obviates
Makes something redundant
Obviate means to prevent or eliminate the need for something by anticipating and addressing it in advance.
A good solution obviates the problem entirely: Working from home obviates the need for a commute.
The new software obviates several manual steps.
The word implies making something unnecessary rather than merely avoiding it.
Stops from occurring
- forestallsPrevents by prior action
- preemptsActs to prevent another
- avertsPrevents from occurring
- heads offPrevents by early action
wards off · staves off · blocks · stops · thwarts · intercepts · anticipates · deflects
Takes something out
- bypassesGoes around instead
- circumventsEvades by cleverness
- sidestepsEvades by moving aside
- avoidsDeliberately stays away from
does away with · cuts out · skips · forgoes · precludes · negates · nullifies · voids
Settles or concludes firmly
- settlesComes to rest
- addressesLocations for correspondence
- handlesGrasping parts or manages
- solvesFinds the answer to
rectifies · remedies · fixes · clears up · deals with · takes care of · answers · overcomes
Makes no longer fashionable
- antiquatesMakes outdated or obsolete
- deprecatesExpresses disapproval of
prevents
Stops from occurring
- forestallsPrevents by prior action
- preemptsActs to prevent another
- avertsPrevents from occurring
heads off · wards off · staves off · blocks · stops · thwarts · intercepts · anticipates · deflects · checks
removes
Takes something out
- bypassesGoes around instead
- circumventsEvades by cleverness
- sidestepsEvades by moving aside
avoids · does away with · cuts out · skips · forgoes · precludes · negates · nullifies · voids · cancels
resolves
Settles or concludes firmly
solves · rectifies · remedies · fixes · clears up · deals with · takes care of · answers · overcomes · neutralizes
outmodes
Makes no longer fashionable
- antiquatesMakes outdated or obsolete
- deprecatesExpresses disapproval of