forestall
wait
stall
hinder
play for time
slowball
set back
longanimity
patience
ward off
forbearance
deterrent
put off
tread carefully
kick into the long grass
respite
prevention
see which way the cat jumps
wariness
bog
preclusion
forestalling
stave off
forestay
obviation
debar
footdragger
waiting game
impeach
put someone on ice
defer
forestallment
precaution
strike while the iron is hot
kick the can down the road
seal someone's fate
cunctatorship
hold off
precautional
abbrochment
delay
procrastinate
retard
holdup
precautiousness
preventive
encumber
putoff
stonewall
holdoff
catch
suspension
fristing
preveniently
hold fire
foot-dragging
shy away from
exceptionalism
preventionism
curb
resist
head off
retardation
guard
precautiously
precautionarily
avoidment
roadblock
preventingly
avoiding
avert
preventiveness
pre-emptive
prevenient
plan on
preemptive
hold
queer
forewit
baffle
postponer
caution
deterrently
thwart
cross
spoil
sleep on
foil
scotch
frustrate
bilk
deter

English words for 'To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.'

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