Synonyms for preemptive
priˈɛmp tɪvpre·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"

   Synonyms:
   pre-emptive

   Antonyms:
   permissive

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1. List of paraphrases for "preemptive":

   preventive, pre-emptive, preemption, proactive, precautionary, preventative

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1. Bryan Griffin:

   Gov. DeSantis was able to execute a historically efficient response to Hurricane Ian because of his directives for a massive preemptive staging effort, enhanced state agency cooperation, and his insistence in being on the ground in the most affected areas after the storm.

2. The North military:

   The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK holding tightly the arms to annihilate the enemies with towering hatred for them are waiting for the dignified Supreme Command to issue an order to launch a preemptive strike of justice.

3. Lindsey Graham:

   It’s not going to be WWIII. This is all a bluff. Putin knows that no one wins a nuclear exchange, if he ordered a preemptive strike on the United States, some general would shoot him in the head.

4. Yanzhong Huang:

   This provides a strong incentive for them to undertake heavy-handed, extreme preemptive measures, in the coming month and a half, we're going to see more cities under lockdown.

5. Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri:

   If a Canadian bank with U.S. subsidiaries were to fail, it bears asking whether the preemptive actions of U.S. authorities would create obstacles for the orderly resolution of the consolidated bank by Canadian authorities.