obviating
Removing the need
Obviating is the act of removing or preventing a difficulty, need, or obstacle before it becomes an issue.
When something obviates the need for action, it makes that action unnecessary: The new software obviates the need for manual data entry.
The word suggests preemptive elimination rather than solving a problem after it arises.
Preventing by prior action
- avertingPreventing by action
- precludingMaking impossible beforehand
- preemptingActing to prevent beforehand
- thwartingObstructing intended outcomes
warding off · fending off · staving off · heading off · anticipating · intercepting · blocking · stopping
Taking something out
- doing away withEliminating or ending something
- cutting outRemoving by separation
- eliminatingRemoving from consideration
- negatingNullifying or invalidating
nullifying · voiding · canceling · superseding · replacing · supplanting
Avoiding by going around
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- bypassingAvoiding by going around
- skirtingAvoiding by going around
- evadingSkillfully keeping away from
eluding · dodging · eschewing · shunning · ducking · diverting · deflecting · working around
Finding the answer
- resolvingReaching a conclusion
- addressingSpeaking to or handling
- remedyingCorrecting a fault
- fixingRestoring proper function
correcting · rectifying · curing · answering · clearing up · settling · handling · dealing with
forestalling
Preventing by prior action
- avertingPreventing by action
- precludingMaking impossible beforehand
- preemptingActing to prevent beforehand
thwarting · warding off · fending off · staving off · heading off · anticipating · intercepting · blocking · stopping · deterring
removing
Taking something out
- doing away withEliminating or ending something
- cutting outRemoving by separation
- eliminatingRemoving from consideration
negating · nullifying · voiding · canceling · superseding · replacing · supplanting
circumventing
Avoiding by going around
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- bypassingAvoiding by going around
- skirtingAvoiding by going around
evading · eluding · dodging · eschewing · shunning · ducking · diverting · deflecting · working around · getting around
solving
Finding the answer
- resolvingReaching a conclusion
- addressingSpeaking to or handling
- remedyingCorrecting a fault
fixing · correcting · rectifying · curing · answering · clearing up · settling · handling · dealing with · neutralizing
obviatingnecessitating
Making something mandatory
requiring · demanding · mandating · compelling · calling for
obviatingpermitting
Giving consent or authorization
allowing · enabling · facilitating · letting · inviting