Defending
Defending adjective - Attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring.
Forestalling and defending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forestalling" instead an adjective "Defending".
Forestalling
Forestalling noun - The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively.
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Synonyms for Forestalling
Defending and forestalling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defending" instead an adjective "Forestalling".
Nearby Words: forestall, forestalled
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Related pairs
- prevent and defending
- prevent and forestalling
- watchful and defending
- watchful and forestalling
- protecting and defending
- protecting and forestalling
- protective and defending
- protective and forestalling
- in opposition and defending
- in opposition and forestalling
- opposing and defending
- opposing and forestalling
- safeguarding and defending
- safeguarding and forestalling
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