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forestall

How many syllables in forestall?

  2 syllables

Divide forestall into syllables:   fore-stall
Stressed syllable in forestall:   fore-stall
How to say forestall:

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Synonyms for forestall


2 syllables
  • avert
  • hinder
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • avoid
  • pre-empt
  • preempt
3 syllables
  • obviate
    4 syllables
    • jump in before
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    What rhymes with forestall

    1 syllable
    • all
    • awl
    • bawl
    • call
    • crawl
    • fall
    • Gaul
    • haul
    • mall
    • maule
    • nall
    • Paul
    • rall
    • sall
    • scrawl
    • shawl
    • spall
    • squall
    • tall
    • wall
    • aul
    • ball
    • brawl
    • caul
    • drawl
    • gall
    • hall
    • lall
    • maul
    • mol
    • pall
    • pol
    • Raul
    • Saul
    • shaul
    • small
    • sprawl
    • stall
    • thrall
    2 syllables
    3 syllables
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