| Main Entry: | avoid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refrain or stay away from; prevent |
Synonyms: |
abstain, avert, bypass, circumlocute, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fake out, fend off, flee, give the slip, hide, hold off, jump, keep clear, lay low, obviate, recoil, run for cover, shake, shake and bake, shake off, shirk, shrink from, shuffle off, shun, shy, sidestep, skip out on, skip town, skip*, skirt, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside, ward off, weave, withdraw |
| Notes: | avert means 'prevent, turn away' and avoid means 'stay clear of, shun' |
Antonyms: |
face, meet, seek, want |
| Main Entry: | avoidance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | eluding; preventing |
Synonyms: |
absention, circumvention, delay, departure, dodge, dodging, elusion, escape, escapism, eschewal, evasion, flight, forbearance, nonparticipation, parry, passive resistance, prevention, recession, recoil, restraint, retreat, run-around, self-restraint, shirking, shunning, steering clear of |
Antonyms: |
meeting |
| Main Entry: | beware |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be careful |
Synonyms: |
attend, avoid, be cautious, be wary, guard against, heed, keep eyes open, keep on one's toes, keep one's distance, look out, mind, mind p's and q's, notice, refrain from, shun, steer clear of, take care, take heed, walk on eggs, watch one's step, watch out |
Antonyms: |
court, invite, risk, take on |
| Main Entry: | circumvent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool, mislead |
Synonyms: |
avoid, beat, beguile, bilk, bypass, circumnavigate, cramp, crimp, deceive, detour, disappoint, dodge, dupe, elude, ensnare, entrap, escape, evade, foil, frustrate, get around, hoodwink, outflank, outwit, overreach, prevent, queer, ruin, shun, sidestep, skirt, stave off, steer clear of, stump, stymie, thwart, trick, ward off |
Antonyms: |
aid, allow, assist, help, permit |
| Main Entry: | elude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid; escape |
Synonyms: |
baffle, be beyond someone, beat around the bush, bilk, circumvent, confound, cop out, ditch, dodge, double, duck, eschew, evade, flee, fly, foil, frustrate, get around, get away from, give the runaround, give the slip, give wide berth to, hem and haw, not touch, outrun, outwit, pass the buck, pass up, puzzle, run around, shirk, shuck, shun, shy, stall, stay shy of, steer clear of, stonewall, stump, thwart |
Antonyms: |
attract, confront, encounter, entice, face, invite, meet, take on |
| Main Entry: | eschew |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have nothing to do with |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abjure, abstain, avoid, double, duck, elude, evade, forgo, forswear, give up, have no truck with, let well enough alone, not touch, refrain, renounce, sacrifice, shun, shy, shy away from, steer clear of, swear off |
Antonyms: |
embrace, like, love |
| Main Entry: | evade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get away from |
Synonyms: |
avoid, baffle, balk, beat around bush, beg the question, bypass, cavil, circumvent, conceal, confuse, cop out, deceive, decline, dodge, double, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, eschew, fence, fend off, flee, fly, fudge, get around, give the runaround, hedge, hide, keep distance, lay low, lead on a merry chase, lie, parry, pass up, pretend, prevaricate, pussyfoot, put off, shift, shirk, shuck, shuffle, shun, shy, sidestep, slip out, sneak away, steer clear of, tergiversate, trick, waffle, weasel |
Antonyms: |
face, meet, take on |
| Main Entry: | shun |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid, ignore |
Synonyms: |
bilk, cold-shoulder, cut, decline, despise, disdain, ditch*, dodge, double, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around, give a wide berth, give the runaround, have no part of, have nothing to do with, hide out, keep away from, keep clear of, neglect, palm off, pass up, refuse, reject, scorn, shake, shake off, shy, snub, stall, stand aloof from, stay shy of, steer clear of, turn back on |
Antonyms: |
accept, face, meet |
| Main Entry: | skirt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid; get around |
Synonyms: |
burke, bypass, circumnavigate, circumvent, detour, dodge, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, evade, hedge, ignore, sidestep, skip, steer clear of |
Antonyms: |
face, meet, take on |
| Concept: | [Absence of pursuit] Avoidance. |
| Category: | 1. Conceptional volition |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
-verbs
abstain, refrain, spare, not attempt; not do; maintain the even tenor of one's way., eschew, keep from, let alone, have nothing to do with; keep aloof, keep off, stand aloof, stand off, hold aloof, hold off; take no part in, have no hand in., avoid, shun; steer clear of, keep clear of; fight shy of; keep one's distance, keep at a respectful distance; keep out of the way, get out of the way; evade, elude, turn away from; set one's face against (oppose) [more]; deny oneself., shrink back; hang back, hold back, draw back; recoil; retire (recede); flinch, blink, blench, shy, shirk, dodge, parry, make way for, give place to., beat a retreat; turn tail, turn one's back; take to one's heels; runaway, run for one's life; cut and run; be off like a shot; fly, flee; fly away, flee away, run away from; take flight, take to flight; desert, elope; make off, scamper off, sneak off, shuffle off, sheer off; break away, tear oneself away, slip away, slink away, steel away, make away from, scamper away from, sneak away from, shuffle away from, sheer away from; slip cable, part company, turn one's heel; sneak out of, play truant, give one the go by, give leg bail, take French leave, slope, decamp, flit, bolt, abscond, levant, skedadle, absquatulate [U.S.], cut one's stick, walk one's chalks, show a light pair of heels, make oneself scarce; escape; go away (depart); abandon; reject., lead one a dance, lead one a pretty dance; throw off the scent, play at hide and seek.
-adjectives
unsought, unattempted; avoiding; neutral, shy of (unwilling) [more]; elusive, evasive; fugitive, runaway; shy, wild., lest, in order to avoid.
-phrases
"things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme" [Paradise Lost].
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Antonyms: |
pursuit |
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