Synonyms for Averting:

• adj.

  •defensive (adjective)
  • Interrupting,
  • in opposition,
  • coping with,
  • on guard,
  • preservative.
  •preventive (adjective)
  • preemptive.

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • averting.
  •aversion (noun)
  • aversion.

• v.

  •avoiding (verb)
  • shirking,
  • Recoiling,
  • declining,
  • shrinking,
  • Avoiding,
  • Escaping,
  • bypassing,
  • sidestepping,
  • Evading,
  • Abstaining,
  • Circumventing,
  • eluding,
  • ducking,
  • Skipping.
  •defending (verb)
  • returning,
  • arguing,
  • Securing,
  • Policing,
  • answering,
  • guarding,
  • saving,
  • Fending,
  • supporting,
  • Rebutting,
  • Sustaining,
  • covering,
  • screening,
  • opposing,
  • shielding,
  • upholding,
  • Retorting,
  • buffering,
  • defending,
  • Replying,
  • countering,
  • safeguarding,
  • counterattacking,
  • Resisting,
  • backfiring,
  • Warding,
  • Barricading,
  • protecting,
  • Sheltering,
  • Responding.
  •dissuading (verb)
  • dampening,
  • barring,
  • discouraging,
  • daunting,
  • Preventing,
  • intimidating,
  • banning,
  • inhibiting,
  • diverting,
  • disheartening,
  • Deflecting,
  • Derailing,
  • Disinclining,
  • Restraining,
  • Checking,
  • Dissuading,
  • chilling,
  • admonishing,
  • Deterring,
  • depressing.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • disinclination,
  • digress,
  • Suspending,
  • Distracting,
  • Obstructing,
  • depart,
  • Shunting,
  • avoid,
  • divert,
  • odium,
  • Nullifying,
  • Detracting,
  • abhorrence,
  • eschewing,
  • Sidetracking,
  • distract,
  • entertain,
  • swerving,
  • execration,
  • voiding,
  • stopping,
  • obviating,
  • deviate,
  • impeding,
  • enmity,
  • beguile,
  • animosity,
  • turn away,
  • nausea,
  • Staving,
  • horror,
  • opposition,
  • Debarring,
  • sidetrack,
  • distaste,
  • Repulsing,
  • invalidating,
  • grudge,
  • disgust,
  • dissatisfaction,
  • Deviating,
  • deflect,
  • disport,
  • Annulling,
  • repulsion,
  • dislike,
  • amuse,
  • avert,
  • Precluding,
  • abomination,
  • hatred,
  • repelling,
  • diverge,
  • Quashing,
  • forestalling,
  • Refusing,
  • revulsion,
  • gambol,
  • repugnance,
  • antipathy.

Paraphrases for Averting:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    forestalling, Avoiding.

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    thwarting, Mitigating, Restraining, Eliminating, diverting, Removing, Circumventing, discouraging, Deterring, resolving, alerting, obviating, minimising, stopping, Curtailing, relocating, Evading, Distracting, Refraining, Preempting, defusing, Anticipating, redirecting, halting, Distorting, tackling, Reversing, Correcting, impeding, Obstructing, Intercepting, countering, redressing, Hampering, Disrupting, Precluding, Dispelling, hindering, Prohibiting, bypassing, Escaping, sparing, ensuring, disregarding, dissolving, warning, stealing, Deflecting, Transferring, disqualifying, curbing, Rejecting, Discarding, weaning, skirting, guarding, Combating, combatting, inhibiting, Stamping, forbidding, Channelling, incurring, barring, hijacking, informing, Dismissing, dealing, banning, Notifying, telling, misusing, blocking, dodging, failing, Denying, fighting, twisting, shirking, shunning, jacking, dropping, shifting.

• Other Related

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Counteracting.

Antonyms for Averting:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    assistance, advancement, aid, encouragement, promotion, cultivation, nurture, backing, support, facilitation.

Homophones for Averting:

• appurtenance, Aberdeen Angus, apportioning.

Hyponym for Averting:

• n.

  • act
    bar, prevention.