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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Netanyahu has consistently resisted such calls for three years and has not appointed any other special inquiry to investigate the failures that day.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
While some American buyers--particularly the well-off--were lured into purchasing EVs thanks to federal and state handouts, most drivers resisted such products out of fears regarding long charging times and limited battery range.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of resisted

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Trans*cendent’s entry fee is sliding scale for the trans community with nobody turned away for lack of funds, important given that trans people statistically make much less money than other members of the LGBTQ community.

— Candace Hansen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
That suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned away

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