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What is another word for
stave off
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To drive back
Fend off
To keep from happening by taking action in advance
Speak or act in opposition to
Exclude, reject
Take over in place of another
To drive danger or attack away from
To bring to a formal close for a period of time
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▲
Verb
▲
To drive back
rebut
repel
repulse
beat off
fend off
turn away
turn back
check
parry
decline
fight
oppose
refuse
reject
beat back
confront
drive away
drive back
foil
force back
push back
rebuff
resist
fight off
frustrate
hold off
ward off
cool
cut
deter
dismiss
disown
dispute
duel
keep at bay
kick
prevent
stand off
thrust back
traverse
drive off
put to flight
see off
send packing
brush off
cast aside
chase away
force off
hold back
keep away
keep off
knock down
put down
turn down
stand up against
give cold shoulder to
keep at arm's length
defeat
fight back
heave-ho
nix
overthrow
force away
set back
throw back
kick in the teeth
discourage
ward someone off
rout
avert
avoid
deflect
spurn
hold at bay
keep at a distance
rebuke
snub
turn aside
hold something off
stop
block
counter
anticipate
bypass
elude
fence
forestall
preclude
shirk
shun
en garde
shield yourself from
intercept
obstruct
defend against
conceal
contain
control
curb
defend
reply
repress
restrain
retaliate
riposte
suppress
bottle up
defend yourself
get back at
put up a fight
slight
repudiate
cold-shoulder
disdain
ignore
deny
stiff-arm
snout
chide
cross
cut dead
disallow
disregard
freeze out
neglect
reprove
knock back
look right through
give someone the brush-off
give someone the cold shoulder
pass up
put off
send away
tell off
give someone the brush
give someone the go-by
lash out at
not hear of
give the cold shoulder
put in one's place
tell someone where to get off
more ❯
“… managed to
stave off
the invaders.”
Verb
▲
Fend off
avoid
block
deflect
delay
hinder
repel
fend off
hold back
hold off
ward off
keep at bay
fend
discourage
forestall
pre-empt
prevent
repulse
arrest
balk
US
baulk
UK
check
curb
halt
head off
intercept
keep off
stop
avert
bulwark
cover
defend
divert
dodge
fence
fight off
foil
forfend
guard
guard against
keep
parry
protect
resist
safeguard
screen
secure
shield
thwart
ward
defend oneself against
duck
escape
evade
oppose
skirt round
turn aside
put a stop to
stand up for
stall
distract
sidetrack
turn away
draw away
more ❯
Verb
▲
To keep from happening by taking action in advance
avert
forestall
help
obviate
preclude
prevent
head off
deter
stop
check
block
hinder
curb
halt
impede
intercept
obstruct
restrain
arrest
balk
US
baulk
UK
foil
hamper
keep
shut out
stay
counteract
damp
fend off
frustrate
inhibit
thwart
turn aside
ward off
debar
let
pre-empt
prohibit
put a stop to
save
chill
cool
dampen
disadvise
divert
forfend
hold back
nip in the bud
scare
rule out
turn off
talk out of
put a damper on
throw cold water on
act like a wet blanket
circumvent
counter
cramp
derail
oppose
stymie
defeat
get around
get out of
beat
bypass
escape
evade
put paid to
circumnavigate
nullify
overturn
scotch
stand in the way of
bring to a close
crimp
defend against
deflect
disrupt
interdict
interfere with
limit
put an end to
repress
restrict
retard
sidestep
skirt
steer clear of
avoid
bar
crash
ditch
do for
hold off
hold up
juke
keep lid on
outwit
put the kibosh on
put the stopper on
ruin
scupper
spoil
stall
stonewall
stump
take down
take wind out of
trammel
unrail
unsettle
upset
wreck
anticipate
second-guess
parry
delay
envision
expect
forecast
foresee
monopolise
UK
monopolize
US
predict
preempt
preoccupy
project
get ahead of
get in before
provide against
steal a march on
beat someone to it
beat someone to the draw
beat someone to the punch
shunt
turn
veer
look away
shove aside
turn from
forefend
eliminate
remove
foreclose
interfere
interpose
intervene
ward
get round
make unnecessary
do away with
get rid of
take away
discourage
dissuade
suppress
discountenance
control
deprecate
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
frighten
indispose
put off
quiet
shake
warn
withhold
keep back
cease
desist
discontinue
keep from happening
resist
withstand
act against
cross
bring an end to
stave
baffle
cork
dam
forbid
interrupt
keep off
keep at bay
dodge
deceive
detour
dupe
mislead
overcome
shortcut
trick
beguile
duck
elude
end-run
hoodwink
outflank
outgeneral
outmaneuver
US
outmanoeuvre
UK
bilk
disappoint
ensnare
entrap
fool
get past
overreach
queer
shun
find a way round
commandeer
be early
be one step ahead of
prepare for
beat somebody to it
cut off
pick off
head off at pass
act in advance of
postpone
detain
retardate
cripple
defer
hobble
pause
protract
cumber
fetter
hamstring
prorogue
remit
shackle
shelve
slow
brake
choke
clog
confine
encumber
handcuff
hold
intermit
prolong
set back
slow down
slow up
bog down
shut down
shut off
back off
close off
hold off on
put back
choke off
hold over
make late
put a brake on
get in the way of
bring to screeching halt
hog-tie
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
refrain from
abstain
abstain from
forbear
pass up
restrain from
shake off
shirk
shrink from
shy from
skip
skip out on
stay away
stay away from
steer clear
break the habit of
forbear from
keep from
checkmate
compensate for
counterbalance
eschew
make up for
negate
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
offset
provide
decline
deny yourself
desist from
do without
forgo
give up
kick
leave off
refuse
renounce
withhold from
more ❯
Verb
▲
Speak or act in opposition to
counter
answer
combat
contradict
fight
oppose
parry
negate
attack
counteract
deflect
dispute
rebuff
rebut
repel
repulse
resist
tackle
ward off
battle
confront
fend off
oppugn
respond to
retort to
confute
controvert
gainsay
hit back at
negative
argue against
backtalk
beat
bilk
buck
circumvent
contend with
contravene
counterwork
cross
dash
defy
disappoint
foil
frustrate
hinder
hold at bay
match
meet
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
offset
pit
refute
respond
retaliate
return
ruin
thwart
vie
blow sky high
stand up to
hit back
play off
shoot full of holes
take on
thumbs down
put up a fight against
have bone to pick
fly in the face of
Verb
▲
Exclude, reject
rule out
ban
bar
debar
eliminate
except
exclude
abolish
avert
bate
cancel
close out
count out
deter
discard
discount
dismiss
forbid
forestall
forfend
freeze out
obviate
preclude
prevent
prohibit
proscribe
recant
reject
revoke
shut out
suspend
forget about
leave out
not consider
ward off
close one's doors to
put paid to
Verb
▲
Take over in place of another
preempt
appropriate
arrogate
commandeer
convert
expropriate
pirate
press
seize
usurp
accroach
acquire
annexe
UK
annex
US
anticipate
assume
avert
block
bump
confiscate
deter
forestall
obstruct
obtain
prevent
sequester
take
take over
head off
Verb
▲
To drive danger or attack away from
defend
guard
protect
safeguard
screen
secure
preserve
shield
cover
fortify
shelter
garrison
uphold
barricade
bulwark
fence
fend
forfend
harbor
US
harbour
UK
keep
support
ward
fight for
avert
battle
cherish
conserve
contend
entrench
espouse
fight
foster
hedge
hold
house
insure
keep from harm
mine
nourish
oppose
panoply
prevent
resist
retain
save
war
watch
withstand
give sanctuary
look after
watch over
beat off
care for
fend off
guard against
provide sanctuary
repel danger
stick up for
take in
ward off
be the defender of
hold at bay
keep safe
take up cudgels for
be on the side of
Verb
▲
To bring to a formal close for a period of time
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
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