Clues for the word "PREVENT"
We've had 22 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 46 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on December 30, 2025.
Definition of prevent
- v. t. - To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct.
- v. t. - To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
- v. t. - To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
- v. i. - To come before the usual time.
Referring Clues
- Forestall
- Thwart
- Keep from happening
- Foil
- Nip in the bud
- Block
- Stop
- Hinder
- Bar where spin doctors congregate?
- Stop advertising sporting occasion
- Stop! Shut up! The clergyman is coming in!
- Hinder public relations on occasion
- Stop publicity stunt
- Parson in confined stop
- Stop extremely popular occurrence
- Avert
- Stop media manipulation happening!
- Stop propaganda happening
- Don't allow backing for Trump's extremes to overshadow right's regular following
- Check before opening
- Bar that's shut up when clergyman enters
- Check before discharge
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - December 30, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 11, 2025
- New York Times - August 02, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - April 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 21, 2025
- Your Life Choices - December 17, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - December 01, 2024
- Daily American - December 01, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - June 07, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 21, 2024
- Your Life Choices - October 05, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - August 29, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - March 28, 2023
- Daily American - December 01, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - October 21, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - August 18, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - January 21, 2018
- Mindfood Daily - September 15, 2017
- USA Today - August 25, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 25, 2017
- Guardian Quiptic - May 01, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - March 01, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - January 20, 2017
- Daily American - December 01, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - September 13, 2016
- LA Times - August 04, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - October 19, 2015
- LA Times - October 01, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 02, 2013
- And in 16 more crossword puzzles...