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avert(verb, hold, separate, remove)
14
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold)
12
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold)
10
avoid(verb, break, close, remove)
10
prevent(verb, hold, separate, remove)
8
forestall(verb, break, close, separate)
8
obviate(verb, separate, remove, reject)
8
parry(verb, cut, separate, reject)
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deflect(verb, separate, reject, disregard)
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block(verb, break, close, separate)
5
debar(verb, remove, reject, dismiss)
5
check(verb, hold, control, cut)
5
deter(verb, separate, remove, reject)
5
rebuff(verb, cut, check, separate)
5
thwart(verb, separate, restrain, halt)
5
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut)
5
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut)
5
preclude(verb, separate, remove, reject)
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fend(verb, cover, separate, turn)
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head off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain)
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APASmart Define. (2015). ward off thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/ward_off/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, ward off thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/ward_off/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "ward off thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/ward_off/thesaurus/synonyms>