Synonyms for averting
avert·ing

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1. avertingnoun

   the act of preventing something from occurring

   "averting danger was his responsibility"

   Synonyms:
   aversion

2. aversion, avertingnoun

   the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away

   "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"

   Synonyms:
   antipathy, aversion, distaste

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1. • Avoidance
   • Prevention

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1. List of paraphrases for "averting":

   avoiding, preventing

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1. Antony Blinken:

   We continue to believe, as I said this morning, that that would be the best path forward -- a return to compliance off both sides to the JCPOA, to make sure that we are putting Iran's nuclear program back in a box and averting any kind of crisis.

2. Hiroki Shimazu:

   Greece asked for a six-month extension but it ended up with a four-month extension. The agreement appears to mainly focus on averting a default for now, rather than solving issues, although the market reacted positively on Friday, I think there will be more twists and turns down the road. Ultimately Greece has to carry out reforms but it is uncertain given that the government has won by promising not to reform.

3. Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

   It is an act of responsibility to exhaust every possibility in averting this (deal).

4. Downing Street:

   Such an intervention was directed exclusively to averting a humanitarian catastrophe caused by the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons, and the action was the minimum judged necessary for that purpose.

5. Martin Griffiths:

   Yemen needs its leaders to focus every minute of their time on averting and mitigating the potentially disastrous consequences of a COVID-19 outbreak.