FORESTALLED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

forestalled

verb

past tense of forestall

as in prevented

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 forestalled But its deterioration is a profound a priori, one that can only be partially forestalled. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The arts community almost lost the Ely House building over a decade ago but forestalled a bank takeover. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, on a wider scale, ecological disaster and the systematic massacre of innocent animals seemed no closer to being forestalled. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 However, new crops and agricultural techniques forestalled Malthus’ catastrophe in the 19th century. — The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026 Risings took place at Parma and Bologna, while that at Modena itself was forestalled by the arrest of the chief conspirators. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026 According to The New York Times, the comments could even have forestalled American strikes on Iran. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026 That threat is now forestalled, but for how long? — Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026 Perhaps the recent wobble has forestalled such a scenario. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025

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That strike prevented the landing of an Iranian flight carrying a Houthi delegation returning from the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader, who had been killed in the opening strikes of the war in February.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
The wild swing of events gave the Wildcats (5-1, 2-1) their first Big Ten road victory this season and prevented Fitzgerald from getting his first conference victory as the coach at Michigan State (2-5, 0-4).

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

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Jackson averted a suspension ahead of this season when authorities declined to file formal criminal charges after he was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Each time the door shut behind the man, Shawn had the feeling that some danger had been temporarily dodged, some crisis averted until the next day.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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