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What is another word for
fend off
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To prevent, avoid, or keep (something undesirable) at bay
To reject or snub a proposition
To ward off or put up an opposition to (an attack)
To cause (someone) to be unable to pursue one any longer
To resist or stand up to (something)
To prevent oneself from
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▲
Verb
▲
To prevent, avoid, or keep (something undesirable) at bay
repel
repulse
rebut
resist
deflect
discourage
parry
avert
deter
avoid
hold off
stave off
ward off
keep off
keep at bay
fight off
beat off
drive back
keep away
turn aside
keep at arm's length
hold at bay
keep at a distance
prevent
defend against
stop
turn away
check
foil
hold back
turn back
forfend
head off
hinder
thwart
obstruct
block
frustrate
oppose
intercept
impede
curb
obviate
inhibit
forestall
put a stop to
rebuff
restrain
defend
keep
fend
counter
baulk
UK
fence
protect against
drive away
push back
send packing
balk
US
guard
preclude
screen
hamper
bulwark
halt
rule out
ward
arrest
divert
put to flight
beat back
fight back
counteract
guard against
protect
shield
safeguard
secure
cover
restrict
debar
save
prohibit
repress
stall
shut out
brush off
interfere with
defend yourself
see off
defend oneself against
withstand
shield against
retaliate
nip in the bud
force back
thrust back
turn off
chase away
put up a fight
safeguard against
secure against
anticipate
draw away
nix
set back
force away
send away
defeat
help
let
cool
stay
chill
pre-empt
dampen
damp
work against
bring an end to
act against
keep lid on
put an end to
stave
retard
interdict
interrupt
shield yourself from
bypass
suppress
put off
indispose
quiet
withhold
put a damper on
shake
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
control
keep back
shelter
preserve
stand up for
harbor
US
conserve
harbour
UK
keep safe
watch over
care for
provide sanctuary
barricade
be the defender of
watch
hold
give sanctuary
take in
look after
keep from harm
insure
house
hedge
repel danger
uphold
fortify
garrison
knock down
force off
stand off
drive off
forefend
more ❯
“Eating plain yogurt with live bacteria cultures daily and taking garlic and acidophilus supplements can
fend off
future infections.”
Verb
▲
To reject or snub a proposition
spurn
snub
reject
rebuff
refuse
stiff-arm
cut
repulse
cold-shoulder
give the bum's rush
repudiate
look down on
decline
scorn
ignore
snout
give the cold shoulder
give someone the go-by
balk at
treat with contempt
slight
contemn
look right through someone
dismiss
tell someone where to get off
hold in contempt
sneer at
disdain
give the brush
brush off
repel
scoff at
freeze out
cut dead
put down
jilt
turn your nose up at
give someone the brush-off
sneeze at
knock back
disregard
shun
despise
ostracize
US
pooh-pooh
send to Coventry
ostracise
UK
high-hat
discount
deride
flout
blank
scout
sniff at
mock
take no notice of
brush aside
look down upon
belittle
stiff
disrespect
coldshoulder
snoot
neglect
disparage
turn down
shrug off
look past
turn back on
abhor
dis
diss
hate
misprize
play down
show contempt for
steer clear of
wave aside
make light of
jeer at
look down one's nose at
give the cold shoulder to
turn up one's nose at
overlook
forget
ridicule
discard
sneer
gibe
revile
undervalue
pass over
pay no attention to
set aside
think no more of
pour scorn on
regard with contempt
cast aside
turn your back on
look straight through
laugh at
be contemptuous about
cock a snook at
give the brushoff
not give time of day
put aside
refuse to acknowledge
act cool
keep at arm's length
sweep aside
snub one's nose at
thumb nose at
put out of your mind
avoid
pretend not to see
exclude
abominate
be allergic to
keep at a distance
keep at bay
drive away
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
shut out
hand someone the frozen mitt
feel contempt for
walk over
make unwelcome
deprecate
denigrate
diminish
turn up one's nose
refuse to entertain
give someone the big E
give someone the air
leave out in the cold
turn deaf ear to
show disrespect
treat disrespectfully
show disrespect for
blink at
discredit
disclaim
disown
wipe
pay no attention
pay no heed
defy
taunt
tell someone to get lost
jeer
condemn
disobey
disesteem
fail
vilipend
scoff
hold up to scorn
make little of
express contempt
slam dunk
minimize
US
insult
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
trivialize
US
trivialise
UK
minimise
UK
affront
gird
have contempt for
have no use for
hold in disdain
laugh off
shut eyes to
push aside
turn a blind eye to
forget about
turn a deaf ear to
have no time for
frown on
look down at
outrage
quip
chill
make a fool of
gibe at
poke fun at
laugh in the face of
treat with disdain
take the piss out of
look through
ice out
cut out
dispel
banish
abandon
deny
shelve
heap scorn on
relegate
drop
curl your lip at
run down
spit on
be scornful about
spit in the face of
spit in the eye of
lay aside
gloss over
write off
kiss off
put away
pay no heed to
have done with
laugh away
more ❯
“For me, it was another day that I could check off going through without having to
fend off
any advances from him.”
Verb
▲
To ward off or put up an opposition to (an attack)
counter
combat
fight
oppose
negate
attack
rebuff
repel
repulse
resist
tackle
ward off
battle
oppugn
stave off
beat
contend with
contravene
defy
fight off
hold at bay
match
meet
stand up to
take on
put up a fight against
fly in the face of
challenge
contest
withstand
dispute
struggle against
check
confront
thwart
strive against
buck
cross
face
hinder
obstruct
controvert
block
object to
go against
take a stand against
take issue with
gainsay
frustrate
contend
impede
rebut
prevent
fight against
be anti
be hostile to
be in opposition to
argue against
face down
speak out against
be in defiance of
set your face against
contradict
encounter
deny
dislike
be against
assail
disagree
disagree with
disapprove
dissent
assault
react
counteract
disapprove of
protest
stop
inhibit
halt
restrain
refuse
stem
withstay
withset
gainstay
gainstand
withsit
curb
not support
not countenance
rebel against
retaliate
argue with
frown at
quarrel with
take up arms against
call in question
run counter to
react against
speak against
fight back
beat off
stand up and be counted against
defend against
make a stand against
defend yourself
push back
turn away
turn back
put up a fight
revolt against
agitate against
rise up against
balk
US
reluct
rival
countervail
stonewall
question
campaign against
disaffirm
impugn
dissent with
baulk at
dig in your heels
kick against
lock horns with
refuse to accept
buck the trend
negative
duel
compete against
tangle with
compete with
spare no effort
put up an argument
oppose action
baulk
UK
traverse
eliminate
end
wrestle
act against
war
resolve
go against the grain
clash
battle against
cope with
put an end to
bring to an end to
try to put out
try to extinguish
do battle with
fight with
begin battle with
set upon
strike
launch
face off
battle with
skirmish with
clash with
engage
defend
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
grapple with
enter into combat with
fall on
mount an attack on
wage war on
come to close quarters with
give battle to
join battle with
argue
take
counterattack
take issue
take a stand
vie with
brave
meet head-on
face off against
face up to
go up against
compete
accost
affront
bear
endure
stand
struggle with
outdo
suffer
emulate
tolerate
sustain
brook
abide
cross swords with
hold out against
take up arms
rivalize
outvie
surpass
vie
pit
contend against
fight back against
come to blows with
shoot it out with
scrimmage with
war against
content against
go one on one with
be opposed to
go toe to toe with
go eyeball to eyeball with
be pitted against
hold off
hold one's ground against
remain firm
keep at bay
turn down
stand firm
stand one's ground against
collide with
weather
engage with
overcome
outlast
survive
get into conflict with
wear
surmount
put up with
come through
be impermeable to
prevail against
be impervious to
hang tough
ride out
stick it out
die hard against
stay the course
persevere against
bear up against
hold out
bear the brunt of
be proof against
pull through
persist with
get through
live through
be resistant to
meet head on
come into conflict with
dare
handle
experience
court
countenance
beard
eyeball
risk
swallow
stomach
venture
outbrave
outface
allow
play
brazen
breast
brace for
deal with
submit to
square off
come up against
be confronted by
play against
be drawn against
make a stand
come to grips
take the bull by the horns
fly in face of
bit the bullet
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause (someone) to be unable to pursue one any longer
lose
evade
elude
dodge
escape
shake
avoid
flee
shirk
escape from
get away from
give the slip to
shake off
sidestep
skirt
throw off
bilk
clear
ditch
leave behind
outdistance
outpace
outrun
outstrip
duck
get ahead of
get rid of
rid
slip away from
sneak away from
steer clear of
throw off the scent
circumvent
bypass
shun
parry
scape
run away from
skirt round
tergiversate
weasel out of
get around
finesse
shuffle out of
cop out of
get out of
give a wide berth
give the slip
slip
miss
slip through the net of
stay away from
break away from
cheat
eschew
trick
deflect
body-swerve
keep out of the way of
keep at arm's length
field
forestall
fight shy of
fence off
answer evasively
fudge
hedge
fence
balk
US
prevaricate
flannel
equivocate
not pay
pussyfoot
not give a straight answer to
baulk
UK
beat around bush
waffle
find a way round
be equivocal about
beg the question
beat about the bush about
stonewall
be evasive about
weasel
quibble about
avoid answering
brush off
discount
neglect
dance around
disregard
wriggle out of
shy from
ignore
overlook
pussyfoot around
dispense with
keep one's distance from
decline
be oblivious to
turn your back on
duck-shove
lay low from
duck out of
pay no mind
unmind
turn back on
unheed
turn a blind eye to
tune out
pay no attention to
shirk from
keep off
take no notice of
pay no heed to
go around
funk
beat
shortcut
cut
skip
pass over
dismiss
skive off
outmanoeuvre
UK
outmaneuver
US
keep your distance
foil
thwart
slide out of
give something a miss
outflank
give a wide berth to
skive
get round
slough off
skirt around
omit
skim over
back out of
gloss over
frustrate
circumnavigate
baffle
juke
outwit
burke
renege
shuck
quit
fly
shy
work around
steer clear
make light of
forget
end-run
abandon
desert
overpass
keep clear of
not attend to
find a way around
skimp on
be remiss about
find a way out of
shrink from
skate over
wink at
blink at
be lax about
pay little attention to
keep well away
avoid like the plague
give the runaround
reject
let something slide
leave something undone
lose sight of
pull out of
slur over
shuffle off
shut eyes to
brush aside
fail to deal with
pass up
look the other way
turn a deaf ear to
slip through your fingers
shrug off
hack
find a loophole
skulk
run away
wriggle
overcome
stymie
defeat
goldbrick
malinger
check
prevent
extricate oneself from
stay clear of
get past
hide from
blow off
get shot of
get clear of
get free from
sneak away
slip out
tap dance around
talk around
forgo
escape the clutches of
lead on a merry chase
backpedal
welsh
revoke
renounce
withdraw
fast forward
leave out
cut out
do without
cop out
excuse
tergiverse
dog
bludge
double
back out
skip out on
run from
back down
back off
weasel out
get out
take back road
depart from
deviate from
get away
detour
misheed
whitewash
go around the barn
run around
let it go
take no notice
gloze over
leave be
fail to notice
connive
exclude
look through
never mind
turn blind eye
slight
paper over
close your eyes to
pay no mind to
turn deaf ear
not take into account
push aside
turn a blind eye
bury one's head in sand
not listen
stay shy of
be beyond
slip through the net
short-circuit
take fright
wuss out
flinch from
baulk at
chicken out of
turn tail
recoil from
play truant from
not attend
lie down on job
go past
go round
pass round
keep out of
detour round
pass around
make a detour round
forsake
pretermit
defer
contemn
discard
underestimate
scant
elide
depreciate
overleap
postpone
procrastinate
fail to care for
not care
have nothing to do with
be derelict
laugh off
throw to the winds
be remiss in
set aside
trifle with
let go
be irresponsible
not care for
be remiss
let pass
fail to look after
think little of
procrastinate over
leave alone
be indifferent
be negligent
be careless
live with
fail to provide for
not trouble oneself
more ❯
Verb
▲
To resist or stand up to (something)
hold out
resist
fight against
fight off
hold off
keep off
keep at bay
square up to
stand up to
bear up against
stand fast against
stand firm against
stand your ground
hold the line against
fight
combat
repel
counterattack
challenge
assault
attack
contest
battle
assail
hold one's ground against
face up to
ward off
battle against
contend with
hold out against
struggle with
duel
stand firm
struggle against
stand one's ground against
put up a fight against
remain firm
fight back
put up a fight
turn down
endure
bear
tolerate
stand
face
sustain
stick fast
cope with
put up with
hang on
confront
take it
suffer
live through
go the distance against
weather
brave
stick
brace
stand fast
take
traverse
stand up against
oppose
defy
fly in the face of
sit and take it
cope
withstand
hang tough
buck
put up struggle
violate
win out
ride out
dispute
survive
thwart
cross
hold your ground
take on
persevere in the face of
grapple with
prevail against
not give up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To prevent oneself from
help
avoid
refrain from
stop
avert
dodge
evade
prevent
abstain
abstain from
bypass
circumvent
desist
escape
forbear
get around
preclude
resist
restrain from
shake off
shirk
shrink from
shy from
sidestep
skip
skip out on
skirt
stay away
stay away from
steer clear
steer clear of
withstand
break the habit of
forbear from
get out of
hold off
keep from
shun
ward off
anticipate
arrest
block
check
counteract
counterbalance
eschew
head off
hinder
impede
interfere with
make up for
negate
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
nullify
obviate
prohibit
shake
stave off
deny oneself
desist from
do without
forgo
give up
kick
leave off
refuse
renounce
withhold from
forestall
foil
thwart
nip in the bud
frustrate
halt
deter
obstruct
intercept
deflect
forfend
preempt
pre-empt
keep from happening
hold back
defend against
get in before
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to it
beat someone to the draw
rule out
second-guess
provide against
get ahead of
steal a march on
balk
US
parry
delay
baulk
UK
divert
shunt
put off
shove aside
counter
eliminate
remove
foreclose
get round
get rid of
make unnecessary
take away
do away with
interrupt
commandeer
act in advance of
be one step ahead of
prepare for
pick off
be early
cut off
head off at pass
stonewall
shut out
put an end to
turn aside
save
discontinue
put a stop to
cease
duck
elude
beat
shortcut
duck-shove
skirt round
finesse
skive
bilk
funk
cut
wriggle out of
skive off
body-swerve
back out of
find a way round
give a wide berth to
go around
scape
juke
decline
burke
run away from
shuffle out of
give the slip
cop out of
slide out of
find a way out of
pull out of
weasel out of
cheat
fight shy of
turn back on
keep clear of
miss
renege
backpedal
welsh
revoke
abandon
quit
desert
withdraw
cop out
back down
back out
excuse
duck out of
back off
weasel out
get out
outflank
outmanoeuvre
UK
take back road
deviate from
wink at
go around the barn
depart from
blink at
outmaneuver
US
tergiversate
ditch
pussyfoot
tergiverse
fudge
weasel
give something a miss
get away from
short-circuit
pussyfoot around
dance around
more ❯
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