General Antonyms:
* Allow: To permit something to happen.
* Cause: To bring about something.
* Encourage: To make something more likely to happen.
* Invite: To make something more likely to happen, often by making it seem appealing.
* Permit: To allow something to happen.
Specific Antonyms Depending on Context:
* If "avert" means to "avoid," then antonyms could be encounter, face, meet, suffer, or experience.
* If "avert" means to "turn away," then antonyms could be face, confront, address, or engage.
Example:
* Avert danger: Antonyms: Invite danger, cause danger, face danger
The best antonym for "avert" will depend on the specific situation and the intended meaning.