FORESTALLING Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

forestalling

verb

present participle of forestall

as in preventing

to keep from happening by taking action in advance you can often forestall skidding on the ice simply by driving more slowly

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Recent Examples of forestalling With the help of TDT-DTECT, AI can help detect strings that appear to have been generated by AI and isolate them earlier in the malware's execution, thereby potentially forestalling adverse consequences before the malware can act. — John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 By some interpretations, the fawner resembles Scheherazade, forestalling death through creative feats that appease the men around her. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 Phased retirement can also help companies to manage the consequences of the looming workforce contraction by forestalling brain drain and smoothing succession planning — all while preserving the institutional knowledge and relationships that help companies thrive. — Mary Moreland, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025 Impressive as that is, though, forestalling a hostage situation is not really in her wheelhouse, and Nolan grabs Summerville’s gun, kicking out Elsbeth and Summerville while trapping the store’s staff and one customer. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025 Those efforts were defensive, aimed at forestalling oversight that might slow growth. — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Could see the futility of forestalling the harmful acts of an addict. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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There are scores of websites, social-media groups, and YouTube channels dedicated to analyzing and documenting crashes, ostensibly with the goal of preventing future mishaps in flight.

— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Austrian authorities have cited the headdress’s fragility as the cause preventing its return, as per a joint study by Austrian and Mexican conservators.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026

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While people in Israel are praising the passengers and the captain as heroes for averting disaster, a broader debate is emerging over government failures that allowed something like this to happen, Lonsdorf says.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot hailed for averting a catastrophe on a FlyDubai flight, described Spice Jet incorrectly.

— New York Times, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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