Boost and Prevent

Opposite meaning words

Boost verb - To lift with effort.

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Prevent is an antonym for boost in topics: push, increase, further.

Nearby Words: boosted, booster, boosting

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

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Boost is an antonym for prevent in topics: stop, reduce.

character	boost character	prevent character
power	boost power	prevent power
attack	boost attack	prevent attack
time	boost time	prevent time
Other words: magic, damage, attacks, enemies.

To prevent this level of abuse, offsetting penalties would not result in a four-on-four situation (until years later, when the NHL wanted to boost scoring).

Source: Obvious Rule Patch / Sports
The one that gets it gets a slight speed boost, but when the time is over, he'll get hit by a shrinking thunder and the only way to prevent it is to ram into another racer.

Source: The Scrappy / Super Mario Bros.
While this is a very minor matter, choosing to play as a female of a race that doesn't get a strength boost does prevent attaining 20 strength and the giant damage bonus that comes with it, making the female option somewhat less desirable if you want to play a melee fighter.

Source: Game-Favored Gender

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Prevent or Boost. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boost/prevent.

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