forestalling
Definitions
Noun
- The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
Verb
- Keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "forestalling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fascinating | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | functioning | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | forthcoming | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | forecasting | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | falsifying | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | featherbedding | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | foreclosing | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | fertilizing | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | finalizing | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | fireproofing | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | foreshadowing | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | forewarning | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | fortifying | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | franchising | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | freelancing | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | fundraising | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | philandering | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | photoshopping | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "forestalling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resting | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | forecasting | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | recalling | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | forestall | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | retailing | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | stalling | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | retelling | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | wrestling | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | stallings | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | restating | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | foretelling | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | forestalls | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | forestalled | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | totalling | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | reselling | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | forsaking | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | forrestal | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | freestanding | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | salling | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ostling | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "forestalling" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "forestalling".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 18
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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