Cease
Preclude
Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Cease and preclude are semantically related in inhibit topic. Sometimes you can use "Cease" instead a verb "Preclude".
Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| contact | cease contact | preclude contact |
| time | cease time | preclude time |
| production | cease production | preclude production |
| damage | cease damage | preclude damage |
| Other words: consumption, existence, activities, weapons. | ||
Cite this Source
Preclude and Cease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/preclude
Cease & Preclude. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/preclude>.
Preclude or Cease. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cease/preclude.
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