What is a synonym for "forestalling"?

Common synonyms include: agape, agog, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipation.

Forestalling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
The act of one who forestalls.
2
the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of forestall form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology 1

From forestall + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English forstallyng, forstallynge, equivalent to forestall + -ing.