Ward off is a term used to describe the action of preventing or protecting oneself from something. The crossword solutions for this term include 'PREVENT' (7 letters), 'GUARD' (5 letters), 'FEND' (4 letters), 'AVERT' (5 letters), 'DETER' (5 letters), 'PARRY' (5 letters), 'REPEL' (5 letters), 'STAVE' (5 letters), 'DEFLECT' (7 letters), and 'keepatbay' (9 letters). All of these words are synonyms for the term ward off, and they all refer to the act of preventing or protecting oneself from something.