Synonyms for avert
əˈvɜrtavert

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1. debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward offverb

   prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

   "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

   Synonyms:
   forfend, avoid, eliminate, ward off, distract, keep off, bend, suspend, obviate, invalidate, fend off, stave off, block, nullify, debar, exclude, head off, forefend, annul, quash, rid of, parry, bar, turn away, deflect, void

2. avert, turn awayverb

   turn away or aside

   "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

   Synonyms:
   deflect, head off, refuse, obviate, forfend, forefend, avoid, turn down, stave off, fend off, bend, turn away, debar, ward off, reject

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1. avertverb

   Synonyms:
   turn aside, turn away, turn off

2. avertverb

   Synonyms:
   prevent, divert, preclude, FOREFEND, ward off, keep off

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1. List of paraphrases for "avert":

   avoid, prevent, avoiding, divert

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. AVERT

   Synonyms:
   Cardiology Atorvastatin VErsus Revascularization Treatments Cardiovascular surgery Artificial Valve Endocarditis Reduction Trial

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1. Billy Nolen:

   The tower visibility was zero. It was a low, low visibility day, but when we think about the controls, how we train both our controllers and our pilots, the system works as it’s designed to avert what you say could have been a horrific outcome.

2. Irish President Michael Higgins:

   Over the past half century, humanity has witnessed the destruction of 60 % of mammal, bird, fish and reptile populations around the world, we are the first generation to truly comprehend the reality of what we're doing to the natural world, and we may be the last with the chance to avert much of the damage. With this knowledge comes an extraordinary burden of responsibility that we all share.

3. Randy Hughes:

   I am saddened that we live in a world where every threat could be credible, i am grateful for the quick response from the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Department and the McAlester Police Department in the way they handled this situation. Together they helped to( avert) a very potentially dangerous situation.

4. Igor Dmitryuk:

   There will be a lot of standing water as the floods recede which heightens the risk of disease, particularly in urban areas, we need to be vigilant to avert any public health crisis, particularly as further rains are forecast with the start of the monsoon.

5. Charlie Dent:

   There’ll be drama. There’ll be chaos. They’ll be yelling and screaming. And then we’ll avert a shutdown. But that’s what happens unfortunately. It shouldn’t be this way.