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Hint 1: Meaning
draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" .
Hint 2: Synonyms
BEND, BENT, AVERT
Hint 3: Best answers
AVERT, AVERTED, AVERTING

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Best answers for Deflect

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All 48 answers for Deflect

Deflect with 4 letters (2)

AnswerLetters
BEND4
BENT4

Deflect with 5 letters (6)

AnswerLetters
AVERT5
AVOID5
BENDS5
BLOCK5
DEBAR5
PARRY5

Deflect with 6 letters (4)

AnswerLetters
AVERTS6
AVOIDS6
BLOCKS6
DEBARS6

Deflect with 7 letters (11)

AnswerLetters
AVERTED7
AVOIDED7
BENDING7
BLOCKED7
FEND OFF7
FORFEND7
HEAD OFF7
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OBVIATE7
PARRIED7
PARRIES7
WARD OFF7

Deflect with 8 letters (13)

AnswerLetters
AVERTING8
AVOIDING8
BLOCKING8
DEBARRED8
DEFLECTS8
DISTRACT8
FOREFEND8
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FORFENDS8
OBVIATED8
OBVIATES8
PARRYING8
STAVE OFF8
TURN AWAY8

Deflect with 9 letters (6)

AnswerLetters
DEBARRING9
DEFLECTED9
DISTRACTS9
FOREFENDS9
FORFENDED9
OBVIATING9

Deflect with 10 letters (4)

AnswerLetters
DEFLECTING10
DISTRACTED10
FOREFENDED10
FORFENDING10

Deflect with 11 letters (2)

AnswerLetters
DISTRACTING11
FOREFENDING11

Synonyms for Deflect

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Head off state tax at the outset100%
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Keep from happening100%
Keep off a green100%
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Parry100%
Prevent100%
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Prevent beaver trashing boxes100%
Prevent Bill's daughter leaving100%
Prevent promotion being undated100%
Prevent state heading for totalitarianism100%
Prevent, as disaster100%
State time to head off100%
Stave off100%
Thwart100%
Turn aside100%
Turn aside to maintain temperature100%
Turn away100%
Turn away 50% of travellers in distress100%
Turn away from state capital of Texas100%
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Ward off100%

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What's the best solution for Deflect?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Deflect is AVERT. Other possible answers include averted, averting, averts, avoid, avoided, avoiding, avoids, bend, among others.

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We have found 48 possible answers for the crossword clue Deflect.

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We list 48 synonyms related to Deflect. Common alternatives include BEND, BENT, AVERT, AVOID.

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