Need another word that means the same as “preclude”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “preclude” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Preclude” are: close out, rule out, forbid, foreclose, forestall, prevent, make it impossible for, make it impracticable for, put a stop to, stop, prohibit, debar, interdict, block, bar, hinder, impede, inhibit, exclude, disqualify
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “preclude” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bar | Mark something with bars or stripes. Journalists had been barred from covering the elections. |
| block | Shape into a block or blocks. Block a garment. |
| close out | Bring together all the elements or parts of. |
| debar | Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. They were debarred entry to the port. |
| disqualify | (of a feature or characteristic) make (someone) unsuitable for an office or activity. A heart murmur disqualified him for military service. |
| exclude | Lack or fail to include. This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country. |
| forbid | Refuse entry to a place or area. I can see why phones were forbidden. |
| foreclose | Take possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments. The bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage. |
| forestall | Prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action. They will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence. |
| hinder | Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements. |
| impede | Be a hindrance or obstacle to. The sap causes swelling which can impede breathing. |
| inhibit | Limit the range or extent of. Cold inhibits plant growth. |
| interdict | Destroy by firepower, such as an enemy’s line of communication. I have not been interdicted from consuming alcoholic beverages. |
| make it impossible for | Add up to. |
| make it impracticable for | Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like. |
| prevent | Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state. The guards threatened to bar the gates to prevent him leaving. |
| prohibit | Formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority. He is prohibited from becoming a director. |
| put a stop to | Attribute or give. |
| rule out | Mark or draw with a ruler. |
| stop | Stop and wait as if awaiting further instructions or developments. This harassment has got to be stopped. |
| abolitionism | The doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery. |
| airsickness | Motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence. |
| avert | Turn away or aside. She averted her eyes while we made stilted conversation. |
| avoid | Keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something. This route avoids downtown Boston. |
| ban | 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova. A three year driving ban. |
| bar | Secure with or as if with bars. His face was barred with light. |
| blockade | Impose a blockade on. They voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions. |
| circumvention | The act of evading by going around. Circumvention of the rules undermines any fairness. |
| contraband | Goods forbidden to be supplied by neutrals to those engaged in war. The salt trade and contraband in it were very active in the town. |
| deter | Prevent the occurrence of. Strategists think not only about how to deter war but about how war might occur. |
| embarrass | Cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self conscious. She wouldn t embarrass either of them by making a scene. |
| firewall | Protect a network or system from unauthorized access with a firewall. A firewalled network. |
| forbid | Command against. I forbid you to call me late at night. |
| foreclose | Take possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments. The decision effectively foreclosed any possibility of his early rehabilitation. |
| forestall | Keep from happening or arising; make impossible. They will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence. |
| forfend | Protect (something) by precautionary measures. The sacrifice of Mississippi was forfended against even the treason of Wilkinson. |
| hamper | Prevent the progress or free movement of. A Christmas food hamper. |
| hinder | Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. Language barriers hindered communication between scientists. |
| illegalize | Declare illegal; outlaw. |
| impede | Block passage through. The sap causes swelling which can impede breathing. |
| inhibit | Prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something. Cold inhibits plant growth. |
| lightproof | Not penetrable by light. A lightproof envelope. |
| obstruct | Deliberately make (something) difficult. An indirect free kick is awarded for intentionally obstructing an opponent. |
| occlude | (of a solid) absorb and retain (a gas or impurity. Thick make up can occlude the pores. |
| prevent | Keep from happening or arising; make impossible. The guards threatened to bar the gates to prevent him leaving. |
| regulate | Fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of. A hormone which regulates metabolism. |
| stonewall | An act of delaying or obstructing a person, request, or process. When she doesn t like to face a problem she simply stonewalls. |
| stymie | A situation in golf where an opponent’s ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole. The changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments. |
| suppress | Prevent the dissemination of (information. The report had been suppressed. |
| thwart | A structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat. He never did anything to thwart his father. |
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