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fended off

VERB

keep at bay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avert avoid deflect rebuff rebut reject repel repulse resist spurn ward off

WEAK

beat off drive back hold at bay keep at a distance keep at arm's length keep off parry rebuke refuse snub stave off turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve attract want welcome

WEAK

let in

Example Sentences

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“Schmigadoon!” fended off the competition to take the night’s top prize along with awards for both its book and score by Cinco Paul.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

City Controller Kenneth Mejia easily fended off a challenge from real estate executive Zach Sokoloff, whose campaign was bolstered by $7.5 million in outside spending by his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

As I fended off allegations of greatness, Yang deadpanned: “Chicken is 75% luck. The tile gods were on your side.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Adidas has fended off an appeal from shareholders who accused it of hiding misconduct by rapper-entrepreneur Kanye West - otherwise known as Ye - before their partnership broke down in 2022.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

The militias were not the only settler groups Indigenous peoples fought as they fended off invasion.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz