Synonyms for Obviate:

• n.

  •
  • replace,
  • discard,
  • dump,
  • dispose of,
  • throw away,
  • shed.
  •preclude (noun)
  • study at prevent.

• v.

  •avoid (verb)
  • faking out,
  • by passing,
  • re-coiled,
  • with draw,
  • with drawn,
  • re coiled,
  • stayed away,
  • laying low,
  • kept clear,
  • staid out,
  • re-coil,
  • ran for cover,
  • giving the slip,
  • stays away,
  • shrank from,
  • staid away,
  • shuffles off,
  • shook and bake,
  • shuffling off,
  • shook bake,
  • keeps clear,
  • gives the slip,
  • re coil,
  • by pass,
  • gave slip,
  • steps aside,
  • by passed,
  • fended off,
  • skipping out on,
  • with-drawn,
  • give slip,
  • shaking and bake,
  • skipping town,
  • with drew,
  • circumlocuted,
  • gives slip,
  • re-coiling,
  • re coils,
  • staying away,
  • by passes,
  • stayed out,
  • shrinks from,
  • runs for cover,
  • steered clear of,
  • shake bake,
  • with draws,
  • steers clear of,
  • skipped out on,
  • with drawing,
  • lays low,
  • shaking bake,
  • skips town,
  • stepping aside,
  • shuffled off,
  • shakes bake,
  • shrinking from,
  • running for cover,
  • gave the slip,
  • keeping clear,
  • skips out on,
  • turns aside,
  • with-drawing,
  • stays out,
  • shakes and bake,
  • circumlocuting,
  • re coiling,
  • with-drew,
  • shrunk from,
  • giving slip,
  • with-draws,
  • fakes out,
  • circumlocutes,
  • re-coils,
  • with-draw,
  • holds off,
  • staying out.
  •check (verb)
  • dis courage,
  • de lay,
  • re pressed,
  • dis courages,
  • counter-acted,
  • slackened pace,
  • re buffing,
  • re-pulsed,
  • holds down,
  • re-presses,
  • dis-courages,
  • re pressing,
  • de-lay,
  • with hold,
  • counter act,
  • re presses,
  • holds in,
  • slackens pace,
  • re pulsing,
  • counter-acts,
  • counter acted,
  • with holding,
  • with-holds,
  • re duce,
  • re buffs,
  • re-duce,
  • re-pulse,
  • re buff,
  • reining in,
  • re pulsed,
  • de lays,
  • dis-courage,
  • re-pulsing,
  • de-laying,
  • played for time,
  • nip the bud,
  • counter acts,
  • re press,
  • slows down,
  • re-buffing,
  • re-buff,
  • with held,
  • nip bud,
  • with-held,
  • with holds,
  • re-buffed,
  • re-press,
  • counter-acting,
  • counter acting,
  • nip in bud,
  • with-hold,
  • re-pulses,
  • re pulses,
  • re-buffs,
  • re-pressing,
  • slowing down,
  • re pulse,
  • de laying,
  • re-duces,
  • de-lays,
  • re duces,
  • re buffed,
  • Bitting,
  • slackening pace,
  • counter-act.
  •deter (verb)
  • dis-advised,
  • fore stalling,
  • putting damper on,
  • de barred,
  • disadvises,
  • de bar,
  • dis advised,
  • acts like a wet blanket,
  • dis advises,
  • de-bar,
  • re straining,
  • dis advise,
  • puts damper on,
  • acting like wet blanket,
  • dis advising,
  • threw cold water on,
  • fore stall,
  • acted like wet blanket,
  • act like wet blanket,
  • re strain,
  • forfending,
  • disadvised,
  • re-straining,
  • forfended,
  • de-barred,
  • fore stalled,
  • fore-stalled,
  • de bars,
  • throwing cold water on,
  • re-strained,
  • puts a damper on,
  • dis-advise,
  • re strains,
  • putting a damper on,
  • forfends,
  • re-strain,
  • dis-advising,
  • acting like a wet blanket,
  • fore stalls,
  • throws cold water on,
  • disadvising,
  • de barring,
  • dis-advises,
  • de-bars,
  • re-strains,
  • re strained,
  • talked out of,
  • fore-stall,
  • talks out of,
  • acts like wet blanket,
  • de-barring,
  • fore-stalling,
  • acted like a wet blanket,
  • fore-stalls.
  •exclude (verb)
  • forced out,
  • drove out,
  • re-fuse,
  • re fuses,
  • pro scribed,
  • re-moves,
  • sidelining,
  • pro-scribed,
  • dis-allowed,
  • re fusing,
  • pro scribing,
  • re fused,
  • locked out,
  • shutting the door on,
  • re-moving,
  • re-move,
  • re moved,
  • locking out,
  • re moving,
  • dis allows,
  • dis allowed,
  • dis-allow,
  • pro scribes,
  • refuses admittance,
  • leaved out,
  • dis allow,
  • locks out,
  • re fuse,
  • refusing admittance,
  • shuts door on,
  • dis-allows,
  • shutting door on,
  • dis-allowing,
  • ex cept,
  • pro scribe,
  • inter-dict,
  • re-fused,
  • sets aside,
  • ex-cept,
  • pro-scribe,
  • shut door on,
  • refused admittance,
  • inter dict,
  • dis allowing,
  • drave out,
  • re move,
  • shuts the door on.
  •forbid (verb)
  • puts chill on,
  • declared illegal,
  • puts the chill on,
  • putting the chill on,
  • declaring illegal,
  • said no,
  • putting chill on,
  • declares illegal,
  • re strict,
  • saying no,
  • nixed,
  • re-strict.
  •frustrate (verb)
  • cramping ones style,
  • cramped one's style,
  • de feats,
  • over-comes,
  • render null void,
  • dashing one hope,
  • hanging up,
  • dashes one hope,
  • dashes hope,
  • hanged up,
  • de feat,
  • dashes ones hope,
  • dash ones hope,
  • out witting,
  • dis heartened,
  • giving the run around,
  • dis-heartening,
  • de-pressing,
  • dis-heartens,
  • dis hearten,
  • dashed ones hope,
  • dash hope,
  • dashing hope,
  • cramp one style,
  • cramps one style,
  • over comes,
  • cramp ones style,
  • cramping style,
  • gave the run around,
  • renders null and void,
  • cramps ones style,
  • de-pressed,
  • gives run around,
  • rendered null void,
  • cramped ones style,
  • cramps style,
  • de press,
  • dashing ones hope,
  • out wits,
  • cramped one style,
  • hangs up,
  • dis heartens,
  • de pressing,
  • out-wits,
  • de-feat,
  • rendered null and void,
  • out-witting,
  • gave run around,
  • over-coming,
  • dashes one's hope,
  • de-presses,
  • giving run around,
  • over come,
  • dis-heartened,
  • de-press,
  • dis heartening,
  • de presses,
  • cramps one's style,
  • dashed one's hope,
  • gives the run around,
  • over coming,
  • rendering null void,
  • out-wit,
  • de-feats,
  • cramping one style,
  • dashing one's hope,
  • upset applecart,
  • dis-hearten,
  • dash one hope,
  • renders null void,
  • cramping one's style,
  • cramped style,
  • de pressed,
  • rendering null and void,
  • dashed one hope,
  • out witted.
  •make unnecessary (verb)
  • interpose,
  • interfere,
  • intervene,
  • do away with,
  • ward,
  • counteract,
  • restrain,
  • block,
  • counter.
  •preclude (verb)
  • dis-continue,
  • dis continue,
  • dis-continues,
  • puts a stop to,
  • made impracticable,
  • dis continuing,
  • makes impracticable,
  • putting a stop to,
  • dis-continued,
  • making impracticable,
  • puts stop to,
  • dis-continuing,
  • dis continues,
  • putting stop to,
  • dis continued.
  •prevent (verb)
  • kept lid on,
  • pre vented,
  • puts end to,
  • pre vents,
  • pre-venting,
  • pre vent,
  • keeping lid on,
  • pre-vent,
  • inter-cept,
  • putting end to,
  • putting an end to,
  • defended against,
  • pre-vented,
  • puts an end to,
  • keeps lid on,
  • pre-vents,
  • pre venting,
  • inter cept,
  • defends against,
  • defending against.
  •rule out (verb)
  • dis missed,
  • re-canted,
  • dis-missing,
  • dis missing,
  • re canting,
  • re-canting,
  • not considers,
  • dis-missed.
  •stative (verb)
  • obviate.
  •ward/ward off (verb)
  • keeping arm's length,
  • kept bay,
  • keeping arm length,
  • keeps off,
  • kept at arms length,
  • keep arm length,
  • keep bay,
  • kept arm length,
  • keep at arms length,
  • keeping at bay,
  • keeps at arms length,
  • kept off,
  • beating off,
  • re-butting,
  • keeping arms length,
  • kept arms length,
  • kept at arm's length,
  • keeps bay,
  • beats off,
  • re butted,
  • keep at arm length,
  • keeps at bay,
  • keeps arm length,
  • keeping at arm length,
  • keeping bay,
  • keeping off,
  • keeping at arms length,
  • re-butted,
  • keeps at arm length,
  • keeping at arm's length,
  • re butting,
  • keep arms length,
  • keeps at arm's length,
  • keeps arm's length,
  • kept arm's length,
  • kept at arm length,
  • keeps arms length.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • nip in the bud.
  •avoid
  • Shying,
  • By-pass,
  • steer clear of,
  • fending off,
  • shuffle off,
  • turn aside,
  • shake off,
  • run for cover,
  • hold off,
  • by-passing,
  • skip town,
  • Shied,
  • Escaping,
  • by-passed,
  • skip out on,
  • laid low,
  • keep clear,
  • shrink from,
  • circumlocute,
  • turned aside,
  • stay away,
  • give the slip,
  • skipped town,
  • stay out,
  • fake out,
  • turning aside,
  • by-passes,
  • shies,
  • steering clear of,
  • shakes off,
  • lay low,
  • Withdrew,
  • step aside,
  • stepped aside,
  • faked out,
  • shake and bake.
  •exclude
  • lock out,
  • setting aside,
  • keep out,
  • forcing out,
  • veto,
  • drives out,
  • leaves out,
  • sidelined,
  • occlude,
  • driving out,
  • leaving out,
  • refuse admittance,
  • except,
  • shut the door on,
  • kept out,
  • keeps out,
  • forces out,
  • keeping out,
  • leave out,
  • drive out,
  • left out,
  • sideline,
  • Embargoed,
  • Embargoing,
  • force out.
  •impede
  • hinder.
  •rule out
  • not considering,
  • not consider,
  • not considered.
  •stave
  • stave.

Paraphrases for Obviate:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    avoid, Avoiding, eliminate, Eliminating, avert, remove, removes, circumvent, eradicate, preclude, prevent, forestall, sidestep, ignore, exclude, counter, bypass, waive, overcome, negate, remedy, disregard, evade, overlook, delete, deletes, side-step, abolish, banish, dispel, address, pre-empt, dismiss, replace, replacing, eschew, mitigate, stave, refrain, discourage.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    counteract, alleviate, override.

Antonyms for Obviate:

• v.

  • make unnecessary
    let go, help, permit, encourage, support, assist, promote, aid, allow.
  • stative
    necessitate.
  • Other antonyms:
    demand, postulate, take, ease, involve, foster, require, let, cultivate, need, leave, advance, nurture, call for, ask, forward, smooth, further, unclog, facilitate, abet.

Hypernym for Obviate:

• v.

  • stative
    rule out, close out, preclude.