What is another word for fending off?
224 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ fˈɛndɪŋ ˈɒf], [ fˈɛndɪŋ ˈɒf], [ f_ˈɛ_n_d_ɪ_ŋ ˈɒ_f]Table of Contents
Similar words for fending off:- avert (verb)
- avoid (verb)
- defend (verb)
- dodge (verb)
- evade (verb)
- fend off (verb)
- fight back/fight off (verb)
- rebut (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Fending off:
v.
•avert (verb) •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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- anticipate,
- baffle,
- balk,
- block,
- bottle up,
- break,
- cavil,
- check,
- chide,
- conceal,
- confound,
- confuse,
- confute,
- contain,
- control,
- controvert,
- cop out,
- cross,
- curb,
- cut,
- dark,
- deceive,
- decline,
- defeat,
- deny,
- deter,
- disallow,
- discourage,
- dismiss,
- disprove,
- disregard,
- divert,
- double,
- En Garde,
- equivocate,
- evert,
- fence,
- fend off,
- fly,
- foil,
- forestall,
- frustrate,
- fudge,
- halt,
- hold back,
- ignore,
- invalidate,
- lie,
- look away,
- lurch,
- malinger,
- negate,
- negative,
- neglect,
- overturn,
- preclude,
- pretend,
- prevaricate,
- prevent,
- push back,
- pussyfoot,
- quash,
- refute,
- reply,
- repress,
- reprove,
- repudiate,
- restrain,
- retaliate,
- rule out,
- send away,
- shift,
- shuck,
- shuffle,
- shunt,
- slide,
- slight,
- slip,
- sneak away,
- swerve,
- take on,
- tell off,
- tergiversate,
- top,
- trick,
- turn away,
- turn down,
- waffle,
- weasel,
- Juke,
- brush off,
- disconfirm,
- come back at,
- keep distance,
- lash out at,
- lead on a merry chase,
- move to the side,
- not hear of,
- put in one's place,
- put the move on,
- put up fight,
- tergiverse.
