Synonyms for avoid
18 synonyms for “avoid”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Avoid as in “avert”
verb: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
- avert
- evade
- escape
- sidestep
- deflect
- shun
- prevent
- elude
- duck
- swerve
- dodge
- preclude
- circumvent
- eschew
- obviate
- debar
Avoid as in “refrain”
verb: declare invalid
- refrain
- abstain
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