Forestalling Definition & Meaning

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Forestalling

Forestalling Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Forestalling? [n] the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively Synonyms \| Synonyms for Forestalling: obviation \| preclusion Related Terms \| Find terms related to Forestalling: agape \| agog \| all agog \| anticipant \| anticipating \| anticipative \| anticipatory \| arrestation \| avoidance \| avoiding reaction \| awaiting \| certain \| circumvention \| confident \| debarment \| defense mechanism \| determent \| deterrence \| deterrent \| deterring \| discouragement \| discouraging \| dodge \| duck \| eager \| elusion \| elusiveness \| equivocation \| escape \| estoppel \| evasion \| evasive action \| evasiveness \| expectant \| expecting \| forbearance \| forbiddance \| forbidding \| forearmed \| foreclosure \| forestallment \| forewarned \| gaping \| getting around \| halt \| hopeful \| in anticipation \| in expectation \| jink \| looking for \| looking forward to \| neutrality \| nonintervention \| noninvolvement \| not surprised \| obviation \| optimistic \| preclusion \| preclusive \| prepared \| preventative \| prevention \| preventive \| prohibition \| prohibitive \| prophylactic \| ready \| refraining \| sanguine \| shunning \| shunting off \| shy \| sidestep \| sidetracking \| slip \| stay \| stop \| stoppage \| stopping \| sure \| the runaround \| unsurprised \| waiting \| waiting for \| watching for \| zigzag See Also \| bar \| prevention

Forestalling Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Forestalling?

[n] the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively

Synonyms | Synonyms for Forestalling: obviation | preclusion

See Also | bar | prevention

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