Synonyms for avert

Other words for “avert”, grouped by meaning.

We found 11 synonyms for “avert”. The most common are debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect.

verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

Synonymsdebar forefend forfend obviate deflect head off stave off fend off avoid ward off

verb turn away or aside

Synonymsturn away

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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