Synonyms & related words for forestalling

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of forestalling — including obviation, forestallment, preclusion, anticipating, anticipant, anticipatory. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to forestalling

Explore words related to forestalling — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include forestalls, forestalled, averting, obviating, prevent, foreseeing, averts, avertible. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for forestalling

Common synonyms for forestalling include obviation, forestallment, preclusion, anticipating, anticipant, anticipatory, preclusive, anticipative — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does forestalling come from?

The word forestalling breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root fore-, from Old English fore (“before, front”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.