Avoids

//əˈvɔɪdz//

Synonyms for "avoids" (148 found)

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Verb(7 words)

avert abjure annul balk debar deflect dodge

debar keep off decline shirk abstain abstain from avert be stuck-up bilk blench blink boycott bypass circumvent cringe decamp deflect deny despise divert

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do without dodge double

Strong matches (44)

draw back duck elude equivocate escape eschew evade exclude fade fall back fence fight fight shy fight shy of flee flinch forbear forbid forgo get

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give place to hang back hold hold aloof hold aloof from hold back ignore invalidate isolate jib jump

Verb(13 words)

duck elude escape eschew evade evitate fend off forefend forfend get away from head off help invalidate

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Sample sentences

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Tom loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him.

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Jack always finds fault with others. That's why everybody avoids him.

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I'm the type that avoids risk like the plague.

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He avoids keeping company with those ladies.

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