Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun averting

2 senses of averting

Sense 1
averting -- (the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility")
       => prevention, bar -- (the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza")

Sense 2
aversion, averting -- (the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry")
       => avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging -- (deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb avert

2 senses of avert

Sense 1
debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off -- (prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike")
       => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project")

Sense 2
avert, turn away -- (turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered")
       => turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")