Antonyms for intervention
ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃənin·ter·ven·tion

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. intervention

   Antonyms:
   continuance, nonintervention, uninterruptedness, noninterference

   Synonyms:
   intrusion, insinuation, interference, intercession, mediation, agency, interposition

Matched Categories

1. • Care
   • Engagement
   • Foreign Policy
   • Law
   • Placement
   • Proceeding

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. intervention, intercessionnoun

   the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

   "it occurs without human intervention"

   Antonyms:
   nonintervention, noninterference

   Synonyms:
   interposition, intercession, treatment, interference

2. intervention, interferencenoun

   a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

   Antonyms:
   nonintervention, noninterference

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, hitch, noise, intercession, hinderance, interference, interposition, preventive, hindrance, incumbrance, treatment, encumbrance, preventative

3. interposition, interventionnoun

   the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others

   Antonyms:
   noninterference, nonintervention

   Synonyms:
   interpolation, interjection, intercession, interference, interposition, treatment, interpellation

4. interventionnoun

   (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings

   "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits"

   Antonyms:
   noninterference, nonintervention

   Synonyms:
   interposition, intercession, treatment, interference

5. treatment, interventionnoun

   care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

   Antonyms:
   nonintervention, noninterference

   Synonyms:
   handling, intercession, interference, discourse, interposition, discussion, treatment

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. interventionnoun

   Synonyms:
   interference, interposition, mediation, intercession

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intervention

   Synonyms:
   EBM Combination product, medical product, therapeutic intervention

How to use intervention in a sentence?

1. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn:

   Woe to that nation whose literature is disturbed by the intervention of power. Because that is not just a violation against freedom of print, it is the closing down of the heart of the nation, a slashing to pieces of its memory. The nation ceases to be mindful of itself, it is deprived of its spiritual unity, and despite a supposedly common language, compatriots suddenly cease to understand one another.

2. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem:

   Any ground intervention on Syrian land without the agreement of the Syrian government is an act of aggression ... we regret that those (who invade) will return to their countries in coffins.

3. Pat Houston:

   She didn’t make it. She found out that I was coming for her, not to do an intervention, because I didn’t want to go through that with her. I just wanted her to come back and talk to me so we could figure out how this was going to take place because she needed to go.

4. Anita Lower of the LGA:

   To maximise the effectiveness of this prevention and intervention work, children's services departments need further funding to address the scale of demand for help from children and their families.

5. Vera Pardee:

   The EPA stepped in to protect California from this crude-by-rail facility's dangerous air pollution, federal intervention is urgently needed because the air district and Kern County officials have utterly failed to safeguard public health and the environment.

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