something that is different from what is normal or expected
- Similar:
- oddity
- Opposite:
- norm
Stretch level · Top grammar & independent schools
forestall
verb
to stop something happening by acting before it does
She forestalled trouble by explaining.
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More thinking & knowing words
difficult to understand because it is deep or complicated
- Similar:
- complex
- Opposite:
- clear
having mixed feelings, unsure what you want
- Similar:
- uncertainty
- Opposite:
- certainty
a comparison that shows how two things are alike
- Similar:
- comparison
the exact opposite of something
- Similar:
- opposite
- Opposite:
- equivalent
a short, clever saying that expresses a wise idea
- Similar:
- saying
decided by chance or whim rather than by reason
- Similar:
- random
- Opposite:
- deliberate
in a way that shows doubt or suspicion
- Similar:
- suspiciously
- Opposite:
- boldly