (4,3)

WARD OFF (4,3)

8 letters

9 letters

DISENABLE

10 letters

Definitions of “Prevent”

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• To intercept; to hinder
• To keep from occurring
• To come before the usual time
• Keep from happening or arising
• To act ahead of; forestall
• Preclude keep from happening or arising
• To cause something not to happen or to stop it from being done
• Prevent from doing something or being in a certain state
• To be the reason why someone does not or cannot do a particular thing
• To hinder or stop from doing something: There is nothing to prevent us from going

Synonyms of “Prevent”

Using a synonym can be a good alternative for using “Prevent”. You might be able to find more answers by using these:
avert, ban, bar, cross, disqualify, exclude, hinder, impede, obstruct, obviate, preclude, prohibit and stop.

More crossword answers

We found 26 answers for the crossword clue Prevent . A further 50 clues may be related.

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