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heading offverbpresent participle of head off to keep from happening by taking action in advanceif we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster averting, forestalling, helping, obviating, precluding, preventing, staving off anticipating, providingnegating, neutralizing, nullifyingsavingbaffling, balking, checkmating, deterring, foiling, frustrating, thwartingbarring, blocking, hampering, hindering, impeding, interfering (with), retarding, stallingdeflecting, fending (off), stopping, warding (off)avoiding, circumventing, dodging, ducking, eluding, escaping, eschewing, evading, shaking, shirking, shunningforbidding, inhibiting, prohibitingarresting, checking, halting, stoppingcompensating (for), counteracting, counterbalancing, making up (for), offsetting abetting, aiding, assistingeasing, facilitating, smoothing, uncloggingadvancing, cultivating, encouraging, forwarding, fostering, furthering, nurturing, promotingallowing, leaving, letting, permitting |