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Synonyms for preemptive
priˈɛmp tɪvpre·emp·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
preemptive, pre-emptiveadjective
designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
"a preemptive business offer"
Synonyms:
pre-emptiveAntonyms:
permissive
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "preemptive":
preventive, pre-emptive, preemption, proactive, precautionary, preventative
Words popularity by usage frequency
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How to use preemptive in a sentence?
Our stance is that since the US and its followers continue their nuclear threats and intimidation -- in the form of their annual military drills -- on the doorstep of DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), we will continue to strengthen our defense and preemptive strike capabilities.
There are limitations( of our) ballistic missile defense( BMD) if several missiles are fired, neutralizing an enemy base( and preventing the launch of) the second and third missiles is within the range of self-defense. It is not a preemptive strike.
It’s not going to be WWIII. This is all a bluff. Putin knows that no one wins a nuclear exchange, if he ordered a preemptive strike on the United States, some general would shoot him in the head.
In the face of imminent danger, a preemptive strike became absolutely necessary, the existence of such training facilities, capable of training hundreds of jihadis could not have functioned without the knowledge of the Pakistani authorities.
This provides a strong incentive for them to undertake heavy-handed, extreme preemptive measures, in the coming month and a half, we're going to see more cities under lockdown.
Translations for preemptive
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- وقائيةArabic
- präemptiv, bevorzugt, vorbeugendGerman
- preventivoSpanish
- پیشگیرانهPersian
- préemptifFrench
- preemptiveIndonesian
- 先Japanese
- preventieve, preventiefDutch
- предупредительный, предупреждающий, профилактическийRussian
- preemptivno, преемптивноSerbo-Croatian
- förebyggandeSwedish
- ముందస్తుTelugu
- öncelikli, duraklatılmaTurkish
- phủ đầuVietnamese
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