Thesaurus:avoid

Thesaurus

avoid

English

Verb

Sense: to keep away from

Synonyms

• abjure
• avert
• avoid
• dodge
• duck
• elude
• escape
• eschew
• evade
• evitate
• get away from
• long off (MLE)
• sack off
• sidestep
• shy away from
• skirt
• shun
• steer clear
• swerve
• waive    [⇒ thesaurus] (rare)

Antonyms

• come to grips with
• confront
• deal with
• engage
• get to grips with
• take the bull by the horns

Hyponyms

• abstain
• beg off
• bypass
• circumvent
• equivocate
• fudge
• funk
• jook (UK dialect)
• shirk    [⇒ thesaurus]
• shuffle (obsolete)
• obviate
• prevaricate
• waffle

Various

• avoid like the plague
• beat around the bush
• dodge a bullet

See also

• Thesaurus:flee

Further reading

• “623. avoidance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “avoid” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.