turn away
SEE DEFINITION OF turn awaySynonyms for turn away
- avoid
- deter
- fend off
- foil
- forestall
- halt
- preclude
- prevent
- rule out
- ward off
- deflect
- divert
- frustrate
- shunt
- turn
- look away
- shove aside
- stave off
- turn aside
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR TURN AWAY
Sylvia shuddered, but had not power to turn away her white face from his gaze.
Did she desire this man, and hate him because he had touched her only to turn away?
The faces that once looked kindly on him turn away from him with a frown.
At first she was tempted to turn away her eye with carelessness and inattention.
She was just going to turn away when Ruffo bent down to kiss her hand.
He could not turn away his nephew, however, notwithstanding his manifest repugnance.
Kate tried to turn away, but felt herself rooted to the spot.
The Chevalier shrugged his shoulders and made as if to turn away.
And he was about to turn away, when Garnache approached him by yet another step.
Buck watched him turn away to continue his survey of the horses.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR TURN AWAY
alienate
verbcause unfriendliness, hostilityalienating
verbcause unfriendliness, hostilityaverted
verbthwart; avoid by turning awaydismiss
verbremove from job, responsibility- ax
- boot
- boot out
- bounce
- bump
- can
- cashier
- defrock
- depone
- depose
- deselect
- discharge
- disemploy
- disfrock
- displace
- disqualify
- drop
- fire
- furlough
- give notice to
- give the ax
- give the gate
- give the heave-ho
- give walking papers
- give warning
- impeach
- kick out
- lay off
- let go
- let out
- oust
- pension
- pink-slip
- put away
- recall
- retire
- sack
- send packing
- shelve
- shut out
- suspend
- terminate
- turn away
- unfrock
- unseat
- wash out
dismisses
verbremove from job, responsibility- ax
- boot
- boot out
- bounce
- bump
- can
- cashier
- defrock
- depone
- depose
- deselect
- discharge
- disemploy
- disfrock
- displace
- disqualify
- drop
- fire
- furlough
- give notice to
- give the ax
- give the gate
- give the heave-ho
- give walking papers
- give warning
- impeach
- kick out
- lay off
- let go
- let out
- oust
- pension
- pink-slip
- put away
- recall
- retire
- sack
- send packing
- shelve
- shut out
- suspend
- terminate
- turn away
- unfrock
- unseat
- wash out