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forestalling
adjective as in defensive
noun as in obviation
noun as in preclusion
noun as in prevention
Strongest match
Strong matches
Weak match
Example Sentences
Politicians across the South are sure to react with ever more draconian laws and policies aimed at forestalling unionization.
Publication of these studies is far in the future, but in the meantime, the mathematical model offers a starting point for considering the feasibility and possible benefits of forestalling menopause in healthy women.
The data underscores the challenge policymakers face in keeping inflation at bay with tight monetary policy, while forestalling headwinds from a potential recession in the world's second-largest economy.
When she’s ready to give birth, she provides the hospital with a copy of the plan, forestalling the need for D.C.F. intervention.
The seven years before Russia’s 2022 invasion were marked by lower-level fighting, with heavy Western diplomacy and support to Ukraine aimed at forestalling wider conflict.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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