Social life

Synonyms for prevent

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsSocial life

stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

We must prevent the cancer from spreading.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

keep

Same sentence, swapped: We must keep the cancer from spreading.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for prevent as it is used in the sentence above.

foreclose
produce
limit

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Closest first: other social life words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

cookverbfaketamper, with the purpose of deceptionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line failverbbombfail to get a passing gradeFoothillsHas a reason line gatherverbcollectassemble or get togetherFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line issueverb, nounsupplycirculate or distribute or equip withFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line regulateverborderbring into conformity with rules or principles or usageRidgeline2 senses reinverbharnesscontrol and direct with or as if by reinsRidgelineHas a reason line relinquishverbreleaserelease, as from one's gripRidgeline2 senses practicenounpatterna customary way of operation or behaviorFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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