Showing Results for "warding"

warding

VERB

defend, guard

Synonyms

WEAK

avert avoid beat off block check deflect deter divert fend foil forestall frustrate halt hold off interrupt keep at arm's length keep at bay keep off obviate parry preclude prevent rebuff rebut repel repulse rule out stave off stop stymie thwart turn turn aside turn away

Antonyms

WEAK

lay bare make vulnerable open

Example Sentences

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Warding off failure in a league that prides itself on parity is nearly impossible, yet Carroll has done it about as well as anybody in the past decade.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022

Warding off hackers trying to exploit newly discovered OS vulnerabilities is an ongoing game of whack-a-mole.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2020

Warding off distractions, be they external or internal, are a part of sports and competition.

From Golf Digest • Jun. 13, 2017

Warding off blows as best he could, Garcia at last reached a couple of mounted policemen and shouted, over and over again, "Can you protect this girl?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Warding off the blows which rained on him from every side, he kept rapidly retreating until he gained the brow of a steep declivity over which he flung himself and was instantly lost to view.

From Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan by Taylor, William