Showing Results for "warding"

warding

VERB

defend, guard

Synonyms

WEAK

avert avoid beat off 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

Antonyms

WEAK

lay bare make vulnerable open

Example Sentences

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Warding off failure in a league that prides itself on parity is nearly impossible, yet Carroll has done it about as well as anybody in the past decade.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022

Warding off hackers trying to exploit newly discovered OS vulnerabilities is an ongoing game of whack-a-mole.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2020

Warding off distractions, be they external or internal, are a part of sports and competition.

From Golf Digest • Jun. 13, 2017

Warding off such a flare-up is also, paradoxically enough, the real goal behind the Administration's new initiative.

From Time Magazine Archive

Warding off the gunwale from the plunging barrel Denbigh dipped his arm into the water.

From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)