Synonyms for turn away
turn away

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1. turn awayverb

   move so as not face somebody or something

   Synonyms:
   avert, deflect, bend, turn down, reject, refuse

2. deflect, bend, turn awayverb

   turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

   Synonyms:
   distract, bow, avert, ward off, refuse, twist, bend, deform, obviate, fend off, stave off, block, debar, avoid, head off, forfend, stoop, forefend, parry, flex, deflect, reject, crouch, turn, turn down

3. reject, turn down, turn away, refuseverb

   refuse entrance or membership

   "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

   Synonyms:
   freeze off, eliminate, rule out, avert, deflect, deny, resist, bend, winnow out, lower, decline, lour, spurn, pass up, pooh-pooh, reject, disapprove, disdain, scorn, defy, refuse, turn down

4. avert, turn awayverb

   turn away or aside

   "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

   Synonyms:
   deflect, head off, refuse, obviate, forfend, forefend, avoid, turn down, stave off, fend off, bend, debar, ward off, reject, avert

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1. turn away

   Synonyms:
   [active.] avert, turn aside

2. turn away

   Synonyms:
   dismiss (from service), discard, cashier, turn off

3. turn away

   Synonyms:
   [Neuter.] deviate

4. turn away

   Synonyms:
   go, depart, remove

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1. Nadia Oweidat:

   I have a lot of friends in the State Department and I respect their efforts, and their intentions are good, but seriously -- 'think again, turn away?'.

2. Nils Rauer:

   The court was right in assessing whether Fashion ID had an interest in collaborating with Facebook by way of embedding the 'Like' Button, personally, I do not think that companies will turn away from embedding 'Like' buttons due to the judgment. Presumably, they will pay more attention to the embedding process, by way of obtaining dedicated data privacy advice.

3. De Blasio:

   How many members of our family, especially our older relatives, who are the people really vulnerable here, are we simply saying as a nation, we're going to turn away and ignore the challenges facing them ? I don't think that's right, so I understand people who say wow, this is an extraordinary sacrifice. It is, but if you don't slow this thing down, you'll sacrifice a lot more on the other end of the equation. We have to think about the human cost here.

4. Jessica Vaughan from the Center:

   We don't want to turn away people who are genuinely in danger but we know from experience that most of the people that are arriving at our border are not in that category. We have to find an effective way to deter frivolous or opportunist asylum-seekers.

5. David Nabarro:

   We are moving towards the end, but we just don't know when it will come. In Liberia it took a long time - it took about two months to move from single-figure cases to zero - so we are not anticipating that this will be a very rapid thing, that's why I am telling everyone ... don't turn away, don't let off the effort: we must finish it and finish it well.