Synonyms of averted

averted

verb

past tense of avert

as in prevented

to keep from happening by taking action in advance

her careful planning averted disaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prevented
• avoided
• forestalled
• precluded
• obviated
• helped
• escaped
• provided
• anticipated
• headed off
• saved
• nullified
• neutralized
• thwarted
• deterred
• evaded
• shook
• staved off
• hampered
• hindered
• foiled
• impeded
• deflected
• balked
• negated
• eluded
• stalled
• stopped
• shunned
• blocked
• baffled
• frustrated
• prohibited
• interfered (with)
• offset
• counteracted
• eschewed
• retarded
• forbade
• halted
• counterbalanced
• checkmated
• circumvented
• barred
• dodged
• ducked
• made up (for)
• inhibited
• checked
• arrested
• compensated (for)
• forbad
• fended (off)
• warded (off)
• shirked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aided
• assisted
• abetted
• facilitated
• eased
• smoothed
• forwarded
• encouraged
• promoted
• furthered
• fostered
• cultivated
• left
• advanced
• permitted
• allowed
• let
• nurtured
• unclogged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of averted

Investors have been reassured that federal agencies will stay open into the new year after President Joe Biden signed a funding bill Saturday that averted a government shutdown. —Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024

Either way, the Bills and their MVP candidate averted a major crisis. —The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024

President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday that averted a government shutdown and marked the end of a chaotic, high-stakes week in Congress. —Christina Wilkie, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024

Government shutdown risk last surfaced in September 2024, but a shutdown was narrowly averted. —Simon Moore, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

If passed by the House and the Senate, the bill would have averted a government shutdown before funding runs out Friday at midnight. —Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024

To insurers, a heart attack averted might be a number in a spreadsheet, but to patients, this is their life. —Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024

Last year, two pilots working together on board a FedEx Express Boeing 767 identified and averted a potential disaster by acting quickly to avoid colliding with a Southwest Boeing 737 in dense fog over Austin. —Jason Ambrosi, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024

About a year ago, hotels and casinos along the Strip narrowly averted a strike involving tens of thousands of hospitality workers by agreeing to a breakthrough deal just before a strike deadline. —Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024