precluding

Definitions

Preventing from happening; making impossible.

Excluding or prohibiting someone from doing something.

Examples

The heavy rain resulted in a muddy field, precluding the possibility of playing the soccer match.

His lack of experience was the primary factor precluding him from being considered for the promotion.

Strict safety regulations are in place, precluding unauthorized personnel from entering the laboratory.

Synonyms

preventing prohibiting barring excluding forbidding blocking hindering

Antonyms

allowing permitting enabling facilitating promoting encouraging including