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fend off
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep at bay |
| Synonyms: | avert, avoid, beat off, deflect, drive back, hold at bay, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, keep off, parry, rebuff, rebuke, rebut, refuse, reject, repel, repulse, resist, snub, spurn, stave off, turn aside, ward off |
| Antonyms: | let in |
| Main Entry: | rebuff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn away; give the cold shoulder* |
| Synonyms: | beat off, brush off, check, chide, cross, cut, decline, deny, disallow, discourage, dismiss, disregard, fend off, hold off, ignore, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, keep at bay, lash out at, neglect, not hear of, oppose, pass up, push back, put in one's place, put off, rebuke, refuse, reject, repel, reprove, repudiate, repulse, resist, send away, slight, snub, spurn, stave off, tell off, turn down, ward off |
| Antonyms: | hug, include, take in, welcome |
| Main Entry: | repel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push away; repulse |
| Synonyms: | beat back, beat off, brush off, buck, cast aside, chase away, check, confront, cool*, cut, decline, dismiss, disown, dispute, drive away, drive back, drive off, duel, fend off, fight, force back, force off, give cold shoulder to, hold back, hold off, keep at arm's length, keep at bay, keep off, kick, knock down, oppose, parry, push back, put down, put to flight, rebuff, rebut, refuse, reject, resist, stand up against, stave off, traverse, turn down, ward off, withstand |
| Antonyms: | attract, draw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ward/ward off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defend, guard |
| Synonyms: | 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: | lay bare, make vulnerable, open |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Concept: | Neglect. |
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-nouns
neglect; carelessness; trifling; negligence; omission, laches, default; supineness (inactivity); inattention; nonchalance (insensibility); imprudence, recklessness; slovenliness (disorder), (dirt) [more]; improvidence; noncompletion; inexactness (error)., paralelpsis [in rhetoric]., trifler, waiter on Providence; Micawber.
-verbs
be negligent; take no care of (take care of [more]); neglect; let slip, let go; lay aside, set aside, cast aside, put aside; keep out of sight, put out of sight; lose sight of., overlook, disregard; pass over, pass by; let pass; blink; wink at, connive at; gloss over; take no note of, take no thought of, take no account of, take no notice of; pay no regard to; laisser aller., scamp; trifle, fribble; do by halves; cut; slight (despise); play with, trifle with; slur, skim, skim the surface; effleurer; take a cursory view of., slur over, skip over, jump over, slip over; pretermit, miss, skip, jump, omit, give the go-by to, push aside, pigeonhole, shelve, sink; ignore, shut one's eyes to, refuse to hear, turn a deaf ear to; leave out of one's calculation; not attend to, not mind; not trouble oneself about, not trouble one's head about, not trouble oneself with; forget; be caught napping (not expect); leave a loose thread; let the grass grow under one's feet., render neglectful; put off one's guard, throw off one's guard.
-adjectives
neglecting; unmindful, negligent, neglectful; heedless, careless, thoughtless; perfunctory, remiss., inconsiderate; uncircumspect, incircumspect; off one's guard; unwary, unwatchful, unguarded; offhand., supine (inactive); inattentive; insouciant (indifferent); imprudent, reckless; slovenly (disorderly), (dirty) [more]; inexact (erroneous); improvident.
-adverbs
negligently; hand over head, anyhow; in an unguarded moment (unexpectedly); per incuriam.
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| Antonyms: | care |
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