The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AVERT , but the solution may also be STAVE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Fend off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVERT | 33 % | 5 |
| REPEL | 20 % | 5 |
| STAVE | 20 % | 5 |
| WARD | 11 % | 4 |
| RESIST | 7 % | 6 |
| DETER | 5 % | 5 |
| REPULSE | 3 % | 7 |
| PARRY | 2 % | 5 |
Why may STAVE be the right solution?
The word "stave" can mean to fend off or prevent something from happening. In this context, "fend (off)" is a synonym for "stave."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fend off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ward off
- head off
- deflect
- avert
- stave off
- obviate
- debar
- avoid
- fend
- fight off
- fight back
- forfend
Crossword Answer definitions
AVERT verb- To turn aside or away.
- To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- To turn away.
- To turn away.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result AVERT
More clues leading to the result REPEL
More clues leading to the result STAVE
- Barrel part
- Cask part
- Cooper's part
- __ off (repel)
- Barrel strip
- Cooper's piece
- Poetry stanza
- Fend (off)
- Cooper's board
- Avert, with "off"
More clues leading to the result WARD
- Beaver's dad
- Writer Julia ___ Howe
- __ heeler
- One of the Cleavers
- New Orleans area
- Custodian's charge
- Municipal division
- Watch's partner
- Hospital division
- Beaver Cleaver's Dad
More clues leading to the result RESIST
- Stand firm against action
- Abstain from
- Fight off
- Withstand
- Fight back
- Put up a fight
- Stand firm against
- Withstand the lure of
- Just say no
- Put up a squawk
More clues leading to the result DETER
More clues leading to the result REPULSE
- Drive back
- Really offend
- Ward off
- More than turn off
- Force back, as an army
- Turn off
- Disgust
- Beat back
- Drive back, as an enemy
- Turn back