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What is another word for
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To fend off or defend against something hostile
Fend off
To avert the occurrence of by taking preventative action
To ward off or put up an opposition to (an attack)
To formally bring to an end (at least temporarily)
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▲
Verb
▲
To fend off or defend against something hostile
repulse
repel
rebut
fend off
beat off
turn away
turn back
ward off
hold off
keep at bay
resist
rebuff
keep off
fight off
deflect
parry
reject
refuse
drive back
keep away
discourage
check
drive away
push back
send packing
deter
spurn
keep at arm's length
rebuke
beat back
oppose
put to flight
dismiss
brush off
hold back
put down
avert
snub
decline
foil
force back
keep at a distance
turn aside
hold at bay
frustrate
cut
thrust back
fight back
see off
counter
prevent
turn down
cold-shoulder
chase away
give someone the brush-off
send away
give the cold shoulder
avoid
hold something off
stop
refuse admittance to
defeat
protect against
defend against
nix
heave-ho
overthrow
set back
force away
throw back
kick in the teeth
block
shield yourself from
en garde
forestall
shirk
elude
shun
preclude
bypass
anticipate
fence
slight
repudiate
disdain
ignore
deny
stiff-arm
put off
neglect
not hear of
disallow
freeze out
chide
disregard
snout
give someone the go-by
tell off
give the brush
cut dead
pass up
lash out at
look right through someone
cross
tell someone where to get off
put in one's place
reprove
knock back
curb
bottle up
conceal
defend yourself
retaliate
contain
suppress
restrain
reply
repress
defend
control
put up a fight
riposte
fight
confront
dispute
cool
stand off
kick
disown
traverse
duel
drive off
knock down
force off
cast aside
give cold shoulder to
stand up against
scorn
pass
disapprove
reprobate
balk at
negative
deselect
treat with contempt
brush aside
ostracize
US
stiff
blank
high-hat
ostracise
UK
throw out
say no
send to Coventry
renounce
discount
scout
sneer at
scoff at
throw over
demur
misprize
sniff at
say no to
baulk at
not accept
pooh-pooh
look past
look down on
turn your back on
turn back on
deride
forgo
desist
negate
abjure
belittle
mock
play down
pass on
coldshoulder
ridicule
contemn
jilt
demur at
wave aside
abstain from
snoot
refrain from
shy from
withhold from
desist from
make light of
treat disrespectfully
set aside
send one's regrets
shake one's head
act cool
take no notice of
hold in contempt
turn up one's nose at
steer clear of
veto
not give time of day
give the bum's rush
turn deaf ear to
sneeze at
turn your nose up at
look down upon
look straight through
give the cold shoulder to
shrug off
reluct
pretend not to see
give a pain
exclude
delay
obstruct
evade
overlook
skip
miss
stall
filibuster
not heed
make unwelcome
turn up one's nose
refuse to entertain
withdraw
pour cold water on
put aside
throw cold water on
put out of your mind
protest
give the thumbs down to
not take advantage of
not budge on
turn from
send off
jib at
dispense with
not care for
hold out
protest at
not buy
draw the line at
refuse to receive
give thumbs down to
show disrespect
show disrespect for
blink at
stonewall
humiliate
wipe
slam-dunk
make little of
undermine
insult
disparage
despise
affront
express contempt
pour scorn on
dis
flout
disrespect
diss
humble
mortify
shame
be scornful about
be above
jeer at
heap scorn on
laugh at
be contemptuous about
scratch
offend
swank
slur
chill
ice
duck
scold
snob
upstage
censure
boycott
burr
spit on
revile
refute
gibe
piss over
confute
abhor
hate
sneer
piss on
defy
scoff
trash
taunt
abandon
blow raspberries at
laugh out of court
desert
hold up to scorn
ice out
discard
cock a snook at
run down
consider beneath you
give the brushoff
look coldly upon
forsake
disavow
curl your lip at
consider beneath one
give the Bronx cheer to
spit in the face of
make fun of
show contempt for
spit in the eye of
forbear
retract
recant
reverse
forswear
give someone a slap in the face
put the chill on
rescind
revoke
eschew
give up
cast off
disprofess
dishonor
US
rat
turn
default
disinherit
tergiversate
banish
flush
oust
dishonour
UK
cast
defect
apostatize
tergiverse
shed
lay aside
cut off
disacknowledge
dump
have no more truck with
wash your hands of
be against
break with
have nothing more to do with
fly in the face of
opt out
refuse to take advantage of
look down one's nose at
opt out of
give the thumbs down
give the red light
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Verb
▲
Fend off
avoid
block
deflect
delay
hinder
repel
fend off
hold back
hold off
ward off
keep at bay
prevent
avert
stop
impede
check
thwart
foil
forestall
obstruct
head off
curb
oppose
inhibit
restrain
defend against
frustrate
prohibit
restrict
baulk
UK
counteract
repress
stall
arrest
bar
balk
US
forfend
put a stop to
evade
retard
halt
preclude
obviate
hamper
resist
interfere with
shut out
keep off
intercept
circumvent
counter
defeat
derail
stymie
nullify
deter
escape
sidestep
crimp
skirt
rule out
trammel
steer clear of
ward
parry
withstand
turn aside
debar
cramp
circumnavigate
get out of
put paid to
bypass
guard
stand in the way of
screen
spoil
scupper
stonewall
interdict
limit
cover
bulwark
keep
keep lid on
take down
fend
fence
dodge
repulse
discourage
put off
hold
defend
guard against
keep back
put an end to
keep at arm's length
withhold
hold at bay
shake
divert
interrupt
forbid
anticipate
rebuff
bring an end to
act against
cross
baffle
stave
chill
nip in the bud
cool
cork
dam
suppress
beat
glance
quiet
pour cold water on
turn off
indispose
put a damper on
throw cold water on
control
scotch
overturn
disrupt
glance off
rebound
draw away
turn away
forefend
crash
wreck
put the stopper on
stump
ditch
take wind out of
ruin
upset
do for
outwit
juke
put the kibosh on
unsettle
shield against
fight off
duck
safeguard against
secure against
stand up for
protect against
defend oneself against
skirt round
pre-empt
protect
refrain from
safeguard
shield
secure
shelter
preserve
save
harbor
US
conserve
harbour
UK
withhold from
desist from
stay away
stay away from
refuse
forbear
leave off
give up
kick
negate
make up for
get around
steer clear
deny yourself
forgo
shrink from
abstain from
abstain
renounce
neutralize
US
shake off
restrain from
keep from
counterbalance
skip
break the habit of
desist
eschew
shirk
skip out on
help
do without
neutralise
UK
forbear from
shy from
shun
fortify
postpone
care for
barricade
watch
take in
look after
house
beat off
keep safe
watch over
provide sanctuary
be the defender of
give sanctuary
keep from harm
insure
hedge
repel danger
uphold
garrison
intermit
encumber
choke
clog
slow
detain
bring to screeching halt
close off
make late
hobble
confine
hold up
brake
defer
put back
shut off
get in the way of
shut down
back off
shackle
bog down
slow up
hold off on
choke off
hog-tie
remit
put a brake on
prolong
set back
throw a spanner in the works of
shelve
hamstring
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
prorogue
pause
fetter
hold over
handcuff
protract
retardate
cripple
cumber
slow down
cancel
close out
proscribe
ban
except
eliminate
freeze out
leave out
exclude
abolish
count out
revoke
bate
close one's doors to
discard
discount
not consider
recant
dismiss
suspend
reject
forget about
more ❯
Verb
▲
To avert the occurrence of by taking preventative action
prevent
avert
forestall
preclude
obviate
help
head off
block
fend off
stop
ward off
foil
deter
hinder
obstruct
thwart
nip in the bud
frustrate
halt
check
intercept
avoid
arrest
impede
forfend
pre-empt
anticipate
hold back
preempt
rule out
restrain
counteract
baulk
UK
shut out
balk
US
turn aside
second-guess
divert
save
put a stop to
deflect
circumvent
get ahead of
get in before
defend against
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
steal a march on
keep from happening
hold off
beat someone to it
provide against
put off
commandeer
pick off
be early
act in advance of
be one step ahead of
interrupt
prepare for
cut off
head off at pass
put an end to
desist
discontinue
cease
stonewall
shunt
turn
veer
eliminate
remove
counter
look away
shove aside
turn from
ward
intervene
interpose
foreclose
interfere
parry
get rid of
take away
do away with
get round
make unnecessary
preoccupy
forecast
delay
expect
monopolize
US
project
foresee
envision
predict
monopolise
UK
curb
hamper
stay
keep
inhibit
damp
let
debar
prohibit
disadvise
cool
chill
scare
dampen
turn off
put a damper on
talk out of
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
act like a wet blanket
more ❯
“The observance of a few simple rules will
stave off
danger until assistance can be procured.”
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
fend off
oppugn
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
contest
confront
withstand
contend
dispute
challenge
buck
obstruct
hinder
thwart
struggle against
check
face
strive against
frustrate
impede
block
prevent
vie
object to
go against
pit
argue against
take a stand against
take issue with
set your face against
deny
play off
contradict
cross
gainsay
encounter
assail
counteract
assault
controvert
protest
fight against
be anti
quarrel with
argue with
wrestle
stop
inhibit
halt
restrain
be hostile to
refuse
stem
curb
face off
speak out against
be in opposition to
rival
speak against
war
face down
stand up and be counted against
be in defiance of
take up arms against
make a stand against
set against
balk
US
negative
duel
disaffirm
impugn
agitate against
baulk
UK
traverse
reluct
question
countervail
stonewall
campaign against
dissent with
lock horns with
rebel against
baulk at
dig in your heels
kick against
refuse to accept
put in opposition
set as rivals
tangle with
put up an argument
oppose action
compete against
compete with
spare no effort
eliminate
end
clash
resolve
battle against
try to put out
try to extinguish
do battle with
fight with
cope with
put an end to
bring to an end to
compete
set upon
launch
battle with
begin battle with
strike
skirmish with
clash with
engage
grapple with
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
struggle
mount an attack on
enter into combat with
fall on
counterbalance
wage war on
jockey
race
jostle
strive
compare
contrast
come to close quarters with
feud
grapple
give battle to
join battle with
scramble for
go for
sweat
play
go for broke
push
lock horns
jockey for position
wage war
go for the gold
match yourself against
be rivals
go for the jugular
cross swords
array
be against
bar
counterattack
dislike
disagree with
disapprove of
rebut
take
gainstay
dissent
debate
argue
expose
neutralize
US
disagree
disapprove
reverse
neutralise
UK
bombard
withstay
taunt
frown at
not countenance
search out
take issue
turn the tables
call in question
take a stand
run counter to
brave
meet head-on
face off against
face up to
go up against
accost
affront
bear
endure
stand
struggle with
suffer
tolerate
sustain
brook
abide
vie with
cross swords with
hold out against
put up a fight
take up arms
contend against
fight back against
come to blows with
shoot it out with
scrimmage with
war against
hold off
content against
go one on one with
be opposed to
go toe to toe with
go eyeball to eyeball with
be pitted against
fight back
hold one's ground against
remain firm
keep at bay
turn down
stand firm
stand one's ground against
collide with
engage with
get into conflict with
meet head on
come into conflict with
weather
dare
handle
overcome
outlast
survive
wear
surmount
experience
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
court
countenance
beard
eyeball
risk
swallow
stomach
venture
outbrave
outface
allow
brazen
breast
brace for
deal with
submit to
square off
come up against
be confronted by
play against
be drawn against
make a stand
take the bull by the horns
fly in face of
bit the bullet
more ❯
Verb
▲
To formally bring to an end (at least temporarily)
suspend
adjourn
arrest
delay
postpone
defer
interrupt
shelve
cease
prorogue
discontinue
intermit
pigeonhole
break off
put off
reschedule
table
disband
dissolve
prorogate
recess
terminate
withhold
hold over
mothball
put aside
bar
can
check
cut short
file
halt
hold
hold in abeyance
inactivate
keep in abeyance
omit
pink-slip
procrastinate
protract
put in abeyance
put on ice
quit
retard
stay
stop
waive
break up
bring to an end
call a halt to
count out
hang fire
hang up
hold off
hold up
lay off
lay over
push back
put back
rule out
lay aside
put in cold storage
put on hold
lay on the table
put an end to
put a stop to
put on back burner
put on the back burner
put on the shelf
take a rain check on
remit
put over
respite
hold off on
continue
stall
prolong
carry over
detain
extend
hold back
sideline
end
pause
stand over
set aside
suspend proceedings
take five
knock off
take a break
take a breather
retain
suppress
give rain check
curb
cut off
restrain
break
keep
slow
rise
hinder
impede
dismiss
take a recess
give a rain check
slow up
do later
set back
put off the evil day
put off the evil hour
park
reserve
hold something in abeyance
put something on hold
hang
hold something over
cool
forestay
reprieve
be suspended
contain
be put on hold
deny
constrain
take offline
temporise
UK
temporize
US
dally
cool it
save
inhibit
keep back
cut
block
lengthen
obstruct
cancel
sever
refuse
bridle
keep hold of
repress
stifle
leave off
leave to another time
refuse to pay
put on the bank burner
put on one side
finish
let up
take a raincheck
slow down
come to an end
bring to a halt
bring to a close
bring to a standstill
shake
drop
slow pedal
take a rain check
call a halt
take a breather from
call it a day
put on a back burner
take time out
drop it
call time
take ten
freeze
shut up
put out of commission
pack away
decommission
put into storage
rearrange
reorganise
UK
reorganize
US
put to one side
tie up
put something off
encumber
hamper
trammel
choke
choke off
clog
hog-tie
put a brake on
interfere with
throw a spanner in the works of
take down
restrict
stand in the way of
bring to screeching halt
crimp
cramp
hamstring
close off
make late
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
hobble
confine
foil
deter
brake
frustrate
fetter
handcuff
stymie
shut off
get in the way of
prevent
shut down
retardate
cripple
thwart
back off
cumber
shackle
bog down
derail
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