Synonyms and Antonyms for Avert

Following is a list of 150 synonym words and phrases that are related to avert:

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4 Letter Words

shunstopkeepsavewarnwardcurbpillhaltundoruin

5 Letter Words

avoiddebardeterevadedodgesparestavetemptquelldousewidenallaywreakimpel

6 Letter Words

eschewimpedehinderresistthwartremoveescapedefusedivertswervehijackcombatensurebypassinducelessenreducederailstymieinciteavengeimpendcompelcausedstifledirestbanishimpose

7 Letter Words

obviatedeflectpreventexcluderefraindismissrepulsediscarddetractreversecounteraddressavoidedprovokepreemptcurtailinflictimperilprolongrelieveunhingepresagebarringscuttlecausingnullifymediatehaltingdisruptstavingprotect

8 Letter Words

ward offhead offfend offprecludeavoidingrenounceminimizedistractsidestepovercomehighjackpre-emptmitigatethreatenpostponeminimiserestraininitiatecontrivesuppressvanquishimminentobstructheightencalamityconfront

9 Letter Words

stave offturn awayforestallavoidanceeliminatesidetrackaggravatesafeguardalleviatethreatensinstigateimpendinginterveneattenuateeradicateintensifyintercedethwartingdramatizedevastatehastening

10 Letter Words

preventioncircumventcounteractdiscouragepreventingameliorateexacerbatecalamitousobliterateaccelerateextinguishportendingneutralizefacilitateneutralise

11 Letter Words

forestalledcatastrophenecessitate

12 Letter Words

forestalling

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