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synonyms for obviate

  • counteract
  • forestall
  • preclude
  • anticipate
  • avert
  • block
  • counter
  • deter
  • forfend
  • hinder
  • interfere
  • interpose
  • intervene
  • prevent
  • remove
  • restrain
  • ward
  • do away with
  • rule out
  • stave off
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On this page you'll find 49 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to obviate, such as: counteract, forestall, preclude, anticipate, avert, and block.

antonyms for obviate

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  • support
  • aid
  • allow
  • assist
  • encourage
  • help
  • let go
  • promote
  • permit
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How to use obviate in a sentence

This ruling isn’t likely to obviate that plan – the city wants all kinds of projects in that area to be viable, not just density-unit projects.
POLITICS REPORT: A CHIP OFF THE OLD COASTAL HEIGHT LIMITANDREW KEATTS AND SCOTT LEWISJUNE 18, 2022VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
No arguing there, but I actually felt more alive, more present wading in what felt like glacial melt that morning, when the hurt obviated everything but a scream that shifted into a smile.
WHAT DID I LEARN FROM THE SWAMPY MUCK OF THE FLORIDA TRAIL? THAT I’M A KINK HIKER.PATTY HODAPPFEBRUARY 27, 2022OUTSIDE ONLINE
I realized, even with the station a little bit of a distance from my house, having that light rail would obviate the need for car ownership.
A MARYLAND LAWMAKER ON HOW NOT OWNING A CAR HAS SHAPED HER IDEAS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION POLICYIAN DUNCANNOVEMBER 18, 2021WASHINGTON POST
I worry that animated versions of the past might give viewers the impression that they know exactly what happened—that the past is fully present to them—which will then obviate the need to learn more about the historical event.
DEEPFAKES COULD HELP US RELIVE HISTORY—OR REWRITE ITNIR EISIKOVITS/THE CONVERSATIONNOVEMBER 8, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
It didn’t obviate my fear of one private organization having that power.
HENRY KISSINGER’S LAST CRUSADE: STOPPING DANGEROUS AIBELINDA LUSCOMBENOVEMBER 5, 2021TIME
This obviates the need for separate tools like LUKS, VeraCrypt, or BitLocker.
A QUICK-START GUIDE TO OPENZFS NATIVE ENCRYPTIONJIM SALTERJUNE 23, 2021ARS TECHNICA
According to Kenealy, this concept is ideal for college dorms, taking less time than traditional delivery and obviating the need for a stranger to show up at students’ rooms.
CANNOLI KITS AND PRIME AGED STEAKS: HERE’S HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS REVOLUTIONIZED VENDING MACHINESLAURA REILEYMARCH 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST
But this port (to obviate misunderstanding) is not on the Ocean lying eastward, but on that gulf which I have called French bay.
THE JESUIT RELATIONS AND ALLIED DOCUMENTS, VOL. II: ACADIA, 1612-1614VARIOUS
To obviate the necessity for 'legs,' a simple and efficient substitute is shown in the transverse section.
YACHTING VOL. 2VARIOUS.
It is possible he may have the offer of an appointment in England, which would obviate the necessity of our returning to India.
ROBIN REDBREASTMARY LOUISA MOLESWORTH
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