Entail
Entail verb - To have as part of a whole.
Usage example: a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense
Nearby Words: entailed, entailing
Preclude
Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding
Common collocations
| sort | entail sort | preclude sort |
| passage | entail passage | preclude passage |
| use | entail use | preclude use |
| characters | entail characters | preclude characters |
| Other words: damage. | ||
Cite this Source
Preclude and Entail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/entail/preclude
Entail & Preclude. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/entail/preclude>.
Preclude or Entail. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/entail/preclude.
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