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What is another word for
forestall
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To prevent or keep from happening
To preemptively execute, anticipate, or antedate a task or event to prepare for it
Verb
▲
To prevent or keep from happening
prevent
foil
thwart
stop
block
hinder
check
impede
avert
frustrate
preclude
obviate
obstruct
circumvent
deter
baulk
UK
balk
US
intercept
help
anticipate
preempt
parry
delay
stave off
head off
ward off
fend off
nip in the bud
pre-empt
get in before
second-guess
provide against
get ahead of
beat someone to the draw
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to it
steal a march on
curb
hamper
inhibit
stymie
restrain
halt
bar
derail
put a stop to
defeat
counter
arrest
cramp
restrict
oppose
scupper
hold back
prohibit
baffle
scotch
avoid
trammel
retard
crimp
dash
hamstring
spoil
ruin
stand in the way of
fetter
counteract
stall
beat
shut out
interfere with
hold up
rule out
deflect
forfend
interrupt
put the kibosh on
snooker
stonewall
debar
put paid to
nullify
hobble
outwit
checkmate
do for
put the stopper on
discomfit
encumber
limit
upset
repress
disappoint
slow down
interdict
crab
defend against
evade
foul up
louse up
handicap
put the mockers on
put an end to
sidestep
upset the applecart
stump
cripple
disrupt
bilk
cross
neutralize
US
nobble
exclude
hold off
take wind out of
neutralise
UK
steer clear of
forbid
divert
circumnavigate
stifle
skirt
shackle
smash
negate
overturn
bridle
snafu
embarrass
eliminate
constrain
take down
bork
cancel
sabotage
interfere
cumber
hang up
put a spoke in someone's wheel
hog-tie
short-circuit
queer someone's pitch
tie up
get in the way of
get in the way
slow
quash
stay
save
root
handcuff
disallow
manacle
ban
proscribe
offset
annul
buck
suppress
clog
keep lid on
except
resist
suspend
contravene
obscure
put a brake on
give the slip
cramp one's style
screw up
cook someone's goose
play off
spike someone's guns
keep at bay
turn aside
make impossible
make it impossible for
be a hindrance to
pick off
set back
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works
cut off
get out of
escape
bypass
crash
wreck
ditch
juke
unsettle
fend
stave
free
spare
reprieve
disconcert
shelve
shunt
absolve
exempt
dispense
keep off
finish
curtail
put off
bottleneck
discharge
withstand
throw a curve
muzzle
burden
forefend
stand off
peter out
scuttle
invalidate
choke
commandeer
strangulate
throw monkey wrench in
keep
confound
repel
squash
put the brakes on
shut off
take out of play
make an end of
bring to a close
shove aside
prevent the occurrence of
factor out
repulse
rattle
undo
damp
let
chill
cool
dampen
box in
throw a spoke in the wheel of
blank
counterplot
bury
be early
get one's retaliation in first
act against
be one step ahead of
prepare for
bring an end to
work against
act in advance of
head off at pass
confine
tie
get the better of
disqualify
confuse
straiten
cause setback
put end to
mess up
beat down
take wind out of sails
catch
ensnare
enmesh
net
capture
remove
snag
estop
turn off
tether
traverse
foreclose
stultify
shipwreck
ward
quit
discontinue
cease
discard
discount
dismiss
make impracticable
make it impracticable for
hem in
dodge
veto
outlaw
abolish
revoke
recant
reject
embargo
duck
take the wind out of your sails
get rid of
do away with
get round
take away
make unnecessary
elude
bate
shun
taboo
close out
freeze out
leave out
count out
close one's doors to
not consider
forget about
shirk
criminalize
US
freeze
sandbag
censor
throttle
criminalise
UK
screen
complicate
field
make illegal
give the red light to
give the thumbs down to
declare taboo
shut down
put the chill on
say no
declare illegal
weigh down
fight shy of
fence off
answer evasively
monkey with
crush
overcome
banjax
crool
lick
put the lid on
give the run around
dash one's hope
control
detain
subdue
squelch
keep back
slow up
stem
quell
hold
dam
destroy
contain
kill
extinguish
stamp out
withhold
smother
close off
regulate
muffle
reduce
decelerate
bog down
brake
rein in
strangle
gag
quelch
impair
lessen
hold down
constrict
undermine
entangle
jam
postpone
staunch
bind
intermit
moderate
tie down
govern
cramp someone's style
subvert
choke off
overpower
circumscribe
hold in
terminate
give a hard time
inconvenience
silence
end
deaden
delimit
throw cold water on
diminish
pour cold water on
disadvantage
mire
entrammel
mute
remit
close
retardate
decrease
shush
stanch
clobber
damp down
procrastinate
defer
occlude
shake
discourage
tame
stopper
make late
crack down on
cut short
keep in check
stop up
block up
demolish
block out
saddle with
bung up
put back
stem the flow of
devastate
break
bottle up
bring to screeching halt
mar
put a damper on
eradicate
keep within bounds
dissuade from
shatter
harm
obliterate
annihilate
incommode
slacken
decimate
discommode
leash
quench
faze
cap
plug
queer
barricade
keep waiting
pigeonhole
stunt
chain
enjoin
blockade
nix
stuff
quiet
clot
seal
muck up
fill
prorogue
charge
overload
embog
spike
pause
congest
protract
drag your feet
prolong
peg
botch
cork
clog up
put at a disadvantage
place at a disadvantage
measure
rule
bring to a standstill
put on hold
hang fire
put on back burner
back off
block off
snuff out
keep under control
fight back
cut back
put the brakes on
plug up
choke back
clamp down on
slap down
pull in
hold over
keep a tight rein on
keep a lid on
play for time
hold off on
keep the lid on
bite back
sidetrack
constipate
straitjacket
tie-up
cause to wait
cause to stay
tie someone's hands
dish
affect
disturb
debilitate
weaken
tamper
influence
caulk
oppress
bother
suffocate
sideline
trouble
conflict
put straitjacket on
puzzle
halt in its tracks
rein
close up
fill up
throw a monkey wrench in the works
nonplus
put a crimp in
mystify
swallow
set limits on
impose limits on
strangle at birth
flummox
choke up
pack
jam up
prevent from making progress
corner
damage
bung
tie one's hands
give disadvantage
take out
run counter to
keep from happening
rebuff
put out of commission
disempower
make difficult
temper
bottle
indispose
get bogged down
put the damper on
attack
deliver a blow to
slacken pace
injure
dispatch
boycott
cork up
shut in
dead-end
stand in the way
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
destabilize
US
throw a monkey wrench into
incapacitate
ravage
lag
abate
conquer
bog
discipline
blacklist
narrow down
put out
put down
gain control over
gain mastery over
demoralize
US
attenuate
ostracize
US
topple
loiter
qualify
reef
disable
threaten
blow
keep in
countermine
cut in
overthrow
emasculate
sap
put on brakes
vitiate
demarcate
raze
put a limit on
demoralise
UK
soften
destabilise
UK
challenge
bollix
wrong
wrack
cool down
keep tight rein on
button up
cool off
forbid to
contradict
deny
abort
back-water
lose speed
lose steam
cut down
wind down
anchor it
unbuild
hedge
drag through the mud
skin
impoverish
craze
bound
gainsay
disaffirm
impugn
combat
fight
break down
break up
clip one's wings
queer the pitch of
let up
treat harshly
waste time
hit the brakes
let down flaps
rout
poke full of holes
ostracise
UK
intrude on
fix
make a mess of
duel
contest
negative
dispute
hedge out
play havoc with
treat unfairly
be unfair to
do a disservice to
give a disadvantage to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
tell against
inflict a handicap on
cancel out
bring down
put at risk
balls up
blow a hole in
bring to naught
rain on someone's parade
render ineffective
buy time
filibuster
set
specify
demark
prescribe
go against
delimitate
define
girdle
kick the can down the road
employ delaying tactics
adjourn
place a limit on
hold in check
wipe out
reschedule
table
keep within limits
draw the line on
mark off
refrain from
mothball
bring to an end
respite
continue
dissuade
load
hang on
hold the line
resist attack
hold the fort
disadvise
extend
overwhelm
saddle
lengthen
withhold from
desist from
stay away
stay away from
refuse
forbear
deny oneself
give up
make up for
abstain from
shake off
restrain from
counterbalance
skip
break the habit of
skip out on
do without
shy from
leave off
kick
get around
steer clear
forgo
shrink from
abstain
renounce
keep from
desist
eschew
forbear from
waive
strain
shut
put on ice
laden
lumber
weight
lay on the table
take a rain check on
put over
set aside
put on the back burner
put in cold storage
carry over
lay over
give rain check
hold in abeyance
caution against
talk out of
scare out of
act like a wet blanket
warn against
scare off
lade
pile
freight
yoke
cut out
lock out
gum up
dump on
overburden
snow under
bear down on
snow
make heavy
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“Dreamers might also experience prophetic dreams that they would convey to others to
forestall
danger.”
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To preemptively execute, anticipate, or antedate a task or event to prepare for it
do in advance
antedate
get ready in advance
make arrangements beforehand
organize beforehand
prepare ahead
beat someone to it
do ahead
get ahead
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