What is another word for shirk?
935 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ʃˈɜːk], [ ʃˈɜːk], [ ʃ_ˈɜː_k]Table of Contents
Similar words for shirk:- coward (noun)
- avoid (verb)
- avoid, get out of responsibility (verb)
- balk (verb)
- communication (verb)
- default (verb)
- disobey (verb)
- dodge (verb)
- duck (verb)
- elude (verb)
- evade (verb)
- flinch (verb)
- get out (verb)
- goldbrick (verb)
- goof off (verb)
- loaf (verb)
- neglect (verb)
- parry (verb)
- recoil (verb)
- sidestep (verb)
- slack/slacken (verb)
- slink/slither (verb)
- sneak (verb)
- weasel (verb)
- other synonyms
- avoid
- disobey
- escape
- flinch
- get out
- neglect
- recoil
Synonyms for Shirk:
n.
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- goof,
- industrious,
- idle.
v.
•avoid (verb) •avoid, get out of responsibility (verb) •balk (verb)- re fuses,
- upsets apple cart,
- re fusing,
- re-fused,
- upsetting apple cart,
- re fused,
- re-fuses,
- re-fusing,
- re fuse,
- re-fuse.
- dis honored,
- seeing alley,
- put the cuff,
- welches,
- putting cuff,
- dis-honors,
- sees in alley,
- dis-honor,
- dis honors,
- de-fraud,
- dis-honoring,
- met under arch,
- leaved town,
- saw in alley,
- de-faults,
- de fraud,
- putting on cuff,
- de faulting,
- sees in the alley,
- de-fault,
- saw the alley,
- saw alley,
- seeing the alley,
- left town,
- meets under arch,
- de frauds,
- de-frauds,
- runs out on,
- puts on cuff,
- put cuff,
- de-faulted,
- de faults,
- put on cuff,
- de fault,
- dis honor,
- putting on the cuff,
- ran out on,
- seeing in alley,
- puts on the cuff,
- sees the alley,
- welching,
- stiffing,
- putting the cuff,
- puts cuff,
- seeing in the alley,
- meeting under arch,
- welched,
- de faulted,
- see the alley,
- leaving town,
- dis-honored,
- dis honoring,
- see alley,
- see in alley,
- sees alley,
- puts the cuff,
- de-faulting,
- saw in the alley.
- dis obeyed,
- mis-behave,
- being remiss,
- rising in arms,
- counter acted,
- was remiss,
- mis behaves,
- dis-obeying,
- takes law into own hands,
- mis-behaves,
- wert remiss,
- with standing,
- payed no attention to,
- in-fringed,
- with-stands,
- fly face of,
- took law in to own hands,
- de-cline,
- goes counter to,
- flying in face of,
- taking law in to hands,
- dis agree,
- not listens,
- are remiss,
- paying no attention to,
- taking law into hands,
- rose arms,
- de clines,
- in fringed,
- over stepped,
- in-fringing,
- mis-behaving,
- flying face of,
- counter acting,
- over-steps,
- paid no attention to,
- not heeds,
- taking law in to own hands,
- rose in arms,
- counter-acting,
- takes law into hands,
- over-stepping,
- not minds,
- re-volts,
- insurrected,
- dis-obeyed,
- re-volution,
- wast remiss,
- were remiss,
- re volt,
- over-stepped,
- dis-agree,
- de cline,
- in fringing,
- recalcitrates,
- de-sert,
- in-fringe,
- re-volutions,
- dis agreed,
- revolutioned,
- took law in to hands,
- recalcitrated,
- dis agrees,
- over stepping,
- over steps,
- take law into hands,
- counter-acts,
- rise arms,
- pays no attention to,
- recalcitrating,
- breaks rules,
- counter-acted,
- dis agreeing,
- de-clines,
- art remiss,
- dis obey,
- de sert,
- flew face of,
- brake rules,
- dis-obey,
- rises arms,
- breaking rules,
- mis behaving,
- dis obeys,
- with stood,
- counter-act,
- not listened,
- re volts,
- takes law in to hands,
- insurrecting,
- re volutions,
- take law in to hands,
- revolutioning,
- am remiss,
- took law into hands,
- with stands,
- rises in arms,
- with-standing,
- with stand,
- sets aside,
- with-stand,
- in-fringes,
- is remiss,
- dis-agrees,
- mis-behaved,
- mis behave,
- dis-obeys,
- rising arms,
- flew in face of,
- dis obeying,
- went counter to,
- takes law in to own hands,
- took law into own hands,
- mis behaved,
- in fringes,
- dis-agreeing,
- dis-agreed,
- not minded,
- in fringe,
- going counter to,
- taking law into own hands,
- flies in face of,
- flies face of,
- counter acts,
- counter act,
- not minding,
- take law in to own hands,
- insurrects,
- broke rules,
- re-volt.
- juking,
- move side,
- puts the move on,
- Short-circuited,
- moves the side,
- moved to side,
- gotten out of,
- moved the side,
- got around,
- moving side,
- tergiverses,
- shortcircuiting,
- short circuited,
- moves to the side,
- gat around,
- moved side,
- getting out of,
- short circuiting,
- tergiversed,
- gat out of,
- putting the move on,
- moving the side,
- putting move on,
- moves to side,
- moved to the side,
- shortcircuit,
- moving to side,
- tergiversing,
- move the side,
- moving to the side,
- gets around,
- gotten around,
- shortcircuited,
- moves side,
- put move on,
- shortcircuits,
- puts move on,
- juked,
- short-circuits,
- gets out of.
- running around,
- gives wide berth to,
- out-wit,
- giving wide berth to,
- wast beyond someone,
- stayed shy of,
- out witting,
- were beyond someone,
- gave runaround,
- out runs,
- giving the runaround,
- staid shy of,
- not touches,
- beats around bush,
- am beyond someone,
- stays shy of,
- beats around the bush,
- gat away from,
- gave the runaround,
- out-wits,
- art beyond someone,
- out-witting,
- passing up,
- runs around,
- beating around bush,
- give runaround,
- pass buck,
- giving runaround,
- out running,
- ran around,
- gives the runaround,
- being beyond someone,
- out-run,
- not touched,
- out run,
- wert beyond someone,
- out-running,
- gave wide berth to,
- was beyond someone,
- out-runs,
- gives runaround,
- passes up,
- is beyond someone,
- out wits,
- are beyond someone,
- out witted,
- gotten away from,
- staying shy of,
- hem haw,
- out-witted.
- lead a merry chase,
- pre tends,
- leading merry chase,
- begged the question,
- pre tending,
- pre tend,
- leads a merry chase,
- pre-tended,
- led a merry chase,
- lead merry chase,
- leading on merry chase,
- snuck away,
- led on a merry chase,
- begs question,
- led merry chase,
- leads merry chase,
- slips out,
- leads on a merry chase,
- kept distance,
- slipped out,
- keeps distance,
- slipt out,
- sneaking away,
- pre-tending,
- leading a merry chase,
- slipping out,
- sneaks away,
- keeping distance,
- pre-tends,
- sneaked away,
- lead on merry chase,
- begs the question,
- leads on merry chase,
- led on merry chase,
- leading on a merry chase,
- begging question,
- begged question,
- beg question.
- re ceding,
- re cedes,
- re-cede,
- re-tiring,
- re treats,
- re-ceded,
- re-tire,
- re-treated,
- re tiring,
- re tired,
- re-treat,
- re-treats,
- re-treating,
- re-cedes,
- re treating,
- re-ceding,
- re tires,
- re tire.
- de part,
- de parting,
- de parts,
- freeing oneself,
- buzzing off,
- de-camping,
- buzzes off,
- buzzed off,
- makes tracks,
- de-parted,
- takes a hike,
- de-parting,
- de-camps,
- frees oneself,
- were off,
- took hike,
- wert off,
- de camping,
- is off,
- taking hike,
- de camped,
- de camps,
- freed oneself,
- wast off,
- took a hike,
- de parted,
- take hike,
- de-camp,
- extricated oneself,
- extricates oneself,
- was off,
- made tracks,
- making tracks,
- de-parts,
- takes hike,
- taking a hike,
- de camp,
- de-camped,
- be-gone,
- am off,
- extricating oneself,
- being off,
- de-part.
- dragged one feet,
- dragged one's feet,
- takes easy,
- bummed around,
- drags one feet,
- dragging one's feet,
- drag ones feet,
- dragging one feet,
- screws off,
- fluffed off,
- screwed off,
- putzed around,
- took it easy,
- drags ones feet,
- bumming around,
- dragging feet,
- dogs it,
- fiddled around,
- putzing around,
- bums around,
- took easy,
- fluffing off,
- taking easy,
- drags one's feet,
- dragging ones feet,
- fiddling around,
- fluffs off,
- screwing off,
- dragged ones feet,
- lollygagged,
- dogged it,
- drag one feet,
- monkeys around,
- drags feet,
- monkeyed around,
- putzes around,
- take easy,
- dragged feet,
- fiddles around,
- dogging it.
- being indolent,
- re-lax,
- whiled away hours,
- wast unoccupied,
- wert indolent,
- is inactive,
- was inactive,
- slowing down,
- is unoccupied,
- stands around,
- was slothful,
- lounges around,
- are slothful,
- stood around,
- were unoccupied,
- was unoccupied,
- not lift finger,
- not lift a fingering,
- passed time,
- whiles away hours,
- wast slothful,
- art slothful,
- were inactive,
- was indolent,
- not lift a fingers,
- are unoccupied,
- art indolent,
- am slothful,
- wert inactive,
- sate around,
- not lift a fingered,
- wert slothful,
- not lift fingering,
- were indolent,
- sat around,
- slows down,
- are indolent,
- whiling away hours,
- passing time,
- re lax,
- not lift fingers,
- art unoccupied,
- not lift fingered,
- wast inactive,
- art inactive,
- am unoccupied,
- sits around,
- lounging around,
- passes time,
- wert unoccupied,
- were slothful,
- are inactive,
- being slothful,
- is slothful,
- wast indolent,
- standing around,
- is indolent,
- sitting around,
- lounged around.
- dis regarding,
- dis-regard,
- post-pones,
- over passed,
- dis regard,
- wast irresponsible,
- looking the other way,
- over-leaping,
- looked other way,
- dis-carded,
- dis missing,
- post pone,
- being careless,
- looks the other way,
- over-passing,
- being derelict,
- overleaping,
- over passing,
- dis missed,
- over-looks,
- over-look,
- thinks little of,
- over-leap,
- wast derelict,
- glossing over,
- are irresponsible,
- am negligent,
- over look,
- letted pass,
- being irresponsible,
- was careless,
- am derelict,
- are derelict,
- dis-missing,
- over-passed,
- wert irresponsible,
- looked the other way,
- over-looking,
- look other way,
- over leaping,
- post-pone,
- wast careless,
- over passes,
- letting pass,
- thinking little of,
- were negligent,
- over leapt,
- am careless,
- dis regarded,
- over looked,
- lost sight of,
- letted slide,
- dis-carding,
- were careless,
- is careless,
- is derelict,
- thought little of,
- over-passes,
- art derelict,
- letting slide,
- post pones,
- art irresponsible,
- losing sight of,
- art careless,
- wert derelict,
- over leap,
- wast negligent,
- lets pass,
- over-leapt,
- glosses over,
- over-pass,
- dis carded,
- loses sight of,
- dis carding,
- looks other way,
- was derelict,
- over-leaped,
- was irresponsible,
- were irresponsible,
- wert negligent,
- art negligent,
- is irresponsible,
- over-leaps,
- dis-missed,
- dis cards,
- are careless,
- dis-card,
- being negligent,
- looking other way,
- were derelict,
- dis card,
- Overpassing,
- was negligent,
- dis regards,
- is negligent,
- dis-regarding,
- wert careless,
- dis-cards,
- over looks,
- am irresponsible,
- over leaps,
- lets slide,
- dis-regarded,
- dis-regards,
- over leaped.
- fore stalls,
- held at bay,
- re-pulsing,
- fore stall,
- fore stalled,
- pre vent,
- fore-stalls,
- pre venting,
- holding at bay,
- pre-vents,
- fore-stall,
- re buffed,
- holds bay,
- re pulsed,
- re-buffs,
- held bay,
- re buff,
- re-buffed,
- pre-vented,
- re-pulses,
- hold bay,
- fore stalling,
- re pulses,
- fore-stalled,
- re pulsing,
- holds at bay,
- re-pulsed,
- pre-vent,
- pre-venting,
- re-buffing,
- re buffs,
- pre vents,
- fore-stalling,
- re buffing,
- holding bay.
- re bounds,
- re coiled,
- re-coils,
- re acting,
- re coils,
- resiles,
- re-coiled,
- re bounding,
- re acted,
- re coil,
- re-bounding,
- re-coiling,
- re-acted,
- shying away,
- re-acting,
- re bound,
- re bounded,
- re-bounded,
- steps back,
- shied away,
- re-bound,
- re-bounds,
- Resiling,
- shies away,
- re-coil,
- stepping back,
- stepped back,
- Resiled,
- re coiling.
- eases off,
- lay down job,
- re-duces,
- de crease,
- lies down job,
- lie down job,
- de-creasing,
- lays back,
- un tightening,
- lying down on job,
- un-tightening,
- un tightens,
- re-leases,
- lying down job,
- de creased,
- laying back,
- de-creased,
- slacked off,
- un-tightened,
- de creases,
- re-leased,
- re duce,
- re-lease,
- lies down on job,
- lied down job,
- un tighten,
- re duces,
- un-tightens,
- lay down on job,
- re lease,
- de creasing,
- de-creases,
- un tightened,
- lied down on job,
- re leases,
- un-tighten,
- re-duce,
- eased off,
- slacks off,
- de-crease.
- going stealthily,
- passes quietly,
- went stealthily,
- goes stealthily,
- gumshoed,
- passing quietly,
- passed quietly.
- de lude,
- de-ludes,
- de-lude,
- snooked,
- snooking,
- moving secretly,
- moved secretly,
- moves secretly,
- de ludes.
- dancing around an issue,
- worming ones way out of,
- wormed one's way out of,
- tap danced,
- danced around an issue,
- danced around issue,
- worms way out of,
- dances around an issue,
- dances around issue,
- worm one way out of,
- dancing around issue,
- worms one way out of,
- worm ones way out of,
- worm way out of,
- worms one's way out of,
- worming one's way out of,
- worming way out of,
- dance around issue,
- wormed one way out of,
- wormed ones way out of,
- worming one way out of,
- wormed way out of,
- worms ones way out of.
Other synonyms:
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- deny,
- cop out,
- spurn,
- skive off,
- slack,
- duck out of,
- shy away,
- stay out of,
- keep off,
- disclaim,
- stay away from,
- tiptoe around,
- stop away,
- hide behind,
- lie down,
- keep out of,
- keep away,
- disavow.
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- disregard.
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- cut.
- Shied,
- Withdrew,
- ward off,
- by-passes,
- shake off,
- fake out,
- step aside,
- shrink from,
- circumlocute,
- steering clear of,
- stay out,
- run for cover,
- shies,
- turn aside,
- fending off,
- turned aside,
- keep clear,
- give the slip,
- lay low,
- skip town,
- faked out,
- by-passing,
- hold off,
- skipped town,
- steer clear of,
- shuffle off,
- Escaping,
- shake and bake,
- laid low,
- by-passed,
- skip out on,
- By-pass,
- turning aside,
- stay away,
- Shying,
- stepped aside,
- shakes off.
- Revolutionizing,
- not listening,
- take law into own hands,
- overstep,
- not mind,
- not heeded,
- rise in arms,
- Transgressed,
- fly in face of,
- recalcitrate,
- go counter to,
- be remiss,
- not heed,
- break rules,
- setting aside,
- infringe,
- mutiny,
- not listen,
- Mutinied,
- pay no attention to,
- insurrect,
- not heeding.
- run away,
- running away,
- vamoose,
- kite,
- exited,
- be off,
- ran away,
- KITES,
- take a hike,
- make tracks,
- kited,
- egressed,
- kiting,
- free oneself,
- be gone,
- buzz off,
- runs away,
- egressing,
- extricate oneself.
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Verb, base form
elude, side-step.
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Verb, base form
Antonyms for Shirk:
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v.
Homophones for Shirk:
- scherzo, shrewish, susurrus, scissors, serious, source, Sargasso Sea, sciurus, scorch, sericeous, sugar cookie, shire horse, sea wrack, sikorsky, screech, sucrose, shriek, Showy Orchis, SIRC, sage grouse, sea horse, ski rack, squarish, scraggy, surcease, sarawak, saragossa, shears, ski race, skreigh, saururus, siris, siqueiros, scrag, saccharase, shiraz, seahorse, serge, scheuchzeriaceae, squark, sirius, serosa, saurischia, sorgho, sawhorse, saccharose, secrecy, sargasso, sorus, Skagerak, search, saururaceae, skew arch, sewage works, Sirach, seiurus, SARS, skreak, scourge, serax, sayers, series, serous, scorsese, saurosuchus, sorex, sucrase, susurrous, sirocco, screw key, squirearchy, seagrass, sourish, screak, squaw grass, sack race, shark, scrooge, sewerage, syracuse, shakers, screw jack, siriasis, Skagerrak, sorgo, siracusa, shrug, scissors kick, scarce, sazerac, shag rug, screechy, surge, Sherk, shrike, scores, scours, screaky, sewer gas.
Hyponym for Shirk:
v.
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communication
avoid.
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communication