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. Downing Street:

   Such an intervention was directed exclusively to averting a humanitarian catastrophe caused by the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons, and the action was the minimum judged necessary for that purpose.

2. Hiroki Allen:

   BOJ intervention is not likely after the negative interest rate announcement, so sellers do not expect a reversal in the declining trend.

3. Dabo Guan:

   Unless there is a significant amount of change - a large government intervention like the stimulus package of 2008 - then China's emissions will stabilize and gradually go down.

4. Alexander Shein:

   Israel’s prudence from the outbreak of the conflict in Syria has become apparent in the fact that Israel did not consider the overthrow of President Assad as an indispensable condition to avoid foreign intervention and impediment for the beginning of a national reconciliation.

5. Anthony Wells:

   Some have portrayed Obama's intervention as backfiring - I wouldn't go that far but this poll does suggest that Obama hasn't given the remain team a boost at all, it hasn't been a game changer, it hasn't shifted opinion - it hasn't really made much difference at all.

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