The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AVERTED which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Staved off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVERTED | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Staved off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stave off
- prevented
- stanched
- avoided
- held back
- forestalled
- ward off
- forestalling
- staunched
- averted
- counteracted
- resisted
Crossword Answer definitions
AVERTED verb- To turn aside or away.
- To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- To turn away.
- To turn away.
- Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.
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