What is another word for obviating ?

beating someone to the draw

Present participle for to anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required)

balking^US

baulking^UK

beating someone to it

putting an end to

beating someone to the punch

keeping from happening

making impossible

keeping at bay

making it impossible for

preventing the occurrence of

making it impracticable for

acting like a wet blanket

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

throwing cold water on

standing in the way of

throwing a spanner in the works

putting the stopper on

shielding yourself from

keeping at a distance

keeping away

keeping at arm's length

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“This would have made the coast self-sufficient and obviate the need to upgrade the transmission line from Kikiwa and Islington.”

Verb

Present participle for to officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise)

revoking

knocking something on the head

declaring null and void

rendering null and void

going back on your word

flying in the face of

putting a line through

rendering ineffective

equalizing^US

equalising^UK

bringing to an untimely end

eating your words

coming to an end

bringing to a conclusion

putting six feet under

riding roughshod over

wiping from the face of the earth

wiping off the map

wiping off the face of the earth

apologising^UK

apologizing^US

having change of heart

doing an about-turn on

sterilizing^US

sanitizing^US

sanitising^UK

sterilising^UK

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Verb

giving the thumbs down to

Present participle for to prohibit or interdict a given action or process

giving the red light to

putting an embargo on

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

giving the cold shoulder to

closing one's doors to

placing an embargo on

leaving out in the cold

disfranchising

giving the cold shoulder

penalising^UK

penalizing^US

officially forbidding

prohibiting from entering

circumventing

overriding

weeding out

considering undesirable

disenfranchising

refusing admission to

handing someone the frozen mitt

leaving in the cold

marking off

putting on hit list

standing in the way of

overruling

cutting off

unfitting

leaving out of account

declaring null and void

having nothing to do with

withholding patronage

refusing to take part in

holding aloof from

washing your hands of

giving a wide berth to

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

giving the brush-off to

bringing to screeching halt

gridlocking

pouring cold water on

putting chill on

throwing cold water on

putting half nelson on

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Verb

Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

baulking^UK

balking^US

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting the stopper on

getting the better of

putting the mockers on

standing in the way of

upsetting the applecart

putting end to

taking wind out of sails

throwing a spanner in the works

giving the run around

rendering null and void

taking down

playing off

cooking someone's goose

confusing

stultifying

shipwrecking

taking the wind out of your sails

queering

halting in its tracks

throwing monkey wrench in

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

getting in the way of

getting in the way

cutting off

closing off

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

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Verb

Present participle for to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force

equalising^UK

equalizing^US

equalling^UK

equaling^US

making restitution for

stabilizing^US

stabilising^UK

rendering ineffective

levelling^UK

leveling^US

restoring the balance

recalibrating

regularising^UK

leveling out

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