| Ducks |
| Dodges |
| Avoids |
| Parries |
| Shields |
| Thwarts |
| Forfends |
| Deflects |
| Prevents |
| Sidesteps |
| Fends off |
| Heads off |
| Wards off. |
| Forestalls |
| Staves off |
| Turns away |
| Turns aside |
| Turns away from |
| Nips in the bud |
| Prevents (disaster) |
| Keeps from occurring |
| Wards off, as danger |
| Keeps from happening |
| Heads off at the pass |
| Wards off, as a crisis |
| Turns away, as the eyes |
| Moves away, as one's eyes |
| Turns away, as one's eyes |