Preclude
Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Ruin and preclude are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruin" instead a verb "Preclude".
Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding
Ruin
Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.
Common collocations
| relationship | preclude relationship | ruin relationship |
| someone | preclude someone | ruin someone |
| characters | preclude characters | ruin characters |
| strategy | preclude strategy | ruin strategy |
| Other words: shot, ending, song. | ||
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Ruin and Preclude. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/preclude/ruin
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