Synonyms and antonyms of To prevent something from happening in British Thesaurus

prevent (verb)

to stop something from happening

stop (verb)

to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening

avoid (verb)

to try to prevent something from happening

interfere with ()

to prevent something from happening or developing in the correct way

head off ()

to prevent something from taking place

avert (verb)

to prevent something bad or harmful from happening

prohibit (verb)

to prevent something from happening or being done

squash (verb)

to prevent something from happening or developing

knock something on the head ()

to prevent something from happening

get in the way of something ()

to prevent something from happening

avoid (verb)

legal to declare that a contract or other agreement is no longer legal or in force

block (verb)

to use your power to stop something from being done or from succeeding

block (verb)

to stop a natural process from happening

block off ()

to completely stop something from happening or progressing

cancel (verb)

to say that something that has been arranged will not now happen

check (verb)

to stop something bad from happening or getting worse

defeat (verb)

to prevent something from happening or being successful

discourage (verb)

to try to prevent something from happening, especially because you do not approve of it or think it is harmful

fight (verb)

to try very hard to prevent something from happening or getting worse

forbid (verb)

formal to make something impossible, or to prevent something from happening

forestall (verb)

to prevent something from happening by saying or doing something before it can happen

guard against ()

to help to prevent something from happening

guard against ()

to try to prevent something from happening

hold off ()

to stop something from happening

inhibit (verb)

to make it difficult for a process to start or continue in a normal way

insure against ()

to do something to stop something bad from happening

keep from ()

to prevent someone from doing something or prevent something from happening

obstruct (verb)

to take action in order to prevent someone from doing something or to prevent something from happening

preclude (verb)

formal if one thing precludes another, the first thing prevents the second one from happening

pre-empt (verb)

to do or say something that stops someone else’s plan or action

put a block on something ()

to stop someone from doing something, or to stop something from happening

put a stop/end to something ()

to make something stop happening, especially something bad or unpleasant

put the mockers on (British)

Britishinformal to prevent something from happening, or to spoil someone’s plans

reprieve (verb)

to stop or delay something bad that was going to happen

rid of ()

to stop a person or thing being affected by something annoying, unpleasant, or harmful by removing it

save the day/situation ()

to do something that prevents a situation from becoming unpleasant, embarrassing, or unsuccessful

stand in the way of something ()

to try to prevent something from happening

stave off ()

to stop something from happening

stop (verb)

to prevent a payment from being made

upset (verb)

to spoil something such as a plan