Synonyms for head off
head off

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. head offverb

   To intercept.

   The cavalry will head off the bandits at the pass.

   Synonyms:
   cut off

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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, fend off, stave off, block, nullify, debar, exclude, forefend, annul, quash, rid of, parry, bar, turn away, deflect, void

Matched Categories

1. • Prevent

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. head off

   Synonyms:
   intercept, head, get before

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. head off

   Synonyms:
   intercept

How to pronounce head off?

How to say head off in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use head off in a sentence?

1. Bud Liebler:

   People saw him in the trenches, when we needed the loan guarantees and he was pounding the halls of Congress, the dealers were with him ... he worked his head off day and night, and everyone who was involved in any way with Chrysler knew it.

2. James Worthy:

   We still have games to play, until you stomp me out, cut my head off, bury me 12 feet under, then I got a chance. So that’s my confidence.

3. Bill Robles:

   The girls would have outbursts. He would have occasional outbursts. They would all do the same thing and copy him. One time they removed him from the courtroom and put him a holding cell, behind a locked door with a little screen, at one point he was agitated and (said) something to the effect of 'Somebody ought to cut your head off, judge' ... And before you knew it, Bingo! He was leaping toward the judge. The bailiff tackled him in midair.

4. Elissa Slotkin:

   I remember being with a bunch of senior leaders in November, screaming my head off about the price of gas in November and being patted on my head and saying like,' Don't worry, we got to get through Christmas and it'll be better in 2022,' i don't think that we have a great sense of where this is going.

5. Dimitrios Malisiovas:

   Since professional soccer started in 1979, the problem has always been there. Violence and corruption, it’s a bit like the Greek national debt: Too hard to pay down. Or like Hercules in ancient mythology trying to cut the head off the monster, only to see another appear. But that’s what we need to fix this problem, another Hercules. Someone who is fearless and determined.