forestalling
2 synonyms for forestalling, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of stopping something by taking early action against it.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
preclusion
obviation
Etymology
Came from Middle English forstallyng, forstallynge, formed from forestall and -ing.
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