prevention

prevention is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of going, or state of being, before. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of going, or state of being, before.
2. noun. Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought.
3. noun. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
4. noun. Prejudice; prepossession.
5. noun. the act of preventing

   "there was no bar against leaving"

   "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

   Synonyms: bar

Synonyms

bar

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in prevention:

provenient

Common word forms

preventions

Words from these letters

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