Synonyms for pre-emptive
pre-emp·tive

Princeton's WordNet

1. preemptive, pre-emptiveadjective

   designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence

   "a preemptive business offer"

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1. pre-strike

   1. adjective -- a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from attacking you. 2. designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence 3. (military) military effort designed to reduce or destroy an enemy's attacking strength before it can use it: a pre-emptive strike.

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

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1. List of paraphrases for "pre-emptive":

   preventive, preemptive, preventative, pretrial, pre-trial, precautionary, pre-emption, proactive

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1. John Wood:

   Israel is opposed to the 2015 Iran nuclear framework deal, abandoned by Trump, and its restoration under the incoming Biden administration. Accordingly, this was a pre-emptive strike at the heart of the Iranian nuclear weapons program and its chief architect, there is no doubt that the attack will slow down Irans nuclear weapons program, but it will not end it.

2. Fritzie Michelena:

   We will do pre-emptive evacuations because it might be difficult to get people out if we do it later.

3. Eran Globus:

   It's a good thing; it was a pre-emptive move on their part to send the signal of acceptance.

4. Steffen Seibert:

   Essentially our approach is as follows: We are not taking a pre-emptive decision to ban any actor, or any company.

5. Doug Collins:

   In a quest to score political points against the president, they authorized a pre-emptive subpoena, treating a voluntary witness as hostile.