fend off vs avert

fend off and avert both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fend off	No	No	Yes	No
avert	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fend off and avert are synonyms defined as:

fend off and avert: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

Other synonyms of fend off include avoid, debar, deflect, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off.

fend off (verb)	avert (verb)
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	turn away or aside
	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off