Antonyms for fend offfend off

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1. • Prevent

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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

How to use fend off in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Elizabeth Warren:

   Regulators need to rely on more than luck to fend off risks to the financial system.

3. James Orlando:

   We do not think it (fiscal stimulus) will be overly beneficial for the U.S. economy, when we look at long-term cycles, we want the government to be reducing deficits during expansion time periods so that they actually have more ammunition to fend off the next recession.

4. 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.

5. Michael Kugelman:

   These high turnover issues increase the possibility that when U.S.-led forces leave Afghanistan for good, whenever that is, they will be leaving Afghan forces unable to fend off a still-ferocious insurgency.

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