The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AVERT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Keep from happening crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVERT | 70 % | 5 |
| PREVENT | 11 % | 7 |
| THWART | 9 % | 6 |
| DETER | 4 % | 5 |
| BLOCK | 2 % | 5 |
| FOIL | 2 % | 4 |
| AVOID | 2 % | 5 |
Why may AVERT be the right solution?
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Keep from happening
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- prevent
- deter
- avert
- forestall
- stave off
- ward off
- let
- scotch
- foil
- averse
- guard against
- obviate
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 PREVENT
More clues leading to the result THWART
- Foil
- Block
- Frustrate
- Foil the plans of
- Oppose successfully
- Stymie
- Wreck the plans of
- Short-circuit
- Keep from happening
- Stymie, as plans
More clues leading to the result DETER
More clues leading to the result BLOCK
- Impede
- Obstruct
- Plug
- Word with chopping or stumbling
- ___ party (neighborhood get-together)
- Writer's problem
- "Old" chip producer?
- Building toy
- Inhibit
- Word aptly represented by four black squares in this puzzle
More clues leading to the result FOIL
- Dueler's weapon
- Light sword
- Thwart
- Straight man
- Candy wrapper
- Cover-up for leftovers
- It can cover your lunch
- Sword for a fencer
- It's a wrap
- Thwart the villain