Balking and Forestallment

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Balking

Balking adjective - Stopping short and refusing to go on.
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Forestallment and balking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forestallment" instead a noun "Balking".
Nearby Words: balk, balked, balky

Forestallment

Forestallment noun - The act or practice of keeping something from happening.
Usage example: by raising the necessary funds, the historical society was able to effect a last-minute forestallment of the demolition of the town's oldest house
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Balking and forestallment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Balking" instead a noun "Forestallment".

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