- Types Of Speech
- You can use forestall as a verb in a sentence.
- About Forestall
- A 3 syllables verb and 9 letters with the letters a, e, f, l, o, r, s, and t, 6 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter s. Forestall starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters f, fo, for, fore, fores, and the ending characters are l, ll, all, tall, stall, . Forestall is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- Compound Words
- A compound word, forestall has more than one word within it. There's 4 words which are fore, stall, forest, and all.
- School Grade
- Forestall is set as a sat word that starts with f, ends with l, 3 syllables, 3 vowels and 9 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Forestall in Pig Latin is said as "orestallfay or orestallfway".
- Unigram
- f | o | r | e | s | t | a | l | l
- Bigram
- fo | or | re | es | st | ta | al | ll
- Trigram
- for | ore | res | est | sta | tal | all
- Quadrigram
- fore | ores | rest | esta | stal | tall
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- keep from happening or arising;
have the effect of preventing;
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" - act in advance of;
deal with ahead of time
Synonym | Definition |
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Absorb | cause to become one with "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
Admonish | take to task "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
Aid | the work of caring for or attending to someone or something "no medical care was required" "the old car needed constant attention" |
Anticipate | be a forerunner of or occur earlier than "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
Assist | (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play |
Assistance | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose "he gave me an assist with the housework" "could not walk without assistance" "rescue party went to their aid" "offered his help in unloading" |
Avert | turn away or aside "They averted their eyes when the King entered" |
Avoid | stay clear from keep away from keep out of the way of someone or something "Her former friends now avoid her" |
Bamboozle | conceal one''s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" |
Ban | a decree that prohibits something |
View all cognitive synonyms for Forestall
Anagram | Definition |
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Forestall | keep from happening or arising have the effect of preventing "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" |
View English words with the unique letters used in forestall. Words With The Letters Aeflorst
Word | Definition |
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Forestalling | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
Obviation | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
Preclusion | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
Word | Definition |
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Avert | turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered" |
Avoid | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
Baffle | a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy |
Bilk | escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" |
Block | (American football) the act of obstructing someone''s path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" |
Blockade | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy |
Cross | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
Debar | prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" |
Deflect | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" |
Fend Off |
View All Hyponyms For Forestall
Forestall Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With F
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters