What is another word for avoid?
147 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɐvˈɔ͡ɪd], [ ɐvˈɔɪd], [ ɐ_v_ˈɔɪ_d]Table of Contents
Similar words for avoid:- avoid (noun)
- avoid (verb)
- hesitate (verb)
- other synonyms
- back down
- back out
- beware
- dislike
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- quibble
- stave
- withdraw
Definition for Avoid:
- refrain from doing something; " She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; " He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires"
Synonyms for Avoid:
n.
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- escape from,
- draw back,
- let well enough alone,
- give a wide berth,
- refrain from,
- go off,
- flee from,
- abstain from,
- shake off,
- fight shy of,
- recoil from,
- withdraw,
- skirt,
- keep clear of.
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- snub.
v.
•avoid (verb) •hesitate (verb)Other synonyms:
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- shrink from,
- obstruct,
- guard against,
- reprieve,
- preclude,
- pass by,
- repulse,
- steer clear of,
- cold shoulder,
- rebuff,
- stay away,
- forbid,
- shy away,
- circumnavigate,
- forestall.
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- save.
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- fight.
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- upset.
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- check.
Paraphrases for Avoid:
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Equivalence
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Foreign word
Avoiding.
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Adjective
Avoiding.
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Adverb
Avoiding.
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Foreign word
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
unavoidable.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
avoidable, inevitable, Preventing.
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Proper noun, singular
Does, Preventing.
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Noun, plural
safeguards, Risks, definitions, tasks.
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Noun, singular or mass
Preventing.
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Adverb
inevitably.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
discourage, eschew.
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Verb, base form
evade, circumvent, obviate, escape, sidestep, preclude, shirk, elude, pre-empt, remove, save, stave, discourage, overcome, protect, exclude, impede, ignore, eschew, avertany, eradicate, dispel, divert, relieve, omit, alleviate, hinder, subtract, flee, discard, thwart, beware, address, abandon, ward, mitigate, override, swerve, curb, forego, steer, void, cancel, waive, abrogate, solve, resolve, withhold, withstand, withdraw.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
avoids.
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Proper noun, singular
avoids.
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Noun, plural
avoids.
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Verb, base form
side-step, counteract, avert, unavoidable.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Avoid:
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v.
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confront.
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Other antonyms:
incur, pursue, validate, lay down, embrace, command, ratify, legalize, endorse, order, decree, establish, found, permit, warrant, catch, sanction, welcome, legislate, pass, contract, institute, mandate, legitimize, legitimate, approve, enact, authorize, allow, seek, prescribe, clear.
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Homophones for Avoid:
- apathy, abut, au fait, avid, avowed, apodidae, abwatt, abbot, abet, about, apidae, aphididae, afoot, abide, abode, avidity, aphidoidea, aptitude, abate, abaft, apoidea, apt, appetite, aviate, aft, aphid, a bit, apatite.
Hypernym for Avoid:
v.
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get by, shun, evade, stay off, parry, miss, get around, short-circuit, elude, fudge, hedge, shy away from, duck, get out, circumvent, go around, escape, sidestep, put off, shirk, get away, bypass, keep off, eschew, skirt, dodge, get off.
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social
goldbrick, fiddle, shrink from, shirk.
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