Synonyms and Antonyms of avert (ə-vûrt)

turn-away avoid sidetrack ward turn aside deflect shove aside shunt look away cock the eye look another way cast one's eyes down thwart divert pivot shift swing turn veer forestall forfend obviate preclude rule out stave off deter dodge evade foil frustrate halt debar forefend head off fend-off ward off deviate

help aid

prevent See syn. study at change allow defuse pre-empt stem-the-tide eradicate

avert ₈ trave ₈

aver ₇ rave ₇ vera ₇ vert ₇ rate ₄ tare ₄ tear ₄

ave ₆ rev ₆ tav ₆ var ₆ vat ₆ vet ₆ are ₃ art ₃ ate ₃ ear ₃ eat ₃ era ₃ eta ₃ rat ₃ ret ₃ tae ₃ tar ₃ tea ₃

ae ₂ ar ₂ at ₂ er ₂ et ₂ re ₂ ta ₂ te ₂