Forestall synonyms
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To keep from happening; ward off; prevent
provide against
To anticipate
hinder (related)
To hinder is defined as to restrain or hold something back.
prevent (related)
To keep (a person or thing) from doing something; impede:
be ready for
To anticipate
anticipate (related)
The definition of anticipate is to think and/or talk ahead about what may happen, and either take action beforehand to handle the situation or be ready to respond when the time occurs.
To put off to a future time; postpone
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To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity:
To bring a suit to prevent a mortgagor from redeeming (a property) by paying any outstanding debt.
To forbid is defined as to order that something not occur, or to prevent something from occurring.
To foresee is defined as to anticipate something, predict something or realize something before it occurs.
At or against the front or face.
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pre-empt (related)
stem-the-tide (related)
distract-attention-from (related)
stave off (related)
quell (related)
(Obs.) To extend or place over or across
get ahead of
To anticipate
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Monopolize is defined as to have or take complete control over something.
To occupy the thoughts of to the virtual exclusion of other matters; engross; absorb
To make unnecessary
allow (related)
To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
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Find another word for forestall. In this page you can discover 28 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for forestall, like: avert, provide against, hinder, prevent, be ready for, anticipate, delay, preclude, ward, nip-in-the-bud and foreclose.