Antonyms of noun intervention

1 of 5 senses of intervention

Sense 2
intervention, interference -- (a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries)
       Antonym of nonintervention (Sense 1)
      => nonintervention, noninterference -- (a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun intervention

5 senses of intervention

Sense 1
intervention, intercession -- (the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention")
       => engagement, participation, involvement, involution -- (the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities")

Sense 2
intervention, interference -- (a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries)
       => foreign policy -- (a policy governing international relations)

Sense 3
interposition, intervention -- (the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others)
       => placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement -- (the act of putting something in a certain place)

Sense 4
intervention -- ((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")
       => proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings -- ((law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked)

Sense 5
treatment, intervention -- (care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury))
       => care, attention, aid, tending -- (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention")

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