FENDED (OFF) Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

fended (off)

verb

past tense of fend (off)

as in repulsed

to drive back the herd fended off attacking hyenas

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Young people just aren’t interested, partly because they’re repulsed by bodily fluids.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
His recent comments didn’t favor the Browns fanbase, and many Cleveland fans seem viscerally repulsed by him.

— Andy Behrens, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of repulsed

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Chen initially resisted the rainbow-like chromatic aberration familiar from other screen depictions of superpowers.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
That figure, which includes prices for groceries and food eaten away from home, suggests some restaurants and stores resisted passing along higher supply costs to shoppers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of resisted

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Many of the nation’s most elite institutions have recently turned away from test-blind or test-optional admission policies.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The property can house up to 250 animals, some of which may require specialized care or may have illnesses or specific diseases that would, in most cases, cause them to be euthanized or turned away.

— Rashad Williams, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned away

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