Synonyms for pre-emptive
pre-emp·tive

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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. Harry Harris:

   He recently threatened pre-emptive nuclear strikes against the United States and other countries in the region, folks, make no mistake about it. North Korea is on a quest for nuclear weapons, the means to miniaturize them and the ways to deliver them intercontinentally.

2. Kelly Preston:

   The church has a very intense indoctrination to prepare you for anything you might hear, it’s like a pre-emptive strike in case something uncomfortable comes up. Kelly’s been trained to not believe what she hears in the media. She’s been trained to think that these are evil people making things up.

3. Fritzie Michelena:

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

4. Doug Collins:

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

5. 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.