Entail and Prevent

Entail

Entail verb - To have as part of a whole.
Usage example: a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense

Prevent is an antonym for entail.

Nearby Words: entailed, entailing

Prevent

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

Entail is an antonym for prevent.

Common collocations

sort entail sort prevent sort
end entail end prevent end
death entail death prevent death
destruction entail destruction prevent destruction
Other words: situation, use, characters, loss, damage.
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