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fend off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
12
stave off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
7
beat off(verb, phrasal verb, hold, control)
5
drive back(verb, phrasal verb, cut, check)
5
hold off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
5
keep off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
4
head off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
4
drive away(verb, phrasal verb, cut, check)
4
rule out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
4
turn aside(verb, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
3
brush off(verb, phrasal verb, cut, check)
3
chase away(verb, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
3
hold at bay(verb, idiom, hold, control)
3
keep at bay(verb, idiom, control, cut)
3
push back(verb, phrasal verb, cut, check)
3
step aside(verb, phrasal verb, escape, dodge)
2
beat back(verb, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
2
care for(verb, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
fake out(verb, phrasal verb, escape, dodge)
2
fight for(verb, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
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APASmart Define. (2015). ward off thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/ward_off/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "ward off thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/ward_off/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, ward off thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/ward_off/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "ward off thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/ward_off/thesaurus/synonyms>