Synonyms of avert

avert

verb

ə-ˈvərt 

as in to prevent

to keep from happening by taking action in advance

her careful planning averted disaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prevent
• forestall
• avoid
• preclude
• obviate
• help
• provide
• head off
• escape
• anticipate
• stave off
• thwart
• save
• deter
• nullify
• neutralize
• evade
• hinder
• impede
• deflect
• shake
• prohibit
• negate
• shun
• frustrate
• forbid
• hamper
• counteract
• elude
• interfere (with)
• retard
• offset
• stop
• balk
• eschew
• circumvent
• inhibit
• halt
• fend (off)
• ward (off)
• block
• stall
• make up (for)
• counterbalance
• compensate (for)
• foil
• checkmate
• shirk
• dodge
• check
• arrest
• baffle
• bar
• duck

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assist
• aid
• facilitate
• promote
• encourage
• ease
• abet
• forward
• advance
• let
• allow
• further
• smooth
• permit
• cultivate
• foster
• leave
• unclog
• nurture

Examples of avert in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Offering a glimmer of hope that a strike could be averted, USMX said late Monday that negotiations with the union had resumed. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024

Crises averted Americans started to panic over potential shortages. —Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024

Only reconfiguring the existing U.S. approach to deterrence in the Middle East will avert catastrophe. —Mona Yacoubian, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2024

Scientific American spoke with Andrews about the state-of-the-art in asteroid detection and deflection techniques, the worst-case scenarios and the reasons for optimism about averting disaster. —Lee Billings, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024