Definition for Turn away:

• turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

Synonyms for Turn away:

• n.

  •
  • clamp down,
  • ban,
  • forbid,
  • not brook something,
  • disallow,
  • bar,
  • prohibit.
  •bend (noun)
  • bend.

• v.

  •alienate (verb)
  • estrange,
  • set against,
  • divide,
  • divorce,
  • wean,
  • separate,
  • withdraw the affections of,
  • disunite,
  • make indifferent,
  • break off,
  • turn off,
  • part,
  • come between,
  • disaffect.
  •avert (verb)
  • foil,
  • rule out,
  • divert,
  • fend off,
  • preclude,
  • frustrate,
  • stave off,
  • deter,
  • turn,
  • avoid,
  • halt,
  • forestall,
  • prevent,
  • deflect.
  •dismiss (verb)
  • lay off,
  • kick out,
  • let go,
  • impeach,
  • give the ax,
  • cashier,
  • furlough,
  • discharge,
  • oust,
  • recall,
  • fire,
  • defrock,
  • depose,
  • let out,
  • boot out,
  • sack,
  • bounce,
  • give warning,
  • depone,
  • disqualify,
  • shelve,
  • boot,
  • give walking papers,
  • drop,
  • retire,
  • send packing,
  • give notice to,
  • shut out,
  • deselect,
  • unfrock,
  • suspend,
  • bump,
  • can,
  • pink-slip,
  • pension,
  • give the heave-ho,
  • displace,
  • ax,
  • Disfrock,
  • unseat,
  • give the gate,
  • Disemploy,
  • wash out,
  • terminate,
  • put away.
  •motion (verb)
  • turn away.
  •pink-slip (verb)
  • release.
  •recoil (verb)
  • kick,
  • tremble,
  • stickle,
  • flinch,
  • start,
  • shudder,
  • falter,
  • quail,
  • quake,
  • stick,
  • shy away,
  • demur,
  • duck,
  • reel,
  • dodge,
  • jerk,
  • shake,
  • backfire,
  • blink,
  • shirk,
  • carom,
  • step back,
  • withdraw,
  • shrink,
  • balk,
  • resile,
  • rebound,
  • react,
  • draw back,
  • blench,
  • pull back,
  • blanch,
  • cringe,
  • spring,
  • hesitate,
  • wince,
  • waver.
  •refuse (verb)
  • regret,
  • disaccord,
  • evade,
  • shun,
  • turn one's back on,
  • protest,
  • dissent,
  • turn deaf ear to,
  • reprobate,
  • beg off,
  • withhold,
  • desist,
  • nix,
  • not budget,
  • not care to,
  • hold out,
  • refuse to receive,
  • not budge,
  • give thumbs down to,
  • reject,
  • dispense with,
  • hold back,
  • send regrets,
  • turn down,
  • hold off,
  • not buy,
  • set aside,
  • make excuses.
  •ward/ward off (verb)
  • obviate,
  • rebut,
  • stymie,
  • check,
  • thwart,
  • interrupt,
  • block,
  • parry.

• Other synonyms:

  •alienate
  • setting against,
  • turning away,
  • turns away,
  • turned away.
  •dismiss
  • unfrocked,
  • lets go,
  • booting out,
  • unfrocking,
  • deselecting,
  • give the heave ho,
  • Furloughed,
  • Shelving,
  • Pensioning,
  • give heave-ho,
  • defrocked,
  • washes out,
  • letting out,
  • Furloughing,
  • defrocking,
  • Pensioned,
  • letting go,
  • washed out,
  • washing out.
  •recoil
  • Stickling,
  • pulling back,
  • pulled back,
  • Winced,
  • pulls back,
  • Stickled,
  • Flinched,
  • stickles.
  •refuse
  • Reprobating,
  • turn back on,
  • passed up,
  • Regretted,
  • Refusing,
  • Reprobated,
  • setting aside,
  • turned back on,
  • nixing.
  •Other relevant words:
  • ease off,
  • unaccustom,
  • dampen,
  • discard,
  • haw,
  • stray,
  • gee,
  • draw aside,
  • quench,
  • chuck out,
  • fly off,
  • brush aside,
  • indispose,
  • exclude,
  • discount,
  • ignore,
  • diverge,
  • cure,
  • except,
  • bear off,
  • turn from,
  • switch,
  • digress,
  • push aside,
  • deviate,
  • abjure,
  • defend,
  • get rid of,
  • misapply,
  • disdain,
  • recant,
  • bundle,
  • disincline,
  • turn back,
  • glance,
  • beat back,
  • spurn,
  • sidle,
  • side,
  • corrupt,
  • cut,
  • shift,
  • blunt,
  • decline,
  • re-route,
  • waive,
  • veer,
  • send off,
  • pass by,
  • banish,
  • edge off,
  • bow out,
  • forswear,
  • break of,
  • depart,
  • falsify,
  • pack off,
  • distort,
  • step aside,
  • head off,
  • chuck,
  • disapprove,
  • pink slip,
  • debar,
  • steer clear of,
  • sheer off,
  • refuse to consider,
  • divagate,
  • damp,
  • wander,
  • distract,
  • cool,
  • subvert,
  • change course,
  • despise,
  • scout,
  • twist,
  • shy,
  • drift,
  • swerve,
  • disclaim,
  • disregard,
  • send away,
  • throw out,
  • disown,
  • throw away,
  • pass up,
  • sidestep,
  • bundle off,
  • repulse,
  • detach,
  • eject,
  • renounce,
  • repel,
  • misconstrue,
  • brush off,
  • contradict,
  • pervert,
  • disinterest,
  • discourage,
  • deny,
  • misdirect,
  • sidetrack,
  • stop,
  • jib,
  • expel,
  • go off,
  • glance off,
  • chill,
  • repudiate,
  • put,
  • rebuff,
  • misrepresent,
  • contemn,
  • change,
  • abuse.

Antonyms for Turn away:

• v.

  • alienate
    disarm, marry, combine, be friendly, unite, join.
  • avert
    assist, allow, help, support, aid.
  • dismiss
    hire, engage, maintain, hold, keep, welcome, employ, appoint, DO, begin, secure, accept, preserve.
  • recoil
    remain, meet, stay, steady, face.
  • refuse
    endorse, offer, sanction, approve, ok, consent, agree, grant.
  • ward/ward off
    open, make vulnerable, lay bare.
  • Other antonyms:
    hail, embrace, intromit, let in, allow in.

Hyponym for Turn away:

• v.

  • motion
    turn.