Ease and Forestall

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Ease verb - To free from obstruction or difficulty.

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Forestall is an antonym for ease.

Nearby Words: easy, eased, easing, easeful, easiness

Forestall verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

Usage example: you can often forestall skidding on the ice simply by driving more slowly

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Ease is an antonym for forestall.

Nearby Word: forestalling

death	ease death	forestall death
confusion	ease confusion	forestall confusion

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Forestall and Ease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ease/forestall

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