8 Letter Words for Averting
averting, grievant, tavering, vintager
7 Letter Words for Averting
angrite, avertin, granite, gratine, ingrate, ingrave, ingreat, negrita, reaving, tangier, tearing, vagient, verting, vinegar, vintage, virgate, vitrage, vitrean
6 Letter Words for Averting
aigret, anteri, argent, argine, argive, avenir, averin, earing, eating, engirt, entria, erivan, gainer, gaiter, garnet, garten, garvie, graine, granet, gratin, graven, grenat, grivet, grivna, ingate, invert, naiver, native, navite, nerita, ratine, rating, ravine, raving, reagin, regain, regian, regina, retain, retina, rivage, taeing, tairge, taiver, tanger, tangie, tanier, taring, tavern, teaing, tinage, tinger, tirage, triage, trigae, tringa, vainer, varing, vinage, vinter, virent
5 Letter Words for Averting
aegir, agent, agrin, aiger, aiver, anger, antre, areng, arent, argin, arite, ating, atren, avern, avert, avine, entia, ering, etang, evang, gaine, ganev, garni, gater, geira, genit, giant, given, giver, grain, grane, grant, grate, grave, great, grein, greit, greta, grint, inert, inger, inter, intra, invar, irate, irena, naevi, naive, navet, navig, nevat, niger, nigra, niter, raine, range, raven, ravin, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, renga, renig, retag, retan, retia, retin, riant, ringe, riven, rivet, tairn, tangi, targe, tarie, tarin, tarve, taver, tenai, tenga, tenia, terai, terga, terna, tiang, tiger, tinea, tinge, tirve, tiver, tragi, train, trave, triga, trina, trine, vaire, vanir, vegan, venta, vergi, viage, vigna, vinea, viner, vinet, vingt, vinta, virga, virge, vitae, vitra
4 Letter Words for Averting
agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, aivr, anet, anre, ante, anti, areg, aren, aret, arni, arte, aver, avie, earn, eira, engr, entr, erat, eria, erin, etna, gaen, gaet, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, gare, gari, garn, gart, gate, gave, gean, gear, geat, gein, geir, geit, gena, gent, geta, gien, gire, girn, girt, gite, give, gnar, gnat, gran, grat, grav, gren, gret, grin, grit, iare, inga, inta, intr, invt, iran, iter, nagi, naig, nare, natr, nave, navi, near, neat, neti, nevi, ngai, rage, ragi, rain, rait, rane, rang, rant, rate, rave, rean, regt, rein, reit, rent, rgen, riga, rine, ring, rita, rite, riva, rive, taen, taig, tain, tane, tang, tare, tari, tarn, tave, tean, tear, tega, teng, tera, tern, tiar, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tire, trag, trav, trie, trig, trin, trna, vage, vagi, vain, vair, vane, vang, vant, vare, vari, vega, vein, vena, vent, vera, veri, vert, veta, vier, viga, vina, vine, vint, vita, vite
3 Letter Words for Averting
aer, age, agr, agt, ain, air, ait, ane, ant, are, arg, arn, art, ate, ave, avg, avn, ean, ear, eat, eir, eng, env, era, erg, ern, ert, eta, evg, gan, gar, gat, gen, ger, get, gie, gin, git, gra, gte, ign, ing, int, inv, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, nae, nag, nar, nat, nav, nea, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, rag, rai, ran, rat, rea, reg, rei, rev, ria, rie, rig, rin, rit, riv, rna, rte, rti, tag, tai, tan, tar, tav, tea, teg, ten, ter, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tng, tra, tri, vae, vag, van, var, vat, veg, vei, ver, vet, via, vie, vig, vin
Definitions for Averting
[1] to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.
[2] to ward off; prevent: to avert evil; to avert an accident.
[3] to turn away or aside to avert one's gaze
[4] to ward off; prevent from occurring to avert danger
Words related to Averting
averthalt, prevent, forestall, avoid, deter, foil, preclude, turn, divert, deflect, frustrate, shunt
Words nearby Averting
avertaverse, aversion, aversion therapy, aversive, aversive conditioning, avert, avertin, avery, aves, avesta, avestan
Origin of Averting
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French avertir ≪ Latin āvertere, equivalent to ā- a-4 + vertere to turn
Other words from Averting
a·vert·ed·ly , adverb
a·vert·er , noun
a·vert·i·ble , a·vert·a·ble , adjective
un·a·vert·ed , adjective
Word origin for Averting
C15: from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere; see averse
Synonyms for Averting
avoid, deter, fend off, foil, forestall, halt, preclude, prevent, rule out, ward off, deflect, divert, frustrate, shunt, turn, look away, shove aside, stave off, turn aside, turn away