Synonyms for Fending off:

• v.

  •avert (verb)
  • turn,
  • shove aside.
  •avoid (verb)
  • lay low,
  • jump,
  • escape,
  • bypass,
  • shirk,
  • obviate,
  • shake,
  • dodge,
  • evade,
  • flee,
  • shuffle off,
  • hide,
  • abstain,
  • shrink from,
  • skip town,
  • shy,
  • give the slip,
  • stay out,
  • elude,
  • weave,
  • ditch,
  • shake and bake,
  • run for cover,
  • withdraw,
  • circumlocute,
  • fake out,
  • skip out on,
  • shun,
  • skirt,
  • hold off,
  • eschew,
  • step aside,
  • circumvent,
  • stay away,
  • steer clear of,
  • shake off,
  • duck,
  • keep clear,
  • desist,
  • recoil,
  • sidestep.
  •defend (verb)
  • hedge,
  • war,
  • watch,
  • hold,
  • secure,
  • contend,
  • mine,
  • care for,
  • maintain,
  • battle,
  • look after,
  • fight for,
  • foster,
  • preserve,
  • bulwark,
  • keep safe,
  • retain,
  • house,
  • take in,
  • panoply,
  • safeguard,
  • oppose,
  • shelter,
  • guard against,
  • watch over,
  • uphold,
  • provide sanctuary,
  • screen,
  • save,
  • cherish,
  • nourish,
  • shield,
  • repel danger,
  • entrench,
  • withstand,
  • insure,
  • fight,
  • cover,
  • sustain,
  • garrison,
  • fortify,
  • espouse,
  • guard,
  • conserve.
  •dodge (verb)
  • get out of,
  • get around,
  • short-circuit.
  •evade (verb)
  • slip out,
  • give the runaround,
  • pass up,
  • beat around bush,
  • beg the question,
  • put off.
  •fend off (verb)
  • refuse,
  • rebuff,
  • keep at a distance,
  • reject,
  • ward off,
  • stave off,
  • repulse,
  • rebut,
  • deflect,
  • repel,
  • snub,
  • rebuke,
  • turn aside,
  • spurn,
  • keep off,
  • parry,
  • keep at arm's length,
  • avoid,
  • beat off,
  • avert,
  • hold at bay,
  • drive back,
  • resist.
  •fight back/fight off (verb)
  • keep at bay.
  •rebut (verb)
  • get back at,
  • prove false.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • double,
  • balk,
  • contain,
  • brush off,
  • shuffle,
  • neglect,
  • swerve,
  • defeat,
  • negate,
  • lash out at,
  • dismiss,
  • disallow,
  • shift,
  • En Garde,
  • discourage,
  • anticipate,
  • forestall,
  • overturn,
  • confuse,
  • conceal,
  • restrain,
  • preclude,
  • baffle,
  • put up fight,
  • halt,
  • Juke,
  • equivocate,
  • slip,
  • confute,
  • decline,
  • malinger,
  • fudge,
  • evert,
  • move to the side,
  • disregard,
  • look away,
  • negative,
  • lie,
  • chide,
  • invalidate,
  • cop out,
  • pretend,
  • slide,
  • keep distance,
  • fend off,
  • cross,
  • hold back,
  • lead on a merry chase,
  • break,
  • reply,
  • come back at,
  • lurch,
  • top,
  • push back,
  • retaliate,
  • divert,
  • put the move on,
  • repress,
  • fence,
  • foil,
  • tergiverse,
  • dark,
  • cavil,
  • disprove,
  • take on,
  • confound,
  • shuck,
  • weasel,
  • turn down,
  • deny,
  • slight,
  • trick,
  • tell off,
  • waffle,
  • prevent,
  • prevaricate,
  • tergiversate,
  • disconfirm,
  • repudiate,
  • pussyfoot,
  • fly,
  • ignore,
  • put in one's place,
  • cut,
  • shunt,
  • sneak away,
  • check,
  • refute,
  • control,
  • turn away,
  • frustrate,
  • rule out,
  • curb,
  • reprove,
  • block,
  • controvert,
  • deceive,
  • not hear of,
  • deter,
  • quash,
  • send away,
  • bottle up.

Antonyms for Fending off:

• v.

  • avert
    aid, help.
  • avoid
    meet, want, face, seek.
  • defend
    desert, relinquish, resign, surrender, attack, abandon, leave, quit.
  • dodge
    encounter, confront, stand up to.
  • evade
    take on.
  • fend off
    let in.
  • fight back/fight off
    give up, give in, yield.
  • parry
    deal with.
  • rebuff
    include, take in, hug, welcome.
  • rebut
    approve, concede, agree, back down.