INTERVENTIONS Synonyms
There are 27 hypernyms of the word interventions. (close relations)
Definition of INTERVENTIONS
intervene
Best Alternative Words for INTERVENTIONS
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steps | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flight of stairs or a flight of steps • the course along which a person has walked or is walking in | ||||||||
tactics | nounn | |||||||
noun • the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy • a plan for attaining a particular goal | ||||||||
actions | nounn | |||||||
noun • something done (usually as opposed to something said) • the state of being active • a military engagement • a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) • the series of events that form a plot • the trait of being active and energetic and forceful • the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism • a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong • an act by a government body or supranational organization • the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field • In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges). verb • institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against • put in effect | ||||||||
approaches | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation • the act of drawing spatially closer to something • a way of entering or leaving • the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing • the event of one object coming closer to another • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time • a close approximation • a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green verb • move towards • come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character • begin to deal with • come near in time • make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion | ||||||||
initiatives | nounn | |||||||
noun • readiness to embark on bold new ventures • the first of a series of actions adjective satellite • serving to set in motion | ||||||||
measures | nounn | |||||||
noun • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal • how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify • a statute in draft before it becomes law • the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats • measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements • a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance verb • determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of • express as a number or measure or quantity • have certain dimensions • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | ||||||||
procedures | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particular course of action intended to achieve a result • a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work • a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program • a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings | ||||||||
strategies | nounn | |||||||
noun • an elaborate and systematic plan of action • the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war | ||||||||
undertakings | nounn | |||||||
noun • any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted • the trade of a funeral director | ||||||||
intercession | nounn | |||||||
noun • a prayer to God on behalf of another person • the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) | ||||||||
interference | nounn | |||||||
noun • a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries • the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding • electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication • (American football) blocking a player's path with your body • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | ||||||||
interposition | nounn | |||||||
noun • the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts • the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others | ||||||||
treatment | nounn | |||||||
noun • care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) • the management of someone or something • a manner of dealing with something artistically • (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) • an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic |