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Synonyms and Antonyms of staves off
- managed to stave off the invaders
- the quartermaster staved off a shortage by requisitioning more than enough supplies
negates, neutralizes, nullifies
baffles, balks, checkmates, deters, foils, frustrates, thwarts
bars, blocks, hampers, hinders, impedes, interferes (with), retards, stalls
deflects, fends (off), stops, wards (off)
avoids, circumvents, dodges, ducks, eludes, escapes, eschews, evades, shakes, shirks, shuns
compensates (for), counteracts, counterbalances, makes up (for), offsets
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