Definition for Avert:

• To turn away; to prevent.

Synonyms for Avert:

• n.

  •
  • stop,
  • turn aside,
  • squash.
  •
  • thwart.
  •
  • pivot,
  • shift.
  •avert (noun)
  • debar,
  • stave off,
  • avoid,
  • head off,
  • obviate.

• v.

  •avoid (verb)
  • bypass,
  • decline,
  • escape,
  • dodge,
  • shrink,
  • recoil,
  • shirk,
  • duck,
  • sidestep,
  • evade,
  • abstain,
  • shun,
  • skip,
  • circumvent,
  • elude.
  •dissuade (verb)
  • ban,
  • check,
  • depress,
  • chill,
  • disincline,
  • discourage,
  • dishearten,
  • dampen,
  • intimidate,
  • derail,
  • admonish,
  • dissuade,
  • restrain,
  • bar,
  • daunt.
  •social (verb)
  • Forefend.
  •thwart; avoid by turning away (verb)
  • frustrate,
  • shove aside,
  • foil,
  • halt,
  • look away.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • obstruct,
  • forbid,
  • keep from,
  • reprieve.
  •
  • defeat,
  • preempt.
  •
  • fight.
  •
  • upset.
  •
  • turn.
  •avoid
  • steer clear of,
  • step aside.
  •deflect
  • keep off,
  • fend,
  • glance off,
  • volte-face.
  •deviate
  • bear off,
  • edge off.
  •protect
  • defend.
  •stave
  • stave.

Paraphrases for Avert:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    avoid, Averted.
  • Verb, base form
    forestall, stave.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Avoiding.
  • Verb, base form
    prevents, divert, deter, eliminate, Eliminating, obviate, remove, distract, pre-empt, thwart, stop, reverse, Reversing, counter, circumvent, overcome, discourage, defuse, evade, preclude, deflect, frustrate, eradicate, refrain, address, tackle, resist, eschew, resolve, avertany, ensure, preempt, dissuade, minimize, save, saving, bypass, impede, escape, curb, exclude, relieve, restrain, side-step, halt, dispel, obstruct, remedy, hinder, spare, mitigate, hijack, suppress, combat, negate, warn, reduce, protect, discard, steer, sidestep, rectify, curtail, interdict, derail.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    counteract, avoid, alleviate, Avoiding.

Antonyms for Avert:

• v.

  • thwart; avoid by turning away
    allow, support, aid, assist, help.
  • Other antonyms:
    nurture, unclog, cultivate.

Homophones for Avert:

• abort, apart, apartheid, Afro hairdo, abrade, abfarad, afeared, aboard, afford, aberrate, abroad, aborad, afraid, avaritia, afeard, aboveboard, aphrodite.

Hyponym for Avert:

• v.

  • motion
    turn.
  • social
    foreclose, prevent, forbid, forestall, preclude.