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avoid vs forestall

forestall vs avoid

avoid and forestall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
avoid No No Yes No
forestall No No Yes No
As verbs, forestall is a hypernym of avoid; that is, forestall is a word with a broader meaning than avoid:
  • avoid: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
  • forestall: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Other hypernyms of avoid include forbid, foreclose, preclude, prevent.
avoid (verb) forestall (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
refrain from certain foods or beverages keep from happening or arising; make impossible
declare invalid
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
refrain from doing something
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