Prevent and Readying

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

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Readying is an antonym for prevent.

Readying noun - The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose.

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Prevent is an antonym for readying in prepare topic.

Nearby Words: ready, readied

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Readying and Prevent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevent/readying

Prevent & Readying. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevent/readying>.

Readying or Prevent. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevent/readying.

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