ward off
69 synonyms found
- about the bush
- anticipate
- avert
- beat around
- beat back
- beat off
- beg the question
- brush off
- chase away
- chase off
- check
- counter
- debar
- deflect
- deter
- discourage
- dishearten
- dodge
- drive away
- drive back
- duck
- equivocate
- estop
- exclude
- fend
- fend off
- forbid
- foreclose
- forestall
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hold at bay
- hold off
- keep at bay
- keep from
- keep off
- obviate
- pack off
- parry
- prevent
- prohibit
- pull away
- pull back
- push back
- pussyfoot
- put back
- put off
- rebut
- recoil
- repel
- repulse
- rule out
- send away
- send off
- send packing
- sheer off
- shift off
- shrink
- shy
- shy away
- shy off
- sidestep
- snub
- spurn
- stave off
- step aside
- thrust back
- turn aside
- turn back
Definition
"he raised his arms to ward off the attack."