Definition

Noun: * The act of preventing something by anticipating it and taking effective action to stop it from happening. This refers to proactively stopping an event or situation before it occurs, often by dealing with its potential causes in advance.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The government's swift policy changes were aimed at the forestalling of an economic crisis.
  • Her early apology was a clever forestalling of any potential criticism.
  • Effective forestalling of the conflict required delicate diplomacy.

Advanced Usage

• "In forestalling of": Used to indicate the purpose of a preventive action.
  • The measures were taken in forestalling of a total system failure.

Variants and Related Words

• Forestall (verb): To act in advance to prevent something from happening or to get ahead of someone.
  • They hoped to forestall any objections by presenting clear data.
• Prevention (noun): The more general act of stopping something from happening.
• Preclusion (noun): The act of making something impossible, especially in advance.

Synonyms

• Prevention: The act of stopping something from happening.
• Preclusion: The act of preventing something by making it impossible.
• Anticipation: Acting in advance of an event, though not always to prevent it.
• Obviation: The act of preventing or making unnecessary.

Antonyms

• Allowance: The act of permitting something to happen.
• Permittance: The action of allowing something.
• Facilitation: The act of making an action or process easier, which may allow it to happen.

Noun

1. the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively