What is another word for obviated ?

To have prevented oneself from

resisted the temptation to

had nothing to do with

given a wide berth to

gave something a miss

given something a miss

balked^US

baulked^UK

avoided like the plague

jibbed at

inhibited

let well enough alone

divorced oneself from

gave a wide berth

given a wide berth

had nothing more to do with

refused to take advantage of

kept one's distance from

looked down one's nose at

left something undone

escaped the clutches of

called off

slipped through the net of

kept out of the way of

slipped through the net

run around

avoided doing something

paid little attention to

slipped through your fingers

gave the thumbs down to

given the thumbs down to

given the thumbs down

given someone the big E

gave the elbow

given someone the air

given someone the push

gave someone the push

given the elbow

gave someone the air

gave someone the big E

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“This would have made the coast self-sufficient and obviate the need to upgrade the transmission line from Kikiwa and Islington.”

Verb

beat someone to the punch

Past tense for to prevent the occurrence of

balked^US

baulked^UK

made impossible

provided against

second-guessed

beat someone to the draw

quit

made it impossible for

beaten someone to the draw

made impracticable

beaten someone to the punch

prevented the occurrence of

made it impracticable for

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

brought to screeching halt

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

immobilised^UK

immobilized^US

thrown a spanner in the works

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

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Verb

Past tense for to annul or abolish by an authoritative act

abrogated

knocked something on the head

declared null and void

knocked out

rendered invalid

rendered null and void

backpedaled^US

went back on your word

gone back on your word

weaselled^UK

apologized^US

apologised^UK

refused to acknowledge

divorced oneself from

ridden roughshod over

took oneself off from

broken up with

broke up with

gone away from

taken oneself off from

done an about-turn on

gave the thumbs down to

given the thumbs down to

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Verb

Past tense for to prohibit or interdict a given action or process

gave the red light to

given the red light to

gave the thumbs down to

given the thumbs down to

ostracized^US

gave the cold shoulder to

ostracised^UK

closed one's doors to

penalised^UK

penalized^US

considered undesirable

had nothing to do with

withheld patronage

stood in the way

bottled up

prohibited from entering

refused to take part in

given the cold shoulder to

thrown cold water on

threw cold water on

given a wide berth to

gave a wide berth to

stricken

abstained from

gave the brush-off to

given the brush-off to

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Verb

Past tense for to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force

counteracted

stabilised^UK

stabilized^US

equalized^US

equalised^UK

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

leveled^US

levelled^UK

made of no use or value

regularized^US

regularised^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

put a spoke in someone's wheel

baulked^UK

balked^US

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

put end to

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

Adjective