Simple meaning
What does Prevention mean?
stopping something before it happens.
Dictionary definition
the act of stopping something from happening.
Example sentences
Prevention in a sentence
easy
In class, we used prevention to describe what happened in the story.
medium
The worksheet asked students to explain prevention in an everyday example.
hard
During discussion, students compared how prevention changed the outcome of the situation.
Synonyms
Words like Prevention
related termSimilar meaning used in caution or problem contexts.
close wordA near meaning with small usage differences.
Antonyms
Opposite words
opposite conditionA useful contrast in meaning.
safer stateShows a more secure opposite situation.
Word family
Prevention word family
Base word
prevention
noun
prevention
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does prevention mean?
Prevention means stopping something before it happens.
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