Synonyms for intervention
ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃənin·ter·ven·tion

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. intervention

   Synonyms:
   intrusion, insinuation, interference, intercession, mediation, agency, interposition

   Antonyms:
   continuance, nonintervention, uninterruptedness, noninterference

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. intervention, intercessionnoun

   the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

   "it occurs without human intervention"

   Synonyms:
   interposition, intercession, treatment, interference

   Antonyms:
   nonintervention, noninterference

2. intervention, interferencenoun

   a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, hitch, noise, intercession, hinderance, interference, interposition, preventive, hindrance, incumbrance, treatment, encumbrance, preventative

   Antonyms:
   nonintervention, noninterference

3. interposition, interventionnoun

   the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others

   Synonyms:
   interpolation, interjection, intercession, interference, interposition, treatment, interpellation

   Antonyms:
   noninterference, nonintervention

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"

   Synonyms:
   interposition, intercession, treatment, interference

   Antonyms:
   noninterference, nonintervention

5. treatment, interventionnoun

   care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

   Synonyms:
   handling, intercession, interference, discourse, interposition, discussion, treatment

   Antonyms:
   nonintervention, noninterference

Matched Categories

1. • Care
   • Engagement
   • Foreign Policy
   • Law
   • Placement
   • Proceeding

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. interventionnoun

   Synonyms:
   interposition, interference

2. interventionnoun

   Synonyms:
   mediation, agency

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. interventionnoun

   Synonyms:
   interference, interposition, mediation, intercession

PPDB, the paraphrase database(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "intervention":

   interference, speech, response, interventions, 'intervention, involvement, action, intervene, interfere, statement, intervening, meddling, interfering, non-interference, interventionism, interposition, surgery, engagement, contribution, contingency, speaking, intervened, non-intervention, reaction

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. intervention

   Synonyms:
   EBM Combination product, medical product, therapeutic intervention

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1. Public Defender Jorge Otarola:

   The state's intervention is needed because, even though traditions should be respected, they must be updated to reduce the suffering of animals.

2. Keeve Nachman:

   An FDA intervention, such as determining maximum levels for 4-MEI in beverages, could be a valuable approach to reducing excess cancer risk attributable to 4-MEI exposure in the U.S. population.

3. Kieran Dowd and colleagues:

   If mothers do not currently perceive their child’s weight as problematic, they are less likely to seek or implement any intervention to address this, it is likely then that the child will continue to gain weight throughout childhood, adolescence and into adulthood.

4. Hiroki Allen:

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

5. Amina White:

   It requires clinical intervention. It would be highly problematic to charge someone with criminal wrongdoing who is in fact seeking or in need of or already undergoing treatment for a substance use disorder, one would hope that the response to this very unfortunate case would be: What can we do to better support someone like her?

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