What is another word for forestalling?
Pronunciation:
[ fɔːstˈɔːlɪŋ], [ fɔːstˈɔːlɪŋ], [ f_ɔː_s_t_ˈɔː_l_ɪ_ŋ]
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Synonyms for Forestalling:
adj.
• defensive (adjective) • Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
• act (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun) • prevention (noun)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- check,
- banning,
- prevent,
- delay,
- Awaiting,
- neutrality,
- Retarding,
- preventative,
- warding off,
- balk,
- Deflecting,
- blocking,
- outlook,
- stay,
- dodge,
- Refraining,
- evasiveness,
- foiling,
- deterrent,
- engrossing,
- Delaying,
- elusion,
- Expecting,
- eager,
- anticipatory,
- ready,
- baulking,
- nonintervention,
- forbidding,
- Bilking,
- watching for,
- aborting,
- barring,
- forbearance,
- ban,
- defense mechanism,
- abstention,
- Sidetracking,
- abstinence,
- foresight,
- in anticipation,
- taproom,
- interception,
- Checking,
- anticipant,
- discouraging,
- keep,
- prophylactic,
- slowing,
- Avoiding,
- fending off,
- prophylaxis,
- sure,
- forestall,
- discouragement,
- getting around,
- stopping,
- gaping,
- forbid,
- impedance,
- evasion,
- hindrance,
- retardation,
- calling,
- determent,
- evasive action,
- proscription,
- shunning,
- waiting,
- circumvention,
- control,
- forestallment,
- sanguine,
- Obstructing,
- cake,
- curb,
- prohibition,
- obstruction,
- Restraining,
- halt,
- duck,
- preventive,
- zigzag,
- prospect,
- foretell,
- restraint,
- Arrestation,
- slip,
- mitigation,
- Interdicting,
- engross,
- escape,
- measure,
- Tabooing,
- frustration,
- barroom,
- avert,
- proscribe,
- Predicting,
- not surprised,
- deterrence,
- anticipation,
- foreclose,
- prevision,
- looking forward to,
- obviate,
- disallow,
- preclude,
- expectant,
- embarrassing,
- foresee,
- promising,
- call,
- optimistic,
- shy,
- avoiding reaction,
- agog,
- countering,
- staving off,
- agape,
- inhibiting,
- Anticipating,
- preclusive,
- hopeful,
- foreboding,
- unsurprised,
- certain,
- hindering,
- Hampering,
- debarment,
- arresting,
- expectation,
- interdiction,
- inhibition,
- equivocation,
- thwarting,
- prediction,
- expect,
- looking for,
- forbiddance,
- expectancy,
- Foreclosing,
- predict,
- avoidance,
- stoppage,
- curbing,
- Vetoing,
- Intercepting,
- waiting for,
- anticipate,
- Forewarned,
- taboo,
- Preventing,
- envision,
- impeding,
- confident,
- Debarring,
- saloon,
- anticipative,
- Disallowing,
- Mitigating,
- baulk,
- elusiveness,
- precaution,
- injunction,
- block,
- arrest,
- balking,
- Deterring,
- Cornering,
- envisioning,
- Proscribing,
- frustrating,
- runaround,
- averting,
- Foreknowing,
- estoppel,
- Precluding,
- foreclosure,
- halting,
- stop,
- abortion,
- Prohibiting,
- forearmed,
- controlling,
- in expectation,
- prohibitive,
- sidestep,
- enjoining,
- Jink,
- obviating,
- noninvolvement,
- prepared,
- all agog,
- Monopolizing.
How to use "Forestalling" in context?
There are a few words that could be used to describe "forestalling." They might be stopping abruptly, resisting, or blocking. Essentially, forestalling means doing something to prevent or delay something else.
It can be used in practical terms, such as when someone stops a car in traffic to help a victim. Forestalling can also be used in more abstract ways, such as when someone decides to act before a situation becomes too emotionally overwhelming.
Forestalling can be a conscious decision or an instinctive reaction. In either case, it's an effective way to avoid danger or to get what you want.
Paraphrases for Forestalling:
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Equivalence
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Verb, gerund or present participle
averting, Preventing.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Independent
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Verb, gerund or present participle
discouraging, foiling, frustrating, impeding, prevention, thwarting, Destroying, Deterring, Disrupting, Precluding, Preempting, aborting.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Hyponym for Forestalling:
n.
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act
bar, prevention.
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act
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