Parry synonyms
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Part of speech:
To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand.
To refuse bluntly; snub
(Idiomatic) To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself.
To keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently, often, specif., as a practice by a group against a co-worker, coreligionist, etc. who has fallen out of favor
To move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow
repel (related)
To refuse to accept, agree to, or submit to; reject
avoid (related)
To refrain from (doing something):
evade (related)
To avoid complying with or fulfilling a requirement.
To keep from happening; ward off; prevent
To shape or mold on or as on a block
The definition of circumvent means to get around or surround someone or something.
To turn or make go to one side
To attempt to manage without assistance:
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Prevent is defined as to stop something from happening.
Shirk is defined as to avoid or get out of doing something that should be done.
To step aside:
meet (antonym)
Meet is defined as to come face to face with, be there when someone or something arrives, or to be introduced.
deal with (antonym)
To behave in a certain way towards.
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face (antonym)
To acknowledge and accept or deal with:
beat off
To drive something away with blows or military force. Now often used figuratively.
To repel with discourtesy, coldness, indifference, etc.; refuse, reject, or rebuff
allow (related)
To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
strike (related)
To come into contact with
counterpunch
(Boxing) A punch delivered while receiving or parrying an opponent's blow
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An indicator on a machine, for keeping count of turns, strokes, etc. of the machine or its parts
To go beyond the proper limits of something:
To move along the edge of or pass around rather than through
To plunge or dip under water for a moment
davies (related)
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edwards (related)
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Find another word for parry. In this page you can discover 50 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for parry, like: rebuke, rebuff, hold-one-s-own, shun, dodge, repel, resist, avoid, evade, avert and block.