Synonyms for fend off
fend off

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1. debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward offverb

   prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

   "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

   Synonyms:
   forfend, avoid, eliminate, avert, ward off, distract, keep off, bend, suspend, obviate, invalidate, stave off, block, nullify, debar, exclude, head off, forefend, annul, quash, rid of, parry, bar, turn away, deflect, void

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1. fend off

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) keep off, ward off, keep from collision

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1. Jasper Lawler:

   Brent crude above $35 per barrel and copper above $2 per pound should be enough to fend off commodity sector bears into the year end.

2. Aaron Ring:

   It's a two-edge sword, antibodies are crucial to fend off infection, but some COVID-19 patients also develop antibodies that damage their own cells and tissues.

3. Choi Young-il:

   It was like war, they would use everything from elbows to hands to knees to fend off our players. It was really difficult.

4. Tobias Davis:

   Maybe it is denial that has kept markets from talking about it, but stagnation should be on the hymn sheet, i fail to comprehend how flat/falling U.S. inflation coupled with deteriorating external factors is an argument to hike rates. We are doing well to fend off deflation.

5. Suzanne Nossel:

   Having championed global efforts to defend Internet freedom and fend off threats to religious liberty, the United States should take the lead to save the lives of these bloggers who face the very real risk of being murdered for the crime of expressing their views online.