What is another word for averting?
132 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɐvˈɜːtɪŋ], [ ɐvˈɜːtɪŋ], [ ɐ_v_ˈɜː_t_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for averting:- defensive (adjective)
- preventive (adjective)
- act (noun)
- aversion (noun)
- avoiding (verb)
- defending (verb)
- dissuading (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
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:
•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.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
forestalling, Avoiding.
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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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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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Hyponym for Averting:
n.
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act
bar, prevention.
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act