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What is the adjective for preempt?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb preempt which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

preemptive
  1. Of or relating to preemption.
  2. Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.
  3. (bridge, of a high-level bid) Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. anticipatory, proactive, tactical, active, expectant, taking the initiative, acting in advance, anticipant, anticipative, foreseeing, forethoughtful, foretelling, provident, anticipating, preventative, precautionary, preventive, defensive, blocking, deterrent, protective, pre-emptive, prophylactic, counteractive, obstructive, inhibitory, preclusive, defending, safety, restrictive, precautional, restraining, constraining, cautionary, limiting, inhibiting, hindering … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The doctrine invites abuse because it offers no criteria by which to judge a threat justifying a preemptive strike.”
      “After the economy rebounded, the Greenspan Fed took preemptive action to stem inflation in its incipiency.”
      “The difference between contemplating preemptive war and jumping at shadows can become perilously thin.”
preemptory
  1. Pertaining to preemption.
  2. Examples:
      3. “She sat down on the top step of the landing, where she had so often paused to read her letters, and re-read the preemptory letter.”
      “Quite accustomed to the old ladys moods, Marjorie obligingly complied with the preemptory request.”
      “The majority of cantons were applying a preemptory tolerant policy towards users, hundreds of hemp shops and hemp producers.”
preemptable
  1. (computing) Capable of being preempted.
preemptible
  1. capable of being preempted
  2. Examples:
      3. “In comparison, the QNX Neutrino microkernel is small and preemptible, allowing the patented SMP technology to be implemented in just a few kilobytes of code.”
      “With its preemptible microkernel and priority-based preemptive scheduler, the QNX Neutrino RTOS delivers response times that are both fast and highly predictable.”
preempted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of preempt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. seized, appropriated, expropriated, commandeered, took, taken, arrogated, usurped, annexed, confiscated, sequestered, acquired, assumed, converted, pressed, prest, pirated, secured, accroached, occupied, obtained, took over, taken over, took possession of, taken possession of, hijacked, sequestrated, requisitioned, laid claim to, wrested, claimed, impounded, poinded, distrained, disseized, grabbed, pre-empted, captured, liberated, swiped, helped oneself to, moonlight requisitioned, took away, taken away, stole, stolen, misappropriated, highjacked, conquered, snatched … more
preempting
  1. present participle of preempt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. seizing, appropriating, expropriating, commandeering, taking, arrogating, usurping, annexing, confiscating, sequestering, acquiring, assuming, converting, pressing, pirating, securing, accroaching, occupying, obtaining, taking over, taking possession of, hijacking, sequestrating, requisitioning, laying claim to, wresting, claiming, impounding, taking away, disseizing, poinding, distraining, stealing, grabbing, pre-empting, capturing, liberating, swiping, helping oneself to, moonlight requisitioning, misappropriating, highjacking, conquering, snatching, clapping hands on, getting your hands on, grabbing hold of, arrogating to oneself, demanding, repossessing … more
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