PREVENTION
PREVENTION
Entry: arrest
Function: noun
Definition: stopping
Synonyms: blockage, cessation, check, checking, delay, end, halt, hindrance, inhibition, interruption, obstruction, prevention, restraining, restraint, stalling, stay, staying, stoppage, suppression, suspension
Concept: stopping
Entry: avoidance
Function: noun
Definition: eluding
Synonyms: absention, circumvention, delay, departure, dodge, dodging, elusion, escape, escapism, eschewal, evasionn, flight, forbearance, nonparticipation, parry, passive resistance, prevention, recession, recoil, restraint, restraint, retreat, run-around, self-restraint, shirking, shunning
Concept: prevention/restriction
Entry: exclusion
Function: noun
Definition: expulsion
Synonyms: ban, bar, blackball, blockade, boycott, coventry, cut, debarment, debarring, ding, discharge, dismissal, ejection, elimination, embargo, eviction, exception, excommunication, forbiddance, interdict, interdicting, interdiction, keeping out, lockout, nonadmission, occlusion, omission, ostracism, ousting, preclusion, prevention, prohibition, proscription, refusal, refusal, rejection, relegation, removal, repudiation, segregation, separation, suspension, veto
Antonyms: inclusion
Concept: exclusion
Entry: inhibition
Function: noun
Definition: restriction
Synonyms: bar, barrier, blockage, check, embargo, hangup, hindrance, interdict, interference, obstacle, prevention, prohibition, reserve, restraint, reticence, self-consciousness, shyness, sublimation, suppression
Concept: prevention/restriction
Entry: opposition
Function: noun
Definition: antagonism
Synonyms: antinomy, antithesis, aversion, brush, civil disobedience, clash, combat, competition, competition, con, conflict, confronting, contention, contest, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, counteraction, counterattack, defense, defiance, disapproval, duel, encounter, engagement, fray, grapple, hostility, negativism, obstruction, action, obstructiveness, opposure, oppugnancy, prevention, repugnance, repulsion, resistance, rivalry, skirmish, strife, struggle, unfriendliness, violation, war, warfare
Concept: disagreement
Entry: prohibition
Function: noun
Definition: ban
Synonyms: bar, bleeper, constraint, disallowance, don't, embargo, exclusion, forbiddance, injunction, interdict, interdiction, negation, no-no, obstruction, off limits, prevention, proscription, refusal, repudiation, restriction, taboo, temperance, veto
Concept: stopping
Entry: restraint
Function: noun
Definition: self-control
Synonyms: abstemiousness, abstinence, caution, coercion, command, compulsion, confines, constraint, control, coolness, curtailment, economy, forbearance, grip, hindrance, hold, inhibition, limitation, moderation, prevention, repression, reserve, restriction, secretiveness, self-denial, self-discipline, self-government, self-possession, self-restraint, silence, suppression, unnaturalness, withholding
Concept: behavior (good)
PREVENT
Entry: prevent
Function: verb
Definition: stop
Synonyms: anticipate, arrest, avert, avoid, baffle, balk, bar, block, check, chill, cool, cork, counter, counteract, dam, debar, defend against, foil, forbid, forestall, forfend, frustrate, halt, hamper, head off, hinder, hold back, hold off, impede, inhibit, intercept, interdict, interrupt, limit, obstruct, obviate, obviate, preclude, prohibit, repress, restrain, restrict, retard, rule out, shut out, stave off, stop, storm-stay, thwart, turn aside, ward off
Concept: stopping
Entry: anticipate
Function: verb
Definition: prepare
Synonyms: apprehend, be early, block, delay, forestall, hinder, hold back, intercept, precede, preclude, prepare for, prevent, provide against
Antonyms: be unready
Concept: preparation
Entry: arrest
Function: verb
Definition: stop
Synonyms: block, can, check, delay, drop, end, freeze, halt, hinder, hold inhibit, interrupt, knock off, obstruct, prevent, restrain, restrict, retard, scrub, shut down, stall, stay, suppress
Antonyms: activate, encourage, advance, promote, forward
Concept: stopping
Entry: avert
Function: verb
Definition: thwart
Synonyms: avoid, deflect, deter, fend off, foil, forestall, frustrate, halt, look away, preclude, prevent, rule out, shove aside, shunt, stave off, turn, turn aside, turn away, ward off
Antonyms: cause, exacerbate, help
Concept: prevention/restriction
Entry: baffle
Function: verb
Definition: hinder
Synonyms: beat, block, check, circumvent, dash, defeat, disappoint, foil, frustrate, impede, obstruct, prevent, ruin, thwart, upset
Antonyms: aid, assist, encourage, help, support
Concept: prevention/restriction
Entry: balk
Function: verb
Definition: thwart
Synonyms: baffle, bar, beat, check, circumvent, counteract, cramp, dash, defeat, disappoint, disconcert, foil, forestall, frustrate, hinder, obstruct, prevent, ruin, stall, stop
Antonyms: aid, help, make easier, facilitate
Concept: prevention/restriction
Entry: ban
Function: verb
Definition: forbid
Synonyms: banish, bar, blackball, close down, close up, curse, declare illegal, disallow, enjoin, exclude, halt, ice out, illegalize, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, pass by, pass up, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, restrict, shut out, suppress, taboo
Antonyms: allow, sanction, approve, legalize, permit
Concept: stopping
Entry: bar
Function: verb
Definition: prohibit
Synonyms: ban, boycott, circumvent, condemn, debar, deny, disallow, discountenance, discourage, eliminate, enjoin, except, exclude, exile, forbid, freeze out, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, keep out, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend
Antonyms: facilitate, aid, abet, advocate, permit
Concept: prevention/restriction
Entry: block
Function: verb
Definition: obstruct
Synonyms: arrest, bar, barricade, block out, blockade, brake, bung up, catch, charge, check, choke, clog, close, close off, close out, congest, cut off, dam, deter, fill, halt, hang up, hinder, hold up, impede, intercept, interfere, occlude, plug, prevent, shut off, shut out, stall, stog, stonewall, stop, stop up, stopper, stymie, tackle, thwart
Antonyms: clear, let go, open, unblock, free
Concept: prevention/restriction
Entry: cheat
Function: verb
Definition: frustrate
Synonyms: baffle, check, defeat, deprive, foil, prevent, thwart
Antonyms: support, help, aid, cooperate
Concept: prevention/restriction