Forestallment and Forestalling

Forestallment

Forestallment noun - The act or practice of keeping something from happening.

Forestalling and forestallment are semantically related. in prevention topic. In some cases you can use "Forestalling" instead a noun "Forestallment".

Forestalling

Forestalling noun - The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively.
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Forestallment and forestalling are semantically related. You can use "Forestallment" instead a noun "Forestalling".

Nearby Words: forestall, forestalled
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