Forestall (Crossword clue)

We found 12 answers for “Forestall” .

This page shows answers to the clue Forestall, followed by 9 definitions like “To obstruct or stop up, as a way”, “To take beforehand, or in advance” and “Intercept and cut off (e”. Synonyms for Forestall are for example anticipate, block and obstruct. More synonyms can be found below the puzzle answers.

5 letters

AVERT

AVOID

DETER

STYMY

6 letters

HOGTIE

KIBOSH

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Definitions of “Forestall”

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• Intercept and cut off (e
• Keep from happening or arising
• Preclude keep from happening or arising
• To act beforehand with or get ahead of
• Prevent by taking action in advance preemptÂ
• To prevent sales at (a fair, market, etc
• (Literary terms) keep from happening or arising
• To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else
• To buy up (goods) in advance in order to increase the price when resold
• To prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police

Synonyms of “Forestall”

Using a synonym can be a good alternative for using “Forestall”. You might be able to find more answers by using these:
anticipate, block and prevent.

More crossword answers

We found 12 answers for the crossword clue Forestall . A further 15 clues may be related.

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