PREVENTIONS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

prevention

noun

pri-ˈven(t)-shən

Definition of prevention

as in avoidance

the act or practice of keeping something from happening good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots

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Recent Examples of prevention Its existing Tron Eyes technology uses convolutional neural networks to analyze imagery for applications including disaster prevention, infrastructure inspection, agriculture and transportation. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 The 21 states fully running their own marketplaces generally have more robust fraud prevention programs, such as multifactor authentication, and have reported few or none of the kinds of unauthorized sign-ups plaguing the federal marketplace. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Without more active education and prevention efforts, as well as better detection methods for these drugs, students will continue to pay the price. — Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026 How To Prevent It Like many bathroom chores, prevention is much easier than constant deep cleaning. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prevention

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When a conjunction is probable, SSA/STC service providers alert the operators involved, who then decide whether to undertake a collision-avoidance maneuver.

— David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
In the very early days of COVID-19, millions who'd rarely thought twice about germ avoidance became germophobes.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of avoidance

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Noncitizens who knowingly violate the prohibition on casting ballots can face fines or up to a year in prison under federal law or a state sentence of up to three years in county jail.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The Senate will soon weigh in on the latest Farm Bill, which now seeks to expand market opportunities for mink farmers by undoing a prohibition in federal law on subsidizing the fur trade.

— Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026

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