Synonyms of averting

averting 1 of 2

noun

as in prevention

the act or practice of keeping something from happening

the averting of forest fires can be helped by the clearing of dry underbrush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prevention
• avoidance
• prohibiting
• precluding
• prohibition
• neutralization
• thwarting
• barring
• forestallment
• circumvention
• nullification
• forbidding
• deterrence
• outlawing
• crossing
• enjoining
• negation
• debarment
• proscribing
• checkmate
• foiling
• baffling
• balking
• frustration
• interdiction
• determent
• proscription
• interdicting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assistance
• aid
• support
• backing
• promotion
• cultivation
• advancement
• facilitation
• encouragement
• nurture

averting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of avert

as in preventing

to keep from happening by taking action in advance

her careful planning averted disaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preventing
• forestalling
• avoiding
• precluding
• obviating
• helping
• providing
• anticipating
• escaping
• heading off
• saving
• thwarting
• deterring
• nullifying
• neutralizing
• evading
• impeding
• staving off
• hindering
• shaking
• deflecting
• retarding
• hampering
• prohibiting
• negating
• forbidding
• blocking
• offsetting
• shunning
• counteracting
• eluding
• interfering (with)
• stalling
• stopping
• eschewing
• barring
• halting
• foiling
• circumventing
• inhibiting
• balking
• frustrating
• fending (off)
• counterbalancing
• checkmating
• warding (off)
• dodging
• baffling
• ducking
• arresting
• shirking
• checking
• compensating (for)
• making up (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• abetting
• easing
• smoothing
• promoting
• advancing
• furthering
• encouraging
• fostering
• leaving
• permitting
• cultivating
• forwarding
• letting
• allowing
• nurturing
• unclogging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of averting

Verb

While people in Israel are praising the passengers and the captain as heroes for averting disaster, a broader debate is emerging over government failures that allowed something like this to happen, Lonsdorf says. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot hailed for averting a catastrophe on a FlyDubai flight, described Spice Jet incorrectly. — New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Boeing’s white-collar union approved a new four-year contract, averting a potential strike. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

The topic has gained urgency in both countries, with American tech leaders saying that averting worst-case scenarios for rogue AI depends on a degree of cooperation with China. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

The settlement was reached during a California federal trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users. — Diana Novak Jones, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Legislature passes bill aimed at averting Milwaukee financial crisis, lifting aid to local governments. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2026

The first step in averting this spiral toward catastrophe is for both Beijing and Washington to bear in mind that these economic tools were not designed as weapons. — Gloria Xiong, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

America’s greatest rival is single-handedly averting a global energy crisis. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026