Forestall and Help

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Forestall

Forestall verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
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Help is an antonym for forestall in topics: allow, keep from happening.
Nearby Word: forestalling

Help

Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
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Forestall is an antonym for help in allow topic.
Nearby Words: helpful, helped, helpless, helper, helping
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  • Film / Cabin Fever Life-or-Limb Decision: After Our Intrepid Protagonist gets some infected blood on his hand, he tries to forestall his own infection by cutting off said hand with a chop saw, with Cassie's help.
    Source: Film / Cabin Fever
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