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. United States:

   E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product now among American adolescents, more so than cigarettes, these are the products that young people seem to be turning to, and they continue to turn away from cigarettes.

2. 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.

3. Brian Judge:

   Something you need most might be something you turn away from, something you turn away from might be something you regret, and something you regret, in the end, might cost you the one chance you ever had.

4. John Hickenlooper:

   It is ridiculous Other Democratic senators are still willing to avoid what is a scientific truth and turn away, and subject cities and towns all across this country to the same agony the Marshall fire has caused.

5. 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?'.