stave off
66 synonyms found
- adjourn
- anticipate
- avert
- beat off
- check
- continue
- counter
- debar
- defer
- deflect
- deter
- discourage
- dishearten
- drag out
- drive back
- drive off
- estop
- exclude
- fend
- fend off
- forbid
- foreclose
- forestall
- hang fire
- hang up
- hold at bay
- hold off
- hold over
- hold up
- keep at bay
- keep from
- keep off
- lay aside
- lay by
- lay over
- obviate
- parry
- pigeonhole
- prevent
- prohibit
- prorogate
- prorogue
- protract
- push aside
- push back
- put aside
- put back
- put off
- put on ice
- rebut
- recess
- repel
- repulse
- rule out
- set aside
- set by
- shelve
- shift off
- sleep on
- stand over
- stretch out
- suspend
- take a recess
- turn aside
- waive
- ward off
Definition
"he drank plenty of orange juice, hoping to stave off the cold making the rounds at the office."