Averting and Circumvention

Averting

Averting noun - The act or practice of keeping something from happening.
Usage example: the averting of forest fires can be helped by the clearing of dry underbrush

Circumvention and averting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Circumvention" instead a noun "Averting".

Nearby Words: avert, averted, avertable

Circumvention

Circumvention noun - The act of evading by going around.
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Synonyms for Circumvention

Averting and circumvention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Averting" instead a noun "Circumvention".

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