What is another word for averting?
315 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɐvˈɜːtɪŋ], [ ɐvˈɜːtɪŋ], [ ɐ_v_ˈɜː_t_ɪ_ŋ], [ ɪnkˈɒnsə͡ʊləblɪ], [ ɪnkˈɒnsəʊləblɪ], [ ɪ_n_k_ˈɒ_n_s_əʊ_l_ə_b_l_ɪ]Table of Contents
Similar words for averting:- defensive (adjective)
- preventive (adjective)
- act (noun)
- aversion (noun)
- avoiding (verb)
- defending (verb)
- dissuading (verb)
- other synonyms
- adj.
- n.
- other relevant words
Definition for Averting:
Synonyms for Averting:
adj.
•defensive (adjective) •preventive (adjective)n.
•act (noun) •aversion (noun)v.
•avoiding (verb)- shirking,
- Recoiling,
- declining,
- shrinking,
- Avoiding,
- Escaping,
- bypassing,
- sidestepping,
- Evading,
- Abstaining,
- Circumventing,
- eluding,
- ducking,
- Skipping.
- 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.
Other synonyms:
•adj. •n. •Other relevant words:- aberrant,
- admonitory,
- amusing,
- amusive,
- animus,
- annul,
- antagonism,
- application,
- argument,
- bad blood,
- ban,
- banish,
- barricade,
- barroom,
- becharm,
- bend,
- bewitch,
- blackball,
- block,
- block off,
- block up,
- blockade,
- browning automatic rifle,
- cake,
- caper,
- captivate,
- capture,
- cark,
- catch,
- cavort,
- charm,
- cheerless,
- churn up,
- coating,
- condemnation,
- confrontation,
- contention,
- contestation,
- controversy,
- cooling,
- cover,
- curse,
- debar,
- defensive attitude,
- degenerate,
- deliverance,
- delivery,
- demoralising,
- demoralizing,
- detestation,
- deviant,
- disapproval,
- disconfirming,
- disfavor,
- disfavour,
- disgustful,
- disgusting,
- disorder,
- dispiriting,
- disputation,
- disquiet,
- distasteful,
- divagate,
- dodge,
- dousing,
- duck hunting,
- economy,
- elimination,
- elusion,
- enamor,
- enamour,
- enchant,
- encouraging,
- enemy,
- entrance,
- escape,
- evacuation,
- evasion,
- exclude,
- excreting,
- excretion,
- fascinate,
- fend off,
- fillet,
- flirt with,
- foe,
- foeman,
- forbiddance,
- forbidding,
- foul,
- frisk,
- frolic,
- ginmill,
- go,
- go away,
- goldbricking,
- goofing off,
- grievance,
- gross out,
- harbor,
- harbour,
- hate,
- head off,
- hesitancy,
- hesitation,
- hindering,
- hive off,
- hold,
- hoodwink,
- hostility,
- immersion,
- incompatibility,
- inconsistency,
- indisposition,
- invalidate,
- juggle,
- justificative,
- justificatory,
- keep off,
- lark,
- lark about,
- leave,
- legal community,
- legal profession,
- load-bearing,
- loathing,
- loathly,
- loathsome,
- masking,
- measure,
- moistening,
- mutual exclusiveness,
- natural covering,
- nauseate,
- nullify,
- nurse,
- obstructive,
- obviate,
- obviation,
- on one's guard,
- on your guard,
- opponent,
- opposite,
- oppositeness,
- parry,
- part,
- perturb,
- pervert,
- play,
- preclusion,
- preclusive,
- preservation,
- pull up stakes,
- quash,
- quit,
- railroad siding,
- redeeming,
- redemptive,
- refuse,
- reject,
- relegate,
- reluctance,
- repel,
- repellant,
- repellent,
- reproachful,
- reproving,
- repulsive force,
- rescue,
- resistance,
- respondent,
- reversive,
- reverting,
- revolt,
- revolting,
- rollick,
- romp,
- saloon,
- scary,
- scheme,
- score,
- set forth,
- set out,
- shivery,
- showing,
- shrinkage,
- shuddery,
- sicken,
- sickness,
- siding,
- skanky,
- skylark,
- slacking,
- slip,
- soldiering,
- sport,
- standoff,
- start,
- start out,
- stave off,
- stew,
- stop,
- straggle,
- stray,
- streak,
- stripe,
- submersion,
- support,
- swerve,
- take leave,
- taproom,
- temperature reduction,
- think about,
- think of,
- tilt,
- toy with,
- trance,
- trouble,
- turn down,
- turnout,
- uncheerful,
- unhinge,
- upon one's guard,
- vary,
- veering,
- viewing,
- void,
- wander,
- ward off,
- wicked,
- yucky,
- ill will,
- take off,
- set off,
- run around,
- pre-emptive.
Paraphrases for Averting:
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Equivalence
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Verb, gerund or present participle
forestalling, Avoiding.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Independent
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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.
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Other Related
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Counteracting.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Antonyms for Averting:
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n.
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Other antonyms:
assistance, advancement, aid, encouragement, promotion, cultivation, nurture, backing, support, facilitation.
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Other antonyms:
Averting Sentence Examples:
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She dropped it at his feet, never averting her eyes.
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Miriam returned, averting her eyes, and walking slowly on.
Homophones for Averting:
Hyponym for Averting:
n.
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act
bar, prevention.
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act
