prevented

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prevented

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪd/

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of prevent

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: forestall, preclude, forbid, keep, foreclose, aborted, accused, alerted, allowed, averted, avoid, avoidable, avoided, avoiding, ban, banned

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"prevented." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prevented. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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prevented. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prevented

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"prevented." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prevented.

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@misc{prevented_2026,
  title = {prevented},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prevented},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}