Averted

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.
  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of avert.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Turned away or aside.
  • Specifically, in anat. drawing, having the head of the object turned to the top of the figure. Wilder.
  • Word Usage
    "A sacrifice by Edgardo Alfonzo advanced the runners, but Jackson again averted trouble by getting Neifi Perez to pop out and striking out pinch hitter Ray Durham."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Verb Stem
    avert   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    asserted    concerted    inserted    reasserted    shirted    squirted