What is another word for obviate?
607 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɒbvɪˌe͡ɪt], [ ˈɒbvɪˌeɪt], [ ˈɒ_b_v_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t]
The word "obviate" means to prevent or avoid the occurrence of something. There are several synonyms for this word that can be used in different situations. One such synonym is "preclude", which means to make something impossible or prevent it from happening. Another one is "avert", which means to divert or turn away something. "Forestall" is another synonym, which means to prevent something from happening by taking an early action. "Thwart" is another synonym which means to stop or prevent something from happening. All of these synonyms can be used to express the idea of preventing or avoiding something.
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Similar words for obviate:
- other relevant words (noun)
- preclude (noun)
- avoid (verb)
- check (verb)
- deter (verb)
- exclude (verb)
- forbid (verb)
- frustrate (verb)
- make unnecessary (verb)
- preclude (verb)
- prevent (verb)
- rule out (verb)
- stative (verb)
- ward/ward off (verb)
- other synonyms
- avoid
- exclude
- impede
- other relevant words
- rule out
- stave
Synonyms for Obviate:
n.
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- replace,
- discard,
- dump,
- dispose of,
- throw away,
- shed.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
• 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.
- 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.
- ward off,
- held down,
- holding in,
- Disadvise,
- turns away,
- turning away,
- forbidding,
- Paused,
- Repulsing,
- shut out,
- keep back,
- neutralize,
- Forfend,
- Bitted,
- talk out of,
- deter,
- nixing,
- Preventing,
- Damped,
- give run around,
- turned away,
- Harnessing,
- put the chill on,
- withholds,
- bottlenecked,
- locked up,
- hold down,
- reins in,
- forbid,
- hang up,
- held in,
- make impracticable,
- give the run around,
- talking out of,
- beat off,
- Tabooing,
- put chill on,
- defend against,
- Damping,
- bottlenecking,
- inhibits,
- keep arm's length,
- holds back,
- dashed hope,
- shutting out,
- frustrate,
- hold in,
- withhold,
- lock up,
- keep lid on,
- keep off,
- plays for time,
- put a damper on,
- slow down,
- keep at bay,
- play for time,
- put off,
- put end to,
- rein in,
- corking,
- playing for time,
- put a stop to,
- dash one's hope,
- put damper on,
- prohibit,
- kept back,
- Tabooed,
- declare illegal,
- throw cold water on,
- rule out,
- check,
- DAMPS,
- corked,
- say no,
- taboo,
- reined in,
- put an end to,
- put stop to,
- says no,
- locks up,
- prevent,
- act like a wet blanket,
- keep at arm's length,
- kept at bay,
- slacken pace,
- keeping back,
- exclude,
- out wit,
- cramp style,
- turn away,
- render null and void,
- cramp one's style,
- keeps back,
- slowed down,
- preclude,
- heads off,
- locking up,
- fend.
How to use "Obviate" in context?
Obviate is a verb meaning "to avoid, to circumvent, to eliminate." Obviate is often used in the context of eliminating obstacles to doing something. It can also be used figuratively to mean to remove any ambiguity or doubt.
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Verb, base form
abolish, address, avert, avoid, banish, bypass, circumvent, counter, delete, discourage, dismiss, dispel, disregard, eliminate, eradicate, eschew, evade, exclude, forestall, ignore, mitigate, negate, overcome, overlook, preclude, prevent, refrain, remedy, remove, replace, replacing, sidestep, stave, waive, Avoiding, Eliminating, deletes, removes, side-step, pre-empt.
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alleviate, counteract, override.
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