Avert and Circumvent

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Avert

Avert verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Usage example: her careful planning averted disaster
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Circumvent and avert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Circumvent" instead a verb "Avert".
Nearby Words: aversion, averting, avertable

Circumvent

Circumvent verb - To avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness.
Usage example: employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code
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Avert and circumvent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avert" instead a verb "Circumvent".
Nearby Words: circumvention, circumventing

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people avert people circumvent people
problem avert problem circumvent problem
fate avert fate circumvent fate
number avert number circumvent number
Other words: issue, death, time, rule, deaths, problems.
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