Synonyms of stave off

stave off

verb

1

as in to repel

to drive back

managed to stave off the invaders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repel
• resist
• turn back
• fend (off)
• turn away
• repulse
• beat off
• fight
• rebut
• withstand
• oppose
• hold off
• deflect
• ward (off)
• stand off
• defy
• spurn
• rebuff
• snub

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• welcome
• embrace
• hail

2

as in to prevent

to keep from happening by taking action in advance

the quartermaster staved off a shortage by requisitioning more than enough supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prevent
• avert
• head off
• avoid
• preclude
• obviate
• help
• forestall
• escape
• provide
• anticipate
• fend (off)
• save
• interfere (with)
• ward (off)
• evade
• compensate (for)
• thwart
• nullify
• shake
• make up (for)
• deter
• neutralize
• offset
• hinder
• retard
• deflect
• hamper
• elude
• impede
• balk
• stop
• negate
• shun
• prohibit
• block
• eschew
• frustrate
• circumvent
• forbid
• counteract
• stall
• foil
• counterbalance
• check
• bar
• dodge
• inhibit
• shirk
• duck
• halt
• checkmate
• arrest
• baffle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assist
• aid
• facilitate
• ease
• forward
• promote
• encourage
• let
• further
• leave
• smooth
• permit
• foster
• abet
• advance
• cultivate
• allow
• unclog
• nurture

Examples of stave off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This year, to stave off a financing crunch, Northvolt announced a retrenchment, scrapping two cathode material production facilities in Sweden, shuttering a research and development subsidiary in California and seeking out new investors for a project in Poland. —Shawn Tully, Fortune Europe, 10 Oct. 2024

The only bipartisanship on the ACA during the Trump years, Cohn observes, were the actions of GOP senators such as McCain and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to cooperate with Democrats to stave off their fellow Republicans’ anti-ACA vandalism. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

Hundreds of deadly, disgusting orcs lay waste to the city, but Elrond (Robert Aramayo) has a plan to stave off the destruction: calling upon dwarven reinforcements led by Prince Durin IV (Owain Arthur). —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024

Inflation, which reached four-decade highs under Biden-Harris, would have proved far tamer had Presidents Trump and Biden not pushed through trillion-dollar stimulus packages to stave off that pandemic-era recession. —Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2024