Averting and Precluding

Averting

Averting noun - The act or practice of keeping something from happening.
Usage example: the averting of forest fires can be helped by the clearing of dry underbrush

Precluding and averting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precluding" instead a noun "Averting".

Nearby Words: avert, averted, avertable

Precluding

Precluding noun - The act or practice of keeping something from happening.
Usage example: the precluding of any misunderstanding seemed to be her top priority

Averting and precluding are semantically related. You can use "Averting" instead a noun "Precluding".

Nearby Words: preclude, precluded, preclusion
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Precluding and Averting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/averting/precluding
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