1. (verb)prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid keep from happening or arising; make impossible Synonyms: proscribe, rule out, counter, interdict, keep, veto, preclude, forestall, prevent, prohibit, foreclose, forbid, nix, anticipate, foresee, close out, disallow
2. (verb)anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter act in advance of; deal with ahead of time Synonyms: predict, counter, foreknow, previse, look for, preclude, forestall, prevent, foreclose, forbid, envision, call, prognosticate, look to, anticipate, foresee, foretell, forebode, expect, promise
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'forestall'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. forestall The original sense of prevent, to come before, act in advance of, which is now practically obsolete, was still in good use when the authorized version of the Bible was made, as appears in such pass Synonyms: prevent, anticipate, forestall, obviate, preclude
Synonyms for forestall 
