AVERTS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

averts

verb

present tense third-person singular of avert

as in prevents

to keep from happening by taking action in advance her careful planning averted disaster

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Recent Examples of averts But multiple studies have shown the flu vaccine reduces the disease’s severity and averts hospitalizations and deaths. — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026 At every save point, the game forces James to stare at his reflection, and after the story’s plot twist, James averts his eyes, unable to face his own guilt. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 The author's experience shows caution, though slower, averts problems, contrasting with industry's rapid deployments that often encounter issues. — Shannon McKeen, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The deal averts a ballot referendum that backers from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association said would’ve reigned in expansive local real estate taxes. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 The catastrophies that our heroine averts are awfully small potatoes — a bulldozer running amok, an amusement park ride speeding out of control, some prankish teenagers scheming to turn the girl’s shower into a steambath. — Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 For now and unless Williams changes his mind again, the move averts a potential historic litigation where Washington planned to sue Williams over his plan to switch schools. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026 Today’s agreement, struck on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, averts another escalation of tensions between the world’s two great powers. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025 Critics also said that the 11th hour change will further complicate efforts to reach a deal that averts a shutdown. — Erin Doherty, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025

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Barnes is cold-based, and thus frozen directly onto the bedrock beneath it, which prevents it from sliding.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
This method prevents nitrogen from diluting the exhaust gas, which hinders combustion and keeps the CO₂ concentration relatively low.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

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