Forestall
Forestall verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Suspend and forestall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suspend" instead a verb "Forestall".
Nearby Word: forestalling
Mutual synonyms
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Suspend and Forestall. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forestall/suspend
Forestall & Suspend. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forestall/suspend>.
Suspend or Forestall. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/forestall/suspend.
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