Answer to "Stop from happening" crossword clue

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 Wall Street Journal in 2021.

Stop 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	67 %	5
KIBOSH	33 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stop from happening

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• prevent
• deter
• inhibit
• hinder
• defeat
• foil
• scotch
• aversion
• inhibitor
• inhibitory
• inhibition
• preventive

Crossword Answer definitions

AVERT verb

1. To turn aside or away.
2. To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
3. To turn away.
4. 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

• Turn away
• Forestall
• Turn aside
• Turn away from
• Ward off
• Head off
• Sidestep
• Stave off
• Fend off
• Deflect

More clues leading to the result KIBOSH

• Put the ___ on (squelch)
• Put the ___ on (stop)
• Figurative end
• Stopper
• It serves as a stop, slangily
• The thing to put on that's a halter
• It's a stopper when it's put on
• Put the ___ on: squelch
• Put the __ on: squelch
• Unwelcome end, with "the"