What is another word for fend off?
804 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fˈɛnd ˈɒf], [ fˈɛnd ˈɒf], [ f_ˈɛ_n_d ˈɒ_f]
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Similar words for fend off:
- avoid (noun)
- debar (noun)
- deflect (noun)
- fend off (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- avert (verb)
- avoid (verb)
- defend (verb)
- dodge (verb)
- evade (verb)
- fight back/fight off (verb)
- keep at bay (verb)
- rebuff (verb)
- rebut (verb)
- repel (verb)
- repulse (verb)
- other synonyms
- avoid
- defend
- other relevant words
- repulse
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Fend off:
n.
• avoid (noun) • debar (noun) • deflect (noun) • fend off (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• avert (verb)- fore-stall,
- pre vents,
- fore-stalling,
- fore-stalls,
- fore stalling,
- pre-vented,
- fore stalled,
- shoving aside,
- pre vented,
- fended off,
- looks away,
- pre-venting,
- looking away,
- fore stall,
- looked away,
- shoves aside,
- fore-stalled,
- pre-vent,
- pre vent,
- pre venting,
- turns aside,
- fore stalls,
- pre-vents.
- laying low,
- stays out,
- re-coil,
- keeps clear,
- shakes bake,
- steps aside,
- re coil,
- shuffling off,
- shrunk from,
- shuffled off,
- with-drawn,
- steered clear of,
- shaking and bake,
- lays low,
- shuffles off,
- re-coiling,
- circumlocuted,
- skipping out on,
- skips out on,
- re-coils,
- runs for cover,
- staying away,
- gave slip,
- stayed out,
- re coiling,
- stepping aside,
- shrinking from,
- shook bake,
- re-coiled,
- shook and bake,
- keeping clear,
- shakes and bake,
- with drew,
- with-drew,
- by passed,
- holds off,
- shake bake,
- gave the slip,
- stayed away,
- skipping town,
- shaking bake,
- circumlocuting,
- with-draw,
- kept clear,
- staid out,
- with draw,
- gives slip,
- with draws,
- shrank from,
- steers clear of,
- circumlocutes,
- faking out,
- re coiled,
- give slip,
- with-drawing,
- stays away,
- by passing,
- with-draws,
- by pass,
- shrinks from,
- skipped out on,
- gives the slip,
- with drawn,
- re coils,
- fakes out,
- with drawing,
- by passes,
- staying out,
- giving the slip,
- staid away,
- giving slip,
- ran for cover,
- skips town,
- running for cover.
- keeping safe,
- keeps safe,
- watches over,
- fought for,
- up-holding,
- pre serving,
- pre-served,
- up held,
- de fend,
- de-fended,
- with-stand,
- re-tain,
- guards against,
- hold bay,
- pre-serve,
- fighting for,
- with-stands,
- up-holds,
- fights for,
- pre serve,
- up hold,
- provides sanctuary,
- up-hold,
- pre served,
- pre-serves,
- pre-serving,
- repels danger,
- repelling danger,
- de fending,
- up holds,
- beating off,
- with-standing,
- re-tains,
- in sure,
- re tains,
- providing sanctuary,
- with stood,
- de-fends,
- repelled danger,
- re tain,
- beats off,
- panoplying,
- in-sure,
- kept safe,
- de fended,
- up-held,
- held at bay,
- de-fend,
- holds bay,
- with stand,
- holding at bay,
- de fends,
- guarded against,
- pre serves,
- de-fending,
- holding bay,
- with standing,
- provided sanctuary,
- holds at bay,
- up holding,
- held bay,
- guarding against,
- with stands.
- move the side,
- shortcircuited,
- gotten around,
- moved to the side,
- juked,
- juking,
- moves to the side,
- gotten out of,
- short circuiting,
- putting the move on,
- putting move on,
- shortcircuiting,
- moving side,
- moved side,
- moved to side,
- shortcircuits,
- gets around,
- gat around,
- moving the side,
- gets out of,
- tergiversed,
- puts move on,
- moving to the side,
- moved the side,
- moves to side,
- moving to side,
- puts the move on,
- moves the side,
- short-circuits,
- move side,
- tergiverses,
- got around,
- Short-circuited,
- moves side,
- gat out of,
- shortcircuit,
- put move on,
- tergiversing,
- short circuited,
- getting out of.
- begging question,
- leading merry chase,
- led a merry chase,
- gave runaround,
- gave the runaround,
- pre tending,
- pre-tends,
- giving runaround,
- begged the question,
- leads on a merry chase,
- beg question,
- leading on merry chase,
- pre tend,
- pre tends,
- beating around bush,
- pre-tending,
- gives runaround,
- lead on merry chase,
- passing up,
- leading a merry chase,
- leading on a merry chase,
- slipt out,
- lead merry chase,
- keeping distance,
- slipped out,
- sneaking away,
- pre-tended,
- de-clines,
- kept distance,
- gives the runaround,
- slips out,
- lead a merry chase,
- giving the runaround,
- de cline,
- begs the question,
- leads merry chase,
- sneaked away,
- led on merry chase,
- leads a merry chase,
- snuck away,
- keeps distance,
- de clines,
- begged question,
- begs question,
- beats around bush,
- led merry chase,
- led on a merry chase,
- give runaround,
- passes up,
- slipping out,
- leads on merry chase,
- de-cline,
- sneaks away.
- puts up fight,
- keeps at bay,
- re plied,
- re-plying,
- put fight,
- re strained,
- re-strained,
- re pressed,
- re presses,
- re straining,
- re-strains,
- putting fight,
- re strain,
- puts fight,
- keeping at bay,
- re-strain,
- kept bay,
- keeping bay,
- keep bay,
- re-plied,
- putting up fight,
- keeps bay,
- re-straining,
- re pressing,
- re strains,
- re-presses,
- re press,
- re plying,
- re-pressing.
- keep at distance,
- kept arm length,
- dis-regarding,
- dis regards,
- keeping a distance,
- keeps arms length,
- keeps a distance,
- re-fuse,
- keep at arms length,
- putting one's place,
- dis-regards,
- lashing out at,
- dis-courage,
- keeps at arms length,
- re-prove,
- keeping arm's length,
- kept at arm length,
- dis regarding,
- re buffs,
- dis-missing,
- dis-allows,
- re fusing,
- keeps at a distance,
- put ones place,
- re-buff,
- keeping at arms length,
- puts in one place,
- dis-courages,
- puts in ones place,
- pushed back,
- dis courages,
- dis allow,
- dis allows,
- put place,
- keeps arm's length,
- keeps at arm's length,
- keep at arm length,
- re prove,
- lashed out at,
- kept at distance,
- re-proves,
- keeps arm length,
- keeping at arm length,
- kept a distance,
- puts place,
- put in one place,
- putting in one place,
- kept at arms length,
- keeping at distance,
- kept arm's length,
- dis allowing,
- put one's place,
- keep a distance,
- re proved,
- puts in place,
- dis-missed,
- re fused,
- re buffing,
- keep arms length,
- dis missed,
- puts ones place,
- dis allowed,
- pushing back,
- dis regard,
- puts one place,
- puts one's place,
- dis missing,
- dis-allowed,
- re fuse,
- putting place,
- putting in one's place,
- kept arms length,
- keeps at distance,
- re buff,
- putting ones place,
- re-buffing,
- pushes back,
- kept at a distance,
- dis-allowing,
- putting in place,
- keeping at arm's length,
- put in ones place,
- re buffed,
- kept at arm's length,
- keeps at arm length,
- re-proved,
- keeping arms length,
- re-buffed,
- puts in one's place,
- dis regarded,
- dis-regard,
- putting in ones place,
- lashes out at,
- re fuses,
- re proves,
- putting one place,
- dis-regarded,
- dis courage,
- re-buffs,
- dis-allow,
- keeping at a distance,
- re-proving,
- re-fused,
- keeping arm length,
- put one place,
- keep arm length.
- dis proved,
- proving false,
- dis confirm,
- dis-prove,
- dis confirmed,
- dis-proved,
- in validate,
- over turning,
- over-turning,
- in validating,
- in-validating,
- coming back at,
- dis confirms,
- dis confirming,
- dis-confirm,
- keeps off,
- proves false,
- in validated,
- disconfirms,
- keeping off,
- re-butting,
- dis-confirmed,
- re butting,
- proved false,
- re butted,
- dis proves,
- came back at,
- kept off,
- dis-confirms,
- in-validate,
- over turns,
- de-feat,
- comes back at,
- de-feats,
- in-validates,
- dis prove,
- dis proving,
- dis-proving,
- dis-confirming,
- in-validated,
- re-butted,
- in validates,
- de feats,
- over-turn,
- dis-proves,
- de feat.
- drave back,
- stood against,
- dis owning,
- drove away,
- forces back,
- dis-owning,
- stood up against,
- stands up against,
- drives off,
- driving off,
- casts aside,
- puts flight,
- drives back,
- forces off,
- forcing off,
- forced back,
- giving cold shoulder to,
- drave off,
- beating back,
- putting flight,
- drave away,
- chases away,
- forced off,
- gave cold shoulder to,
- dis owned,
- dis-owned,
- drove off,
- drove back,
- puts to flight,
- driving away,
- standing up against,
- beats back,
- drives away,
- put flight,
- forcing back,
- casting aside,
- putting to flight,
- duelled,
- chasing away,
- stands against,
- gives cold shoulder to.
- heavehoed,
- heaveho,
- heave ho,
- kicked the teeth,
- kicks the teeth,
- over-throws,
- kicks in the teeth,
- re pulses,
- heave hoed,
- kicking in teeth,
- re-pulsed,
- over-thrown,
- threw back,
- over-throw,
- kicks teeth,
- re pulsed,
- heave-hoed,
- re-pulsing,
- throwing back,
- re pulsing,
- kick teeth,
- heavehoes,
- kick the teeth,
- throws back,
- kicking in the teeth,
- kicking teeth,
- re pulse,
- over thrown,
- nixed,
- kicked in teeth,
- heave-hoes,
- over throw,
- heave hoing,
- kicking the teeth,
- re-pulse,
- heave hoes,
- kicked teeth,
- heavehoing,
- kicked in the teeth,
- over throws,
- kicks in teeth,
- re-pulses,
- heave-hoing,
- over-throwing,
- over throwing.
Other synonyms:
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- defend,
- stand up to.
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- shelter.
- shake off,
- stepped aside,
- run for cover,
- fake out,
- Withdrew,
- Escaping,
- circumlocute,
- dodge,
- Shying,
- by-passing,
- shuffle off,
- skipped town,
- stay out,
- skip town,
- step aside,
- by-passed,
- steering clear of,
- steer clear of,
- stay away,
- shakes off,
- Shied,
- shake and bake,
- lay low,
- faked out,
- shrink from,
- laid low,
- by-passes,
- shies,
- keep clear,
- By-pass,
- give the slip,
- skip out on.
- Bulwarking,
- watching over,
- keep safe,
- Garrisoning,
- retain,
- looks after,
- look after,
- beat off,
- watched over,
- Warred,
- repel danger,
- Housed,
- fortify,
- panoplied,
- provide sanctuary,
- cared for,
- cares for,
- care for,
- hold at bay,
- Bulwarked,
- watch over,
- looking after,
- guard against,
- looked after,
- Garrisoned,
- Wars,
- fight for.
- send away,
- got out of,
- evade,
- drive back,
- put in place,
- darked,
- prove false,
- turn down,
- beat around bush,
- pass up,
- begging the question,
- lurch,
- Short circuit,
- disconfirmed,
- stand up against,
- knocking down,
- EVERTS,
- repulse,
- keep at arm's length,
- Negatived,
- turning away,
- Shunting,
- duel,
- shunts,
- get out of,
- lurching,
- ward off,
- sent away,
- shunt,
- passed up,
- Everted,
- put up fight,
- shove aside,
- rebuff,
- over turn,
- knocked down,
- Juke,
- Shunted,
- stand against,
- get around,
- knocks down,
- avert,
- parry,
- cast aside,
- knock down,
- put to flight,
- move to the side,
- beat back,
- keep distance,
- disconfirming,
- slip out,
- chased away,
- Preventing,
- turned aside,
- give cold shoulder to,
- sends away,
- keep at bay,
- duelling,
- shoved aside,
- keep arm's length,
- chase away,
- Short-circuiting,
- short-circuit,
- turned away,
- force off,
- sneak away,
- getting around,
- look away,
- come back at,
- darking,
- repel,
- fencing,
- kept at bay,
- rebut,
- Jukes,
- fend,
- lash out at,
- turns away,
- push back,
- put in one's place,
- drive off,
- En Garde,
- turn away,
- Negativing,
- fending off,
- keep at a distance,
- drive away,
- pussyfoot,
- turn aside,
- not hear of,
- driving back,
- move to side,
- tergiverse,
- standing against,
- sending away,
- turning aside,
- keep off,
- dueled,
- force back,
- Parried,
- fight off,
- evert,
- give the runaround,
- everting,
- disconfirm,
- lead on a merry chase,
- beg the question,
- Dueling,
- put the move on,
- short circuits.
- taboo,
- vacillate,
- chase,
- control,
- qualify,
- enjoin,
- discourage,
- mitigate,
- delay,
- abort,
- counter,
- exclude,
- sidestep,
- quibble,
- shy,
- Shilly-shally,
- deviate,
- obstruct,
- turn,
- cavil,
- bar,
- palter,
- interdict,
- deter,
- change,
- slow,
- frustrate,
- forestall,
- impede,
- baffle,
- check,
- save,
- foreclose,
- sidetrack,
- equivocate,
- stonewall,
- halt,
- hold,
- anticipate,
- intercept,
- prohibit,
- hamper,
- ward,
- ban,
- thrust back,
- hinder,
- keep from,
- withstand,
- turn back,
- preclude,
- forbid,
- foil,
- restrain,
- help,
- retard,
- curb,
- stop,
- dishearten,
- swerve,
- balk,
- inhibit,
- send off,
- put back,
- rule out,
- arm,
- prevaricate,
- waffle,
- head,
- baulk,
- divert,
- proscribe,
- veer,
- pack off,
- prevent,
- arrest,
- cut,
- thwart,
- Estop,
- hedge,
- secure,
- fence,
- send packing,
- dismiss,
- tergiversate,
- brush off,
- block,
- switch.
How to use "Fend off" in context?
To fend off is to defend oneself against an attack or intrusion. In everyday language, we might say to fend off a hug, or fend off some arguments. The word comes from the Latin word fendere, meaning "to strike out.
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