Trust is risk, and risk avoidance is the name of the game in business.
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Avoidance
/əˈvɔɪdəns/
Synonyms for "avoidance" (123 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Noun(12 words)
dodgingshunningaversionaversionsavertingavoidance of studybypassescircumventingcircumventioncommunication avoidanceconditioningconflict preventing
Verb(2 words)
avoid contactavoid penalties
Strong matches (37)
Noun(13 words)
deflectionsdisengagementeludingelusivenessescapingescapismevadingevasionevasionsevasivenesshesitationhide detectionitalian ignorare
Verb(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
intense aversion
Related words (61)
lenten farenephalismneutralitynoninterventionnoninvolvementplain livingpreventionpullbackpulloutpythagoreanismpythagorismrechabitismrecoilrefrainingrefrainmentreserveretreatrunaroundsexual abstinenceshakerism
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shunningshysidestepsidesteppingsimple dietskipslipspare dietspartan farestoicismteetotalismthe pledgetotal abstinencevegetarianismwincezigzag
Noun(22 words)
listening avoidancenot usingostrichoutfoxingpreventionprocrastinatingrefrainsreluctanceresponsibility avoidanceresponsibility relinquishmentshirkingshyingshynesssidestepsskirtingskulkingsocial withdrawalstonewallingtabooingtraining
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turning awaywriggle
Determiner(1 words)
no tendency toward
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8 entriesactive avoidanceavoidance behavioravoidance biasavoidance conditioningavoidance tendencypassive avoidancerisk avoidancesocial avoidance
Collocations
6 entriesavoidance behavioravoidance mechanismavoidance of riskavoidance patternsavoidance strategiesavoidance tactics
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The government is cracking down on tax avoidance schemes.
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There's a fine line between tax minimisation and tax avoidance.
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There's a fine line between tax minimization and tax avoidance.
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