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parry
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Verb
To block, deflect, or ward off
To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc)
To speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive
To prevent or keep from happening
To speak in defense against
To act in opposition to
Noun
An action in which one fencer forces the opponent's blade into the diagonally opposite line
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To block, deflect, or ward off
repel
repulse
deflect
rebuff
resist
avert
block
prevent
counter
anticipate
bypass
fence
fend off
stave off
ward off
hold off
keep at bay
turn aside
hold at bay
shield yourself from
keep off
rebut
keep away
stop
defend against
beat off
turn away
drive back
keep at arm's length
fight off
discourage
intercept
obstruct
deter
avoid
draw away
keep at a distance
check
foil
frustrate
push back
thrust back
hold back
put to flight
knock down
drive away
brush off
turn back
drive off
beat back
force off
see off
send packing
chase away
stand off
force back
forfend
head off
hinder
thwart
oppose
impede
curb
obviate
inhibit
forestall
put a stop to
restrain
defend
keep
fend
baulk
UK
protect against
balk
US
guard
preclude
screen
hamper
bulwark
halt
rule out
ward
arrest
divert
fight back
counteract
guard against
protect
shield
safeguard
secure
cover
restrict
debar
save
prohibit
repress
stall
shut out
interfere with
defend yourself
defend oneself against
withstand
shield against
retaliate
nip in the bud
turn off
put up a fight
safeguard against
secure against
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
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
forefend
more ❯
“With only one arm operational, Jay was doing all he could to
parry
Anthony's attacks.”
Verb
▲
To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc)
evade
dodge
avoid
sidestep
duck
elude
shun
shirk
circumvent
deflect
field
forestall
steer clear of
answer evasively
fence off
fend off
fight shy of
escape
eschew
scape
get around
bypass
shake
finesse
miss
funk
cut
cheat
get out of
skirt round
duck-shove
weasel out of
cop out of
wriggle out of
skive off
shuffle out of
slough off
slide out of
shuffle off
body-swerve
skulk
avert
divert
fend
pussyfoot
malinger
goldbrick
slip
neglect
quit
fence
forget
bludge
dog
pay no attention to
run away from
be lax about
leave something undone
not attend
not attend to
lose sight of
shrink from
play truant from
pay little attention to
skimp on
let something slide
be remiss about
lie down on job
duck out of
skirt
beat
shortcut
bilk
skive
tergiversate
juke
decline
tergiverse
back out of
give something a miss
get away from
short-circuit
pussyfoot around
find a way out of
go around
skip
outmanoeuvre
UK
give a wide berth to
outmaneuver
US
find a way round
shy from
stay away from
keep clear of
dance around
outflank
shake off
turn back on
get round
renounce
turn your back on
have nothing to do with
pass over
circumnavigate
foil
thwart
ignore
dismiss
stymie
prevent
disregard
burke
keep one's distance from
refrain from
renege
give the slip to
check
keep away from
take no notice of
keep off
dispense with
abstain
shy away from
recoil from
abandon
skirt around
skip out on
abstain from
forgo
kick
skim over
gloss over
escape from
give the slip
stay clear of
give up
pull out of
jouk
find a loophole
brush off
stay shy of
balk at
keep at arm's length
defeat
overlook
discount
frustrate
outwit
leapfrog
duck out of the way of
swerve away from
get out of the way of
have no part of
turn away from
baffle
baulk
UK
overcome
deke
balk
US
be oblivious to
pay no heed to
lay low from
pay no mind
unmind
unheed
turn a blind eye to
tune out
wriggle
shirk from
sham
fake
tap dance around
talk around
end-run
swerve
extricate oneself from
get past
ditch
avoid dealing with
desert
backpedal
welsh
revoke
withdraw
fudge
weasel
find a way around
work around
hide from
cop out
excuse
fake out
back out
wink at
blink at
back down
back off
weasel out
get out
be absent from
blow off
run away
take back road
depart from
deviate from
go around the barn
stop
take fright
wuss out
flinch from
baulk at
chicken out of
turn tail
strafe
stay away
forbear
steer clear
preclude
restrain from
withstand
desist
resist
shut eyes to
ward off
keep from
break the habit of
help
neutralise
UK
forbear from
hold off
abjure
forswear
move from side to side
move sideways
skate over
fail to deal with
relinquish
repudiate
spurn
sacrifice
forsake
reject
disavow
hinder
interfere with
head off
stave off
negate
make up for
nullify
obviate
neutralize
US
block
impede
counterbalance
prohibit
arrest
counteract
anticipate
deny
disclaim
disdain
drop
abnegate
abdicate
refrain
gainsay
shy
disaffirm
withhold from
desist from
refuse
deny oneself
leave off
do without
renege on
not touch
let well enough alone
have no truck with
pack in
jack in
swear off
more ❯
“As my editorial staff can vouch, there was hardly a day during the race for governor of California when I was not required to
parry
questions from the media, American and otherwise.”
Verb
▲
To speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive
equivocate
tergiversate
prevaricate
waffle
pussyfoot
fudge
dodge
hedge
flannel
fence
weasel
sidestep
evade
quibble
stall
temporise
UK
temporize
US
stonewall
shuffle
cavil
palter
con
jive
adumbrate
fib
lie
pettifog
subtilize
shilly-shally
be evasive
be non-committal
dodge the issue
parry questions
beat about the bush
evade the issue
hum and haw
fudge the issue
be vague
hem and haw
sit on the fence
duck the question
shuffle about
cop out
duck the issue
pussyfoot around
beat around the bush
avoid the issue
be ambiguous
mince words
beg the question
blow hot and cold
double-talk
stall for time
cover up
run around
straddle the fence
cop a plea
pass the buck
cloud the issue
give run around
tell white lie
mince matters
vacillate
shift
shirk
sidestep the issue
circumvent
bypass
avoid
balk
US
duck
baulk
UK
beat around bush
not pay
get out of
find a way round
be equivocal about
beat about the bush about
not give a straight answer to
be evasive about
fend off
cop out of
skirt round
quibble about
avoid answering
shuck
hesitate
tergiverse
give the runaround
dance around an issue
worm one's way out of
be noncommittal
shift focus
flip-flop
ramble
skirt
falsify
misrepresent
blather
skirt the issue
play it close to the vest
shift ground about
waver
fast-talk
back and fill
dance around
dodge the question
straddle an issue
play your cards close to your chest
give nothing away
shuffle around
give the run around
be indecisive
hedge your bets
elude
eschew
welsh
renege
flee
get around
put off
sneak away
slip out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To prevent or keep from happening
forestall
prevent
foil
thwart
stop
block
hinder
check
impede
avert
frustrate
preclude
obviate
obstruct
circumvent
deter
baulk
UK
balk
US
intercept
help
anticipate
preempt
delay
stave off
head off
ward off
fend off
nip in the bud
pre-empt
get in before
second-guess
provide against
get ahead of
beat someone to the draw
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to it
steal a march on
ruin
neutralize
US
snooker
scuttle
contravene
scotch
debar
overturn
stymie
invalidate
derail
hamper
bar
squash
nullify
confound
baffle
discomfit
upset
repress
suppress
halt
repel
nobble
repulse
curb
dash
rattle
checkmate
outwit
undo
scupper
spoil
neutralise
UK
restrain
counterplot
blank
defeat
disappoint
do for
cross
counter
bury
put paid to
put a stop to
put the stopper on
put the kibosh on
screw up
get the better of
put the mockers on
hold up
mess up
put a spoke in someone's wheel
upset the applecart
stand in the way of
foul up
put end to
beat down
cause setback
louse up
take wind out of sails
more ❯
Verb
▲
To speak in defense against
answer
refute
argue
contest
counter
deny
disprove
dispute
rebut
counterclaim
defend against
plead against
retaliate against
defend oneself against
controvert
question
contradict
challenge
confute
debate
disconfirm
shoot full of holes
blow sky high
retort
respond
gainsay
cross
backtalk
deflect
negative
thumbs down
have bone to pick
debunk
render null and void
oppose
repudiate
query
moot
examine
reject
address
discredit
disaffirm
contravene
canvass
altercate
invalidate
disavow
bandy
crush
canvas
disclaim
wrangle
contend
negate
argue against
pettifog
quash
squelch
argue the pros and cons of
pick a bone
shoot down in flames
dissent against
show to be false
argue about
take issue with
protest against
shoot down
show up
take a stand against
have an argument about
tear down
show to be wrong
bandy words concerning
prove wrong
declare to be untrue
object to
quibble over
call into question
disagree with
pick an argument with
contend over
prove to be wrong
give thumbs down to
prove false
wonder about
put up argument
quibble about
prove to be false
agitate against
hammer away at
blow out of the water
differ with
disown
disallow
explode
confound
belie
declare untrue
impugn
break
falsify
disagree
dissent from
call in question
give the lie to
blow sky-high
drive a coach and horses through
oppugn
traverse
nullify
cancel
rebuff
demolish
destroy
undermine
fly in the face of
doubt
cancel out
disbelieve
overthrow
disacknowledge
take back
make a nonsense of
not buy
take exception to
forswear
discuss
resist
annihilate
fight
withstand
buck
combat
confront
go against
counteract
naysay
reverse
refuse to accept
give lie to
say the opposite of
argue with
brush aside
silence
expose
overturn
defeat
reply to
impeach
interrogate
inquire
US
denounce
litigate
test
investigate
remonstrate
accost
enquire
UK
call out
demur against
call one's bluff
disapprove of
demur about
be a dissenter from
throw down
retract
recant
backpedal
spurn
withsay
more ❯
Verb
▲
To act in opposition to
counter
counterattack
retaliate
counteract
reciprocate
react
hit back at
counterwork
fight back
hit back
return fire
strike back
even the score
get your own back
get even
controvert
respond
strike back at
get back
defend oneself against
retaliate against
respond to
react to
requite
avenge
redress
revenge
venge
repay
recompense
take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
turn the tables on
revenge oneself
have one's revenge
get revenge
exact retribution
settle accounts
pay someone back in their own coin
square accounts
get even with
give someone their comeuppance
pay out
get back at
give as good as one gets
be revenged
get even for
wreak revenge
let someone see how it feels
avenge oneself
give someone a Roland for an Oliver
take reprisals
settle the score
return like for like
get back at someone
settle a score
make reprisal
wreak vengeance
return the compliment
turn upon
give as good as you get
take revenge
give someone a dose of their own medicine
take an eye for an eye
give someone a taste of their own medicine
put up a fight
exact revenge
give tit for tat
pay back
rise to the bait
give someone their just deserts
settle the score with
get
retaliate for
take reprisals against
give like for like
settle a score with
turn the tables
pay someone back for
take vengeance
punish
vindicate
wreak revenge on
make restitution
be revenged on
exact revenge on
exact revenge for
pay someone back in his
take revenge on
get your own back for
take vengeance for
get revenge for
take vengeance on
take revenge for
retaliate on
take the bait
hit back for
get your own back on
even the score for
get even with someone for
stick it to
reply
charge
be avenged
serve out
challenge
get you back
settle old scores
get square
sort out
demand an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
return tit for tat
fix someone
return the favour
UK
return the favor
US
rally
recriminate
square
kick back
pay back in spades
seek payback for
make reprisal for
take reprisals for
give comeuppance
make retaliation for
settle with
take an eye for an eye for
get redress for
settle up
square things up
get satisfaction for
give just desserts
fix one's wagon
get revenge on
repay in kind for
be out for blood
get someone
settle accounts with
make somebody pay
stick up for oneself
respond tit for tat
fight fire with fire
bewreak
chasten
spite
payback
retribute
chastise
take satisfaction for
take satisfaction
come back at
more ❯
Noun
▲
An action in which one fencer forces the opponent's blade into the diagonally opposite line
liement
bind
block
deflect
lie
repulse
thrust
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