Synonyms & related words for averting

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Words related to averting

Explore words related to averting — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include averts, averted, preventing, avoiding, forestallment, avertible, forestalling, forestalls. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does averting come from?

The word averting breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vert-, from Latin verto (“turn”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.