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Staved off

Main Entry:
stave off
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fend off
Synonyms: avoid, block, hold off, repel, ward off
Main Entry: avert
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: thwart; avoid by turning away
Synonyms: avoid, deflect, deter, divert, fend off, foil, forestall, frustrate, halt, look away, preclude, prevent, rule out, shove aside, shunt, stave off, turn, turn aside, turn away, ward off
Notes: avert means 'prevent, turn away' and avoid means 'stay clear of, shun'
overt means apparent or open to view or plain or public; avert means to prevent or turn away
Antonyms: aid, help
Main Entry: circumvent
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fool, mislead
Synonyms: avoid, beat, beguile, bilk, bypass, circumnavigate, cramp, crimp, deceive, detour, disappoint, dodge, dupe, elude, ensnare, entrap, escape, evade, foil, frustrate, get around, hoodwink, outflank, outwit, overreach, prevent, queer, ruin, shun, sidestep, skirt, stave off, steer clear of, stump, stymie, thwart, trick, ward off
Notes: circumnavigate means to proceed completely around while circumvent means to avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing duties, questions, or issues
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, help, permit
Main Entry: defend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: protect
Synonyms: avert, battle, beat off, bulwark, care for, cherish, conserve, contend, cover, entrench, espouse, fend off, fight, fight for, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, guard against, hedge, hold, hold at bay, house, insure, keep safe, look after, maintain, mine, nourish, oppose, panoply, preserve, prevent, provide sanctuary, repel danger, resist, retain, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, stave off, sustain, take in, uphold, war, ward off, watch, watch over, withstand
Antonyms: abandon, attack, desert, leave, quit, relinquish, resign, surrender
Main Entry: delay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause stop in action
Synonyms: adjourn, arrest, bar, bide time, block, check, choke, clog, confine, curb, dawdle, defer, detain, deter, dilly-dally, discourage, drag, encumber, filibuster, gain time, hamper, hold, hold over, impede, inhibit, interfere, intermit, keep, keep back, lag, lay over, linger, loiter, obstruct, postpone, prevent, procrastinate, prolong, prorogue, protract, put off, remand, repress, restrict, retard, shelve, slacken, stall, stave off, stay, suspend, table, tarry, temporize, withhold
Notes: various things may cause a delay, but a postponement will result from the action of a person
Antonyms: advance, dispatch, expedite, further, hasten, hurry, rush, speed
Main Entry: deter
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: check, inhibit from action
Synonyms: act like a wet blanket, avert, block, caution, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, disadvise, discourage, dissuade, divert, forestall, forfend, frighten, hinder, impede, intimidate, obstruct, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, put a damper on, put off, restrain, rule out, scare, shut out, stave off, stop, talk out of, throw cold water on, turn off, warn
Antonyms: encourage, instigate, persuade, promote, put on to, stimulate, support, turn on, urge
Main Entry: fend off
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: fight back/fight off
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: defend oneself
Synonyms: beat off, bottle up, check, contain, control, curb, fend off, hold at bay, hold back, keep at bay, oppose, put up fight, repel, reply, repress, repulse, resist, restrain, retaliate, stave off, ward off
Antonyms: give in, give up, surrender, yield
Main Entry: obviate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make unnecessary
Synonyms: anticipate, avert, block, counter, counteract, deter, do away with, forestall, forfend, hinder, interfere, interpose, intervene, preclude, prevent, remove, restrain, rule out, stave off, ward
Antonyms: allow, help, permit
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