HEAD OFF Synonyms

• try to prevent; show opposition to

• turn away from by persuasion

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

• located at or near the back of an animal

• be a hindrance or obstacle to

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• put at a disadvantage

• be a hindrance or obstacle to

• block passage through

• the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

• seize on its way

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• block passage through

• shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• make impossible, especially beforehand

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

• the event of something ending

• the act of stopping something

• a brief stay in the course of a journey

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a spot where something halts or pauses

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• come to a halt, stop moving

• put an end to a state or an activity

• stop from happening or developing

• interrupt a trip

• cause to end

• prevent completion

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• seize on its way

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• render unsuitable for passage

• stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• refrain from doing something

• refrain from certain foods or beverages

• declare invalid

• bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• prevent from entering; keep out

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• turn aside and away from an initial or intended course

• draw someone's attention away from something

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• get rid of something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• avert, turn away, or repel