Random word

Obviate is an English word with synonyms like foreclose or forestall. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Obviate in a sentence

Obviate | Obviated | Obviates

Obviate meaning

  1. To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
  2. To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).

Synonyms of Obviate

rid of foreclose forestall prevent ward off avoid fend off stave off head off avert deflect debar necessitate eliminate preclude

Using Obviate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary. | To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).
  • Useful related words include: rid of, foreclose, forestall, prevent.
  • In the example corpus, obviate often appears in combinations such as: obviate the, to obviate, would obviate.

Context around Obviate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Obviate

  • In this selection, "obviate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, owner, ambassadors, entirely, nearly, waiting and possible stand out and add context to how "obviate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include class entirely obviate this interuser and does not obviate the need. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "obviate" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with obviate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The only way to obviate the disastrous predominance of the weak is to develop the strong. (16 words)

Also, some structured questions are being rolled out to obviate the need for submitting voluminous records online. (17 words)

The cloud was supposed to obviate these challenges of data storage, but, to date, it hasn’t. (17 words)

The RBA had hoping that a strong labour market would obviate the need for it to cut the cash rate from a record low 1.5 per cent, but a subsequent softening is widely expected to have sealed the deal for a 0.25 percentage point cut on Tuesday. (49 words)

Decisions by that site’s owner obviate nearly the entire value proposition of Truth, and whatever remains fades away a little bit more every time Trump does anything on X. As a proper business, Truth Social is dead in the crib. (41 words)

I mean part of that is things that that we were working with the federal government on really to try to obviate some of the environmental damage that was being caused by the discharges. (34 words)

Example sentences (15)

Because state law defines the standard of care, legislation can refine this standard for pediatric gender dysphoria, which would obviate the need for judges to defer to politicized medical institutions.

And it does not obviate the need for public investment mechanisms to provide necessary services that do not return a profit.

Decisions by that site’s owner obviate nearly the entire value proposition of Truth, and whatever remains fades away a little bit more every time Trump does anything on X. As a proper business, Truth Social is dead in the crib.

Also, some structured questions are being rolled out to obviate the need for submitting voluminous records online.

The cloud was supposed to obviate these challenges of data storage, but, to date, it hasn’t.

I mean part of that is things that that we were working with the federal government on really to try to obviate some of the environmental damage that was being caused by the discharges.

The RBA had hoping that a strong labour market would obviate the need for it to cut the cash rate from a record low 1.5 per cent, but a subsequent softening is widely expected to have sealed the deal for a 0.25 percentage point cut on Tuesday.

These floating ambassadors obviate waiting in line in the lobby – instead, they are readily accessible to you to personalize and optimize your experience,” said Ms. Poling.

Advertentie

What matters is the discovery that the underlying blockchain technology can obviate the need for centralized authorities in contexts where they were once thought to be indispensable.

Bench micrometers of the "super-mic" class entirely obviate this interuser variation by having the user dial the handwheel until a needle reads zero on a gauge, producing the same pressure on every reading.

He considered, but rejected on theoretical grounds, a particular proposal for hidden variables to obviate the indeterminism or acausality of quantum mechanical measurement.

Key points must of course be taken but a wise choice of such will obviate the need for storming the mass of islands now in enemy possession.

The MP3 standards do not define tag formats for MP3 files, nor is there a standard container format that would support metadata and obviate the need for tags.

The only way to obviate the disastrous predominance of the weak is to develop the strong.

The random assignment of responsibility to individuals who may or may not be competent has obvious risks, but the system included features meant to obviate possible problems.

Advertentie

Common combinations with obviate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "obviate" in a sentence?
An example: "Because state law defines the standard of care, legislation can refine this standard for pediatric gender dysphoria, which would obviate the need for judges to defer to politicized medical institutions." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "obviate" from authentic English texts.
What does "obviate" mean?
Obviate means: To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
What are synonyms of "obviate"?
Common synonyms of "obviate" include: rid of, foreclose, forestall, prevent, ward off, avoid, fend off, stave off. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "obviate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "obviate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.