Mousetrap and Prevent

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Mousetrap noun - A trap for catching mice.

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Prevent is an antonym for mousetrap in topics: lure, draw attention.

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

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Mousetrap is an antonym for prevent.

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Prevent and Mousetrap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mousetrap/prevent

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