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Forestalling

Forestalling Meaning & Definition
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

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