| avoid(verb, stop, reject, resist, defend) |
| fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| repel(verb, check, separate, reject, turn) |
| repulse(verb, check, separate, reject, turn) |
| beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| parry(verb, stop, cut, separate, reject) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut) |
| fend(verb, stop, separate, turn, allow) |
| rebuff(verb, stop, cut, check, separate) |
| rebut(verb, stop, cut, check, separate) |
| beat back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate) |
| brush off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| chase away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate) |
| check(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent) |
| deflect(verb, separate, reject, prevent, avoid) |
| deter(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist) |
| drive away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| drive back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| keep at bay(verb, expression, idiom, cut, check) |