What is another word for ward off?
393 synonyms found
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Pronunciation:
[ wˈɔːd ˈɒf], [ wˈɔːd ˈɒf], [ w_ˈɔː_d ˈɒ_f]
Related words: ward off the enemy, ward off evil, warding spells, prepare the defense, wards against evil, ward against evil
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Synonyms for Ward off:
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n.
• avoid • debar • fight off • head off -
v.
• avoid- abstain ,
- bypass ,
- desist ,
- ditch ,
- dodge ,
- duck ,
- elude ,
- escape ,
- eschew ,
- flee ,
- hide ,
- jump ,
- recoil ,
- shake ,
- shirk ,
- shun ,
- shy ,
- sidestep ,
- skip ,
- skirt ,
- weave ,
- withdraw .
- beat ,
- beguile ,
- bilk ,
- circumnavigate ,
- cramp ,
- crimp ,
- deceive ,
- detour ,
- disappoint ,
- dupe ,
- ensnare ,
- entrap ,
- hoodwink ,
- outflank ,
- outwit ,
- overreach ,
- queer ,
- ruin ,
- stump ,
- trick .
- anticipate ,
- arrest ,
- baffle ,
- balk ,
- chill ,
- cool ,
- cork ,
- dam ,
- forbid ,
- hamper ,
- impede ,
- inhibit ,
- intercept ,
- limit ,
- nip in the bud ,
- obstruct ,
- restrict ,
- retard .
- break ,
- confound ,
- confute ,
- controvert ,
- defeat ,
- disprove ,
- get back at ,
- invalidate ,
- negate ,
- negative ,
- overturn ,
- quash ,
- refute ,
- top .
- ward .
Other synonyms:
- defend .
Other relevant words:
- Chambering ,
- Counterwork ,
- Dueling ,
- EVERTS ,
- Entrapped ,
- Everted ,
- Forfend ,
- Havened ,
- Intermitted ,
- Intermitting ,
- Negatived ,
- Negativing ,
- Parried ,
- Preventing ,
- Prorogued ,
- Proroguing ,
- Responding ,
- Shotguns ,
- Shunted ,
- Shunting ,
- Vied ,
- avert ,
- beat back ,
- cast aside ,
- chambered ,
- chase away ,
- chased away ,
- circumvent ,
- come back at ,
- corked ,
- corking ,
- counter ,
- counterworking ,
- cover all bases ,
- cover up ,
- covered up ,
- covering up ,
- covers up ,
- defend against ,
- detoured ,
- detouring ,
- disconfirm ,
- disconfirmed ,
- disconfirming ,
- drive away ,
- drive off ,
- duel ,
- dueled ,
- duelling ,
- ensnared ,
- evert ,
- everting ,
- exclude ,
- fend ,
- fend off ,
- fight off ,
- fly in face of ,
- fly in the face of ,
- force back ,
- force off ,
- get around ,
- getting around ,
- give cold shoulder to ,
- give cover ,
- give shelter ,
- have bone to pick ,
- havening ,
- heads off ,
- held over ,
- hit back ,
- hold over ,
- hoodwinked ,
- intermit ,
- keep at bay ,
- keep lid on ,
- kept at bay ,
- knock down ,
- knocked down ,
- knocking down ,
- knocks down ,
- lash out at ,
- look away ,
- not hear of ,
- offsetting ,
- out wit ,
- outwitting ,
- over turn ,
- pass up ,
- passed up ,
- play off ,
- played off ,
- prevent ,
- prorogue ,
- prorogues ,
- prove false ,
- push back ,
- put a stop to ,
- put an end to ,
- put end to ,
- put in one's place ,
- put in place ,
- put stop to ,
- put to flight ,
- put up fight ,
- queered ,
- queering ,
- queers ,
- rebuff ,
- rebut ,
- repel ,
- repulse ,
- roofed ,
- roofing ,
- rule out ,
- send away ,
- sending away ,
- sends away ,
- sent away ,
- shotgun ,
- shotgunned ,
- shotgunning ,
- shove aside ,
- shoved aside ,
- shunt ,
- shunts ,
- stand against ,
- stand up against ,
- standing against ,
- stop ,
- take under one's wing ,
- take under wing ,
- turn aside ,
- turn away ,
- turn down ,
- turned aside ,
- turned away ,
- turning aside ,
- turning away ,
- turns away .
- By-pass ,
- Escaping ,
- Shied ,
- Shying ,
- Withdrew ,
- by-passed ,
- by-passes ,
- by-passing ,
- circumlocute ,
- fake out ,
- faked out ,
- give the slip ,
- hold off ,
- keep clear ,
- laid low ,
- lay low ,
- run for cover ,
- shake and bake ,
- shake off ,
- shakes off ,
- shies ,
- shrink from ,
- shuffle off ,
- skip out on ,
- skip town ,
- skipped town ,
- stay away ,
- stay out ,
- steer clear of ,
- steering clear of ,
- step aside ,
- stepped aside .
- Bulwarked ,
- Bulwarking ,
- Garrisoned ,
- Garrisoning ,
- Housed ,
- Warred ,
- Wars ,
- beat off ,
- care for ,
- cared for ,
- cares for ,
- fight back ,
- fight for ,
- fortify ,
- guard against ,
- hold at bay ,
- keep safe ,
- look after ,
- looked after ,
- looking after ,
- looks after ,
- panoplied ,
- provide sanctuary ,
- repel danger ,
- retain ,
- watch over ,
- watched over ,
- watching over .
- Embargoed ,
- Embargoing ,
- drive out ,
- drives out ,
- driving out ,
- except ,
- force out ,
- forces out ,
- forcing out ,
- keep out ,
- keeping out ,
- keeps out ,
- kept out ,
- leave out ,
- leaves out ,
- leaving out ,
- left out ,
- lock out ,
- occlude ,
- prohibit ,
- refuse admittance ,
- setting aside ,
- shut the door on ,
- sideline ,
- sidelined ,
- veto .
- drive back ,
- driving back ,
- fending off ,
- keep arm's length ,
- keep at a distance ,
- keep at arm's length ,
- keep distance ,
- keep off ,
- stave off .
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How to use "Ward off" in context?
When we ward off something, we try to either avoid it or get it to go away. This can be something as simple as not talking to someone we don't want to be around or as complicated as taking action to prevent a natural disaster. There are a number of ways to ward off something, but each one has its own set of rules and strategies.
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