pre-emptively
Before it happens
Pre-emptively means doing something before someone else can act, typically to gain advantage or prevent a threat.
A country might strike pre-emptively to neutralize an enemy before being attacked.
She pre-emptively apologized before anyone could complain.
The word implies anticipating and forestalling rather than merely acting first.
Prevent by prior action
- avertPrevent or deflect
- thwartPrevent success of
- precludeMake impossible in advance
- obviatePrevent by anticipation
deter · ward off · head off · stave off · block · intercept · circumvent · counteract
Ability to anticipate futures
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- expectantAwaiting something foreseen
- prescientHaving advance knowledge
- predictiveRelating to forecasts
forecasting · forward-looking · prospective · readiness · preparedness · anticipating · foreseeing · prognostic
Figured out mathematically
- tacticalStrategically planned
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- positioningArranging in specific locations
countermeasure · offensive · chess · outmaneuvering · first-mover · advantage · initiative · deliberate
Keenly aware of danger
- waryGuardedly alert
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
- guardedWary and restrained
watchful · alert · careful · defensive · risk-averse · hedging · safeguarding · precautionary
forestall
Prevent by prior action
obviate · deter · ward off · head off · stave off · block · intercept · circumvent · counteract · nip in the bud
foresight
Ability to anticipate futures
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- expectantAwaiting something foreseen
- prescientHaving advance knowledge
predictive · forecasting · forward-looking · prospective · readiness · preparedness · anticipating · foreseeing · prognostic · early warning
calculated
Figured out mathematically
positioning · countermeasure · offensive · chess · outmaneuvering · first-mover · advantage · initiative · deliberate · planned
vigilant
Keenly aware of danger
- waryGuardedly alert
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
guarded · watchful · alert · careful · defensive · risk-averse · hedging · safeguarding · precautionary · protective measure
pre-emptivelyreactively
In response to stimulus
retroactively · after the fact · belatedly · subsequently · responsively
pre-emptivelypassively
Without active participation
defensively · wait-and-see · hesitantly · reluctantly · inactively
example, prompt, premium, redeem, exempt, unpremeditated, unpreventable, pre-empted, pre-empt