forfend

forfend is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
2. verb. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

   "Let's avoid a confrontation"

   "head off a confrontation"

   Synonyms: avert, avoid, debar, deflect, forefend, obviate

Synonyms

avert, avoid, debar, deflect, forefend, obviate

Common word forms

forfends, forfended, forfending

Words from these letters

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