AVERTED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

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

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of averted They would have been averted if the two sides reached a trade deal, but Canada's negotiators left Washington empty-handed on Friday evening. — Kevin Breuninger,michael Wayland, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 However, when the camera reached Omri Shiff, a hurdler from Israel, both anchors inexplicably averted their attention to another participant who was apparently taking too long to get set. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The call that might have averted disaster came into William Mulholland’s office that morning. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The studies, and lack of follow-through, raise the issue about what could have averted the still-climbing death toll, and what steps need to be taken to prepare for an inevitable next earthquake. — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 The long-term care industry says not every clash can be averted. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026 Fortunately for both the Chenbot and millions of reality TV fans, disaster was averted as the host was saved thanks to a daring rescue attempt by a minor league baseball player by the name of Zach Cornell. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 But today, overshadowed by conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, the world has averted its gaze from Sudan. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 Widespread intervention and work averted the Y2K crisis, Storment said. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for averted

prevented

Verb

Reuters published an interview with Sinan Can Demir, a Texas computer science student who in late July prevented a rogue version of Anthropic’s Mythos model from uploading malicious code to an open-source software project on Github.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
ProPublica went further, enlisting the help of experts to determine which of those deaths could have been prevented.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of prevented

Browse Nearby Words

avert

averted

averting

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Averted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of averted

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

conscientious

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Why does English have so many silent letters?

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Popular in Wordplay

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Games & Quizzes