💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pre empting"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| forestallingnoun | The act of one who forestalls. |
| preventingverb | (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). |
| hindering | Harmful; that hinders. |
| obviatingverb | (transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary. |
| impedancenoun | (physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities. |
| hindrancenoun | Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else. |
| impeachmentnoun | (countable, law, chiefly US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office. |
| hamperingnoun | That which hampers; an impediment. |
| impedimentnoun | A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance. |
| obstructverb | To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. |
| hinderverb | (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate. |
| impeachverb | To bring a legal proceeding against a public official. |
| hamperverb | (US) A wicker or plastic basket specifically for holding laundry (from clothes hamper). |
| impedeverb | (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder. |
| ceasingnoun | A cessation. |
| setbacknoun | An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome). |
| obstructivenoun | Causing obstructions. |
| stonewallnoun | (idiomatic) A refusal to cooperate. |
| dykenoun | A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water. |
| finenoun | Senses referring to subjective quality. |
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