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Detailed Synonyms for forestall in English

forestall:

forestall

  1. forestall
  2. forestall

to forestall verb (forestalls, forestalled, forestalling)

  1. to forestall
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    to prevent; to preclude; to forbid; to forestall; foreclose
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    • prevent verb (prevents, prevented, preventing)
    • preclude verb (precludes, precluded, precluding)
      • Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project1
    • forbid verb (forbids, forbade, forbidding)
      • My sense of tact forbids an honest answer1
    • forestall verb (forestalls, forestalled, forestalling)
    • foreclose verb
  2. to forestall
    – act in advance of; deal with ahead of time 1
    to counter; to anticipate; to foresee; to forestall
    – act in advance of; deal with ahead of time 1
    • counter verb (counters, countered, countering)
    • anticipate verb (anticipates, anticipated, anticipating)
    • foresee verb (foresees, foresaw, foreseeing)
    • forestall verb (forestalls, forestalled, forestalling)

Conjugations for forestall:

present
  1. forestall
  2. forestall
  3. forestalls
  4. forestall
  5. forestall
  6. forestall
simple past
  1. forestalled
  2. forestalled
  3. forestalled
  4. forestalled
  5. forestalled
  6. forestalled
present perfect
  1. have forestalled
  2. have forestalled
  3. has forestalled
  4. have forestalled
  5. have forestalled
  6. have forestalled
past continuous
  1. was forestalling
  2. were forestalling
  3. was forestalling
  4. were forestalling
  5. were forestalling
  6. were forestalling
future
  1. shall forestall
  2. will forestall
  3. will forestall
  4. shall forestall
  5. will forestall
  6. will forestall
continuous present
  1. am forestalling
  2. are forestalling
  3. is forestalling
  4. are forestalling
  5. are forestalling
  6. are forestalling
subjunctive
  1. be forestalled
  2. be forestalled
  3. be forestalled
  4. be forestalled
  5. be forestalled
  6. be forestalled
diverse
  1. forestall!
  2. let's forestall!
  3. forestalled
  4. forestalling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "forestall":


Related Definitions for "forestall":

  1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible1
  2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time1