Synonyms of staving off

staving off

verb

present participle of stave off

1

as in turning back

to drive back

managed to stave off the invaders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turning back
• turning away
• repelling
• resisting
• fending (off)
• repulsing
• beating off
• fighting
• rebutting
• holding off
• standing off
• warding (off)
• withstanding
• opposing
• deflecting
• defying
• spurning
• rebuffing
• snubbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• embracing
• welcoming
• hailing

2

as in preventing

to keep from happening by taking action in advance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preventing
• averting
• heading off
• avoiding
• precluding
• obviating
• helping
• forestalling
• providing
• interfering (with)
• escaping
• anticipating
• warding (off)
• fending (off)
• compensating (for)
• making up (for)
• saving
• shaking
• evading
• neutralizing
• nullifying
• deterring
• thwarting
• hindering
• impeding
• hampering
• retarding
• deflecting
• frustrating
• prohibiting
• eluding
• forbidding
• blocking
• negating
• offsetting
• baffling
• stopping
• stalling
• shunning
• eschewing
• counteracting
• balking
• checking
• circumventing
• foiling
• counterbalancing
• dodging
• inhibiting
• barring
• ducking
• checkmating
• shirking
• halting
• arresting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisting
• aiding
• abetting
• facilitating
• promoting
• smoothing
• easing
• advancing
• encouraging
• leaving
• fostering
• forwarding
• letting
• cultivating
• furthering
• permitting
• allowing
• nurturing
• unclogging