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ward off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
stave off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
7
turn aside(verb, phrasal verb, move, stop)
6
drive back(verb, phrasal verb, cut, check)
6
keep off(verb, phrasal verb, cut, check)
5
beat off(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
5
hold at bay(verb, idiom, hold, control)
5
hold off(verb, phrasal verb, cut, check)
4
drive away(verb, cut, check, separate)
3
brush off(verb, cut, check, separate)
3
chase away(verb, cut, separate, cool)
3
keep at bay(verb, idiom, control, cut)
3
push back(verb, cut, check, separate)
2
beat back(verb, cut, separate, cool)
2
fake out(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
fight for(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
force back(verb, cut, separate, cool)
2
get around(verb, move, cut, avoid)
2
give the slip(verb, idiom, move, cut)
2
guard against(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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APASmart Define. (2015). fend off thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/fend_off/thesaurus/synonyms
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