Prevent and Uphold

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Prevent

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
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Antonyms for Prevent
Uphold is an antonym for prevent.
Nearby Words: prevention, preventive, preventing, preventable, preventer

Uphold

Uphold verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.
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Antonyms for Uphold
Prevent is an antonym for uphold in maintain topic.
Nearby Words: upholder, upholding
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Common collocations

people prevent people uphold people
sort prevent sort uphold sort
end prevent end uphold end

Both words in one sentence

  • The Minister was quite unhappy with this development but, having to uphold the law, couldn't prevent it.
    Source: Convicted by Public Opinion
  • Fanfic / Intercom It's revealed in Chapter 11 that the emotions try to uphold The Masquerade to prevent their humans from potentially losing it (such as by committing crimes and claiming it's their emotions' fault).
    Source: Fanfic / Intercom
  • In fact, the British and French joined Mussolini's Italy in the Stresa Front, an agreement to uphold the independence of Austria and prevent any further breaking of the Treaty of Versailles.
    Source: Enemy Mine / Real Life
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