precluding
Making something impossible
Precluding is the present participle of preclude, which means to prevent something from happening or to make something impossible in advance.
When one thing precludes another, it rules it out or eliminates it as a possibility.
Her injury is precluding her from competing this season.
The word often appears in formal or legal contexts where conditions or circumstances block certain outcomes.
Nothing in the agreement is precluding future negotiations.
Preventing by prior action
- avertingPreventing by action
- thwartingObstructing intended outcomes
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- stoppingCeasing to continue
hindering · impeding · obstructing · deterring · inhibiting · stymieing · heading off · warding off
Excluding from consideration
- eliminatingRemoving from consideration
- disallowingRefusing to permit
- ruling outEliminating from consideration
- omittingFailing to include
rejecting · disqualifying · prohibiting · debarring · shutting out · keeping out · locking out · blackballing
Intimidatingly stern or hostile
- banningOfficially prohibiting something
- interdictingForbidding by authority
- proscribingOfficially forbidding something
- vetoingFormally refusing approval
outlawing · embargo · injunction · moratorium · restriction · taboo · contraband · censorship
Expecting something to happen
- foreseeingPerceiving future events
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- proactiveActing before problems arise
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
forethought · precautionary · preventive · prophylactic · preparatory · early intervention · first strike
forestalling
Preventing by prior action
stopping · hindering · impeding · obstructing · deterring · inhibiting · stymieing · heading off · warding off · staving off
barring
Excluding from consideration
- eliminatingRemoving from consideration
- disallowingRefusing to permit
- ruling outEliminating from consideration
omitting · rejecting · disqualifying · prohibiting · debarring · shutting out · keeping out · locking out · blackballing · excepting
forbidding
Intimidatingly stern or hostile
- banningOfficially prohibiting something
- interdictingForbidding by authority
- proscribingOfficially forbidding something
vetoing · outlawing · embargo · injunction · moratorium · restriction · taboo · contraband · censorship · restraining order
anticipating
Expecting something to happen
- foreseeingPerceiving future events
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- proactiveActing before problems arise
foresight · forethought · precautionary · preventive · prophylactic · preparatory · early intervention · first strike
precludingpermitting
Giving consent or authorization
allowing · enabling · letting · admitting · sanctioning
precludingenabling
Making something feasible
allowing · permitting · encouraging · facilitating · promoting
precludingauthorizing
Granting official permission
sanctioning · admitting · including · accepting · embracing
include, conclude, conclusion, exclude, exclusive, inclusion, exclusion, recluse, excluding