obviation
Making something unnecessary
Obviation is the act of preventing or eliminating something, typically a problem or difficulty, before it arises.
The word appears mainly in formal or technical contexts: The new design allows for the obviation of costly repairs.
In linguistics, obviation refers to a grammatical distinction in some languages marking which third-person referent is less central to the discourse.
Deliberate keeping away
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- forestallingPreventing by prior action
- preemptionActing to prevent another's action
- circumventionAct of going around
deterrence · safeguard · protection · barrier · prophylaxis · mitigation · interception · anticipation
Act of taking away
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- negationDenial or cancellation
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- cancellationVoiding of plans
voiding · nullification · invalidation · abolition · repeal · revocation · expunction · erasure
Answer or liquid mixture
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- fixRepair or solution
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
shortcut · alternative · substitution · replacement · redress · reconciliation · settlement
avoidance
Deliberate keeping away
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- forestallingPreventing by prior action
- preemptionActing to prevent another's action
circumvention · deterrence · safeguard · protection · barrier · prophylaxis · mitigation · interception · anticipation · foresight
removal
Act of taking away
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- negationDenial or cancellation
- annulmentDeclared void from start
cancellation · voiding · nullification · invalidation · abolition · repeal · revocation · expunction · erasure · deletion
solution
Answer or liquid mixture
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- fixRepair or solution
bypass · shortcut · alternative · substitution · replacement · redress · reconciliation · settlement
obviationreaction
Response to stimulus
remediation · cure · treatment · response · correction
obviationnecessitation
Making something unavoidable
creation · causation · generation · provocation · inducement