beat off

Strongest matches

• contend
• fight
• fight for
• guard
• hold
• maintain
• oppose
• preserve
• prevent
• resist
• safeguard
• secure
• shield
• uphold

Strong matches

• avert
• battle
• bulwark
• cherish
• conserve
• cover
• entrench
• espouse
• fortify
• foster
• garrison
• hedge
• house
• insure
• mine
• nourish
• save
• screen
• shelter
• sustain
• war
• watch
• withstand

Weak matches

• care for
• fend off
• guard against
• hold at bay
• keep safe
• look after
• panoply
• provide sanctuary
• repel danger
• stave off
• take in
• ward off
• watch over

Strongest matches

• allay
• chase away
• dismiss
• disperse
• dissipate
• eliminate
• resolve

Strong matches

• banish
• cancel
• crumble
• deploy
• disband
• disintegrate
• distribute
• eject
• expel
• oust
• repel
• rout
• scatter
• scramble

Weak matches

• break it up
• break up
• bust up
• split up

Strongest matches

• avert
• avoid
• deflect
• rebuff
• rebut
• reject
• repel
• repulse
• resist
• spurn
• ward off

Weak matches

• drive back
• hold at bay
• keep at a distance
• keep at arm's length
• keep off
• parry
• rebuke
• refuse
• snub
• stave off
• turn aside

Strongest matches

• resist
• retaliate

Weak matches

• bottle up
• check
• contain
• control
• curb
• fight off
• hold back
• oppose
• repel
• reply
• repress
• repulse
• restrain
• stave off
• ward off

Weak matches

• bottle up
• check
• contain
• control
• curb
• fend off
• hold at bay
• hold back
• keep at bay
• oppose
• put up fight
• repel
• reply
• repress
• repulse
• resist
• restrain
• retaliate
• stave off
• ward off

Strongest matches

• chide
• deny
• dismiss
• disregard
• fend off
• ignore
• oppose
• rebuke
• refuse
• reject
• repudiate
• resist
• snub
• spurn
• turn down

Strong matches

• check
• cross
• cut
• decline
• disallow
• discourage
• neglect
• repel
• reprove
• repulse
• slight

Weak matches

• brush off
• cold-shoulder
• hold off
• keep at a distance
• keep at arm's length
• keep at bay
• lash out at
• not hear of
• pass up
• push back
• put in one's place
• put off
• send away
• stave off
• tell off
• ward off

Strongest matches

• chase away
• confront
• drive away
• drive off
• fend off
• hold off
• rebuff
• resist
• ward off
• withstand

Strong matches

• buck
• check
• cool
• cut
• decline
• dismiss
• disown
• dispute
• duel
• fight
• kick
• oppose
• parry
• rebut
• refuse
• reject
• traverse

Weak matches

• beat back
• brush off
• cast aside
• drive back
• force back
• force off
• give cold shoulder to
• hold back
• keep at arm's length
• keep at bay
• keep off
• knock down
• push back
• put down
• put to flight
• stand up against
• stave off
• turn down

Strongest matches

• fend off
• overthrow
• put down
• rebuff
• repel
• resist
• ward off

Strong matches

• check
• defeat
• nix
• rebut
• reject

Weak matches

• brush off
• drive back
• fight off
• heave-ho
• hold off
• keep off
• kick in the teeth
• push back
• set back
• stave off
• throw back

Weak matches

• avert
• avoid
• block
• check
• deflect
• deter
• divert
• fend
• foil
• forestall
• frustrate
• halt
• hold off
• interrupt
• keep at arm's length
• keep at bay
• keep off
• obviate
• parry
• preclude
• prevent
• rebuff
• rebut
• repel
• repulse
• rule out
• stave off
• stop
• stymie
• thwart
• turn
• turn aside
• turn away