393 synonyms found

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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Similar words for ward off:

• avoid (noun)
• debar (noun)
• fight off (noun)
• head off (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• avoid (verb)
• circumvent (verb)
• competition (verb)
• fend off (verb)
• fight back/fight off (verb)
• prevent (verb)
• rebut (verb)
• repulse (verb)
• rule out (verb)
• shield (verb)
• stave (verb)
• stay (verb)
• ward/ward off (verb)
• other synonyms
• avoid
• defend
• exclude
• fend off
• other relevant words
• protect
• repulse
• rule out
• stave
• stop

Hyponyms for ward off

Synonyms for Ward off:

• n.

  • avoid (noun)
  • avoid.
  • debar (noun)
  • debar.
  • fight off (noun)
  • fight.
  • head off (noun)
  • head off.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • Forefend,
  • evade,
  • obviate,
  • dishearten,
  • Estop,
  • deflect.

• v.

  • avoid (verb)
  • ditch,
  • elude,
  • step aside,
  • hide,
  • lay low,
  • sidestep,
  • skip,
  • shrink from,
  • withdraw,
  • keep clear,
  • steer clear of,
  • skirt,
  • shake off,
  • eschew,
  • desist,
  • dodge,
  • jump,
  • stay away,
  • skip out on,
  • duck,
  • shuffle off,
  • shy,
  • run for cover,
  • recoil,
  • circumlocute,
  • shun,
  • escape,
  • flee,
  • shirk,
  • bypass,
  • fake out,
  • shake and bake,
  • abstain,
  • weave,
  • stay out,
  • give the slip,
  • skip town,
  • shake.
  • circumvent (verb)
  • circumnavigate,
  • trick,
  • hoodwink,
  • overreach,
  • outflank,
  • beguile,
  • queer,
  • disappoint,
  • outwit,
  • entrap,
  • stump,
  • cramp,
  • beat,
  • detour,
  • deceive,
  • crimp,
  • ruin,
  • bilk,
  • ensnare,
  • dupe.
  • competition (verb)
  • ward off.
  • fend off (verb)
  • rebuke,
  • spurn,
  • snub,
  • keep at a distance,
  • drive back.
  • fight back/fight off (verb)
  • restrain,
  • repress,
  • contain,
  • reply,
  • control,
  • hold back,
  • curb,
  • bottle up.
  • prevent (verb)
  • chill,
  • hamper,
  • intercept,
  • anticipate,
  • nip in the bud,
  • arrest,
  • inhibit,
  • impede,
  • cool,
  • limit,
  • cork,
  • dam,
  • retard,
  • restrict,
  • forbid,
  • baffle,
  • balk,
  • obstruct.
  • rebut (verb)
  • controvert,
  • confound,
  • invalidate,
  • break,
  • confute,
  • overturn,
  • quash,
  • negative,
  • top,
  • get back at,
  • negate,
  • refute,
  • defeat,
  • disprove.
  • repulse (verb)
  • kick in the teeth,
  • throw back,
  • set back,
  • overthrow,
  • heave-ho,
  • nix.
  • rule out (verb)
  • cancel,
  • revoke,
  • recant,
  • not consider,
  • abolish.
  • shield (verb)
  • ride shotgun,
  • go to bat for,
  • conceal,
  • stonewall,
  • harbor,
  • roof,
  • haven,
  • chamber.
  • stave (verb)
  • ward.
  • stay (verb)
  • stall,
  • shelve,
  • defer,
  • postpone,
  • delay,
  • discontinue,
  • detain,
  • adjourn.
  • ward/ward off (verb)
  • divert,
  • check,
  • frustrate,
  • block,
  • deter,
  • parry,
  • preclude,
  • interrupt,
  • thwart,
  • turn,
  • halt,
  • stymie,
  • foil,
  • forestall.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • defend.
  • avoid
  • Shied,
  • by-passed,
  • Shying,
  • skipped town,
  • Escaping,
  • steering clear of,
  • by-passes,
  • shies,
  • by-passing,
  • stepped aside,
  • faked out,
  • By-pass,
  • shakes off,
  • Withdrew,
  • hold off,
  • laid low.
  • defend
  • fight for,
  • Garrisoning,
  • fortify,
  • provide sanctuary,
  • panoplied,
  • retain,
  • keep safe,
  • Bulwarking,
  • look after,
  • watched over,
  • Warred,
  • Housed,
  • watch over,
  • beat off,
  • guard against,
  • hold at bay,
  • looking after,
  • watching over,
  • Wars,
  • looks after,
  • Bulwarked,
  • care for,
  • fight back,
  • Garrisoned,
  • cares for,
  • looked after,
  • repel danger,
  • cared for.
  • exclude
  • except,
  • keeping out,
  • keep out,
  • Embargoing,
  • leave out,
  • prohibit,
  • keeps out,
  • forcing out,
  • veto,
  • force out,
  • sideline,
  • shut the door on,
  • occlude,
  • leaving out,
  • driving out,
  • left out,
  • setting aside,
  • Embargoed,
  • kept out,
  • refuse admittance,
  • lock out,
  • forces out,
  • sidelined,
  • drives out,
  • drive out,
  • leaves out.
  • fend off
  • keep off,
  • keep distance,
  • fending off,
  • keep at arm's length,
  • stave off,
  • driving back,
  • keep arm's length.
  • Other relevant words:
  • roofing,
  • Proroguing,
  • look away,
  • push back,
  • prove false,
  • repulse,
  • have bone to pick,
  • force back,
  • getting around,
  • lash out at,
  • out wit,
  • Responding,
  • turn down,
  • Intermitting,
  • chase away,
  • turning aside,
  • turn away,
  • prevent,
  • drive away,
  • rule out,
  • Shunting,
  • put a stop to,
  • knocks down,
  • disconfirmed,
  • turns away,
  • shunt,
  • chambered,
  • Forfend,
  • repel,
  • knocking down,
  • ensnared,
  • prorogue,
  • standing against,
  • dueled,
  • turn aside,
  • sending away,
  • keep at bay,
  • cover all bases,
  • put end to,
  • cover up,
  • Preventing,
  • Negatived,
  • fight off,
  • counter,
  • turning away,
  • Havened,
  • fly in face of,
  • Shunted,
  • turned away,
  • put to flight,
  • give cover,
  • detoured,
  • passed up,
  • Chambering,
  • knocked down,
  • come back at,
  • exclude,
  • put in place,
  • Counterwork,
  • held over,
  • get around,
  • covers up,
  • duel,
  • detouring,
  • stand up against,
  • stop,
  • pass up,
  • kept at bay,
  • hoodwinked,
  • avert,
  • Vied,
  • put in one's place,
  • heads off,
  • defend against,
  • queers,
  • shotgun,
  • evert,
  • everting,
  • Dueling,
  • Entrapped,
  • turned aside,
  • knock down,
  • rebut,
  • Prorogued,
  • intermit,
  • give cold shoulder to,
  • corked,
  • shotgunned,
  • EVERTS,
  • sends away,
  • send away,
  • beat back,
  • counterworking,
  • sent away,
  • drive off,
  • corking,
  • fend off,
  • stand against,
  • Intermitted,
  • take under one's wing,
  • keep lid on,
  • fend,
  • covered up,
  • offsetting,
  • hit back,
  • covering up,
  • over turn,
  • put up fight,
  • shove aside,
  • force off,
  • rebuff,
  • Parried,
  • not hear of,
  • outwitting,
  • queering,
  • Negativing,
  • take under wing,
  • play off,
  • chased away,
  • prorogues,
  • put stop to,
  • havening,
  • shoved aside,
  • disconfirm,
  • shotgunning,
  • give shelter,
  • queered,
  • played off,
  • Everted,
  • shunts,
  • Shotguns,
  • hold over,
  • duelling,
  • roofed,
  • circumvent,
  • cast aside,
  • put an end to,
  • fly in the face of,
  • disconfirming.
  • protect
  • shield.
  • repulse
  • nixing,
  • Repulsing,
  • kick in teeth.
  • rule out
  • not considered,
  • not considering.
  • stave
  • stave.
  • stop
  • Bottled,
  • stoppered,
  • Stoppering,
  • rein in,
  • choking off,
  • Bottling,
  • reined in,
  • choke off,
  • staunched,
  • choked off,
  • staunching,
  • reins in,
  • staunches.

Hyponym for Ward off:

• v.

  • competition
    defend.