avert

/əvˈɝt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
   “Let's avoid a confrontation”
2. turn away or aside
   “They averted their eyes when the King entered”

Synonyms for avert

• debar
• forefend
• forfend
• obviate
• deflect
• head off
• stave off
• fend off
• avoid
• ward off
• turn away

Words that rhyme with avert

• hurt
• insert
• skirt
• alert
• dirt
• assert
• divert
• flirt
• squirt
• subvert
• exert
• inert
• introvert
• invert
• spurt
• curt
• disconcert
• evert
• extrovert
• revert
• shirt
• unhurt
• blurt
• cert
• chert
• dessert
• miniskirt
• nightshirt
• outskirt
• overt