Antonyms for averted

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-vurt

Phonetic Transcription : əˈvɜrt

Definition of averted

Origin : c.1400, from Old French avertir (12c.), "turn, direct; avert; make aware," from Vulgar Latin *advertire, from Latin avertere "to turn away, to drive away," from ab- "from, away" (see ab-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Averted; averting.

verb thwart; avoid by turning away

Example sentences :

Philæmon averted his face for a moment, and struggled hard with his feelings.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Had Mrs. Bines been above talking to low people, a catastrophe might have been averted.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

She averted her head, plucking at the strands of the hammock.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

"You must not worry yourself about this," he said to Roden, with averted eyes.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

She hated the place, and yet she seldom hurried by it or averted her eyes.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

Pechorin turned just the slightest bit pale and averted his head.
Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov

His averted, almost shifty, eyes seemed to hold her attention.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

But Mollie Babcock was dressing rapidly, and her face was averted.
Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge

She glanced up at my own carrot-top, and then averted her gaze.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various

The accident was only averted by a new automatic signalling apparatus.
Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson

Synonyms for averted

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