Synonyms for Steer clear of:

• v.

  •avoid (verb)
  • flee,
  • avert,
  • jump,
  • dodge,
  • shake,
  • hold off,
  • shake off,
  • skip town,
  • shirk,
  • abstain,
  • stay away,
  • fend off,
  • desist,
  • ward off,
  • ditch,
  • hide,
  • circumlocute,
  • divert,
  • step aside,
  • escape,
  • duck,
  • obviate,
  • skip,
  • bypass,
  • withdraw,
  • give the slip,
  • recoil,
  • shy,
  • deflect,
  • stay out,
  • weave,
  • run for cover,
  • sidestep,
  • fake out,
  • skip out on,
  • keep clear,
  • turn aside,
  • lay low,
  • shuffle off,
  • shrink from,
  • shake and bake.
  •beware (verb)
  • be cautious,
  • mind,
  • watch one's step,
  • attend,
  • look out,
  • keep one's distance,
  • keep eyes open,
  • watch out,
  • mind p's and q's,
  • be wary,
  • notice,
  • take heed,
  • keep on one's toes,
  • refrain from,
  • walk on eggs,
  • take care,
  • heed,
  • guard against.
  •circumvent (verb)
  • detour,
  • stave off,
  • overreach,
  • queer,
  • frustrate,
  • outwit,
  • stump,
  • outflank,
  • ensnare,
  • beat,
  • stymie,
  • bilk,
  • trick,
  • cramp,
  • disappoint,
  • thwart,
  • foil,
  • crimp,
  • ruin,
  • beguile,
  • circumnavigate,
  • entrap,
  • dupe,
  • prevent,
  • hoodwink,
  • deceive.
  •elude (verb)
  • fly,
  • stonewall,
  • puzzle,
  • shuck,
  • hem and haw,
  • double,
  • stall,
  • cop out,
  • confound,
  • baffle,
  • pass the buck,
  • outrun.
  •eschew (verb)
  • give up,
  • let well enough alone,
  • sacrifice,
  • shy away from,
  • refrain,
  • forswear,
  • swear off,
  • forgo,
  • abjure,
  • abandon,
  • have no truck with,
  • renounce.
  •evade (verb)
  • equivocate,
  • parry,
  • waffle,
  • balk,
  • lie,
  • hedge,
  • pretend,
  • confuse,
  • prevaricate,
  • cavil,
  • tergiversate,
  • shift,
  • fence,
  • put off,
  • decline,
  • shuffle,
  • conceal,
  • weasel,
  • fudge.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • avoid.
  •avoid
  • by-passing,
  • Shying,
  • turning aside,
  • laid low,
  • Shied,
  • Escaping,
  • shakes off,
  • turned aside,
  • steering clear of,
  • fending off,
  • Withdrew,
  • shies,
  • skipped town,
  • faked out,
  • stepped aside,
  • by-passes,
  • By-pass,
  • by-passed.
  •beware
  • taking heed,
  • walking on eggs,
  • watching one's step,
  • minding p's and q's,
  • watching out,
  • taking care,
  • keeping on one's toes.
  •eschew
  • Forsworn,
  • Forgone,
  • swearing off.

Antonyms for Steer clear of:

• v.

  • avoid
    face, help, permit, seek, meet, allow, take on, stay, want.
  • beware
    disregard, neglect, court, risk, invite, ignore.
  • circumvent
    assist, confront, encourage, free, encounter, aid, liberate, let go, release.
  • elude
    clarify, enlighten, support, explain, clear up, attract, entice, abet.
  • eschew
    love, embrace, keep, like.
  • evade
    remain, divulge, uncover, tell truth, be honest, accept, order, lay bare, let out, disclose, organize, reveal, tell, show, expose, open.
  • shun
    sanction, admire, approve, cherish.
  • skirt
    center.