STAVED OFF Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

staved off

verb

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past tense of stave off

as in repulsed

to drive back managed to stave off the invaders

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as in prevented

to keep from happening by taking action in advance the quartermaster staved off a shortage by requisitioning more than enough supplies

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Recent Examples of staved off Cat Petteys hit two home runs and Jessica Walter pitched a one-hitter as the UConn softball team staved off elimination with a 5-1 victory over McNeese in the NCAA Tournament Regional at College Station, Texas. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026 The goal staved off the momentum from American Heritage (20-2), which scored three consecutive goals in the fourth period to tie the game. —

Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins staved off elimination for the second straight game with a clutch Game 5 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night, but celebrations were briefly halted when a skirmish erupted over a controversial hit on Sidney Crosby after the final buzzer. —

Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 That threat, which critics warned could be a war crime if carried out, appears to have been staved off for now. —

Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026 That threat, which critics warned could be a war crime if carried out, appears to have been staved off for now at the 11th hour. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026 Only 2200 of them remain, having staved off swells of economic uncertainty, retaining their Irish accents and ways of life. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026 And this was on a night when Doncic scored 41 points on 15-of-25 shooting (5 for 10 from 3-point range) as the Lakers staved off the Brooklyn Nets, finally pulling away for a 116-99 win on Friday night, their 11th victory in 12 games. —

Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026 While other local stores struggled, Outpost weathered the COVID-19 pandemic with support from its members and staved off staff cuts, according to Margaret Mittelstadt, director of community relations and Outpost staff member since 2004. —

Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for staved off

Verb

Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Anyone who has worked in or observed the media industry for the last couple of decades will recognize and be repulsed by nepo-baby Jay, who is undeniably villainous.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026