obviation obviate • obviative · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · obviation · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively. Synonyms: forestalling, preclusion. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · forestalling · · Synonym 1 preclusion · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076