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Synonyms for avoid
əˈvɔɪdavoid
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
avoidverb
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
"Her former friends now avoid her"
Synonyms:
deflect, head off, obviate, forfend, forefend, keep off, nullify, stave off, fend off, annul, void, debar, invalidate, ward off, quash, avertdebar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward offverb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
"Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
Synonyms:
forfend, eliminate, avert, ward off, distract, keep off, bend, suspend, obviate, invalidate, fend off, stave off, block, nullify, debar, exclude, head off, forefend, annul, quash, rid of, parry, bar, turn away, deflect, voidavoidverb
refrain from doing something
"She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"
Synonyms:
deflect, head off, obviate, forfend, forefend, keep off, nullify, stave off, fend off, annul, void, debar, invalidate, ward off, quash, avertkeep off, avoidverb
refrain from certain foods or beverages
"I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
Synonyms:
forfend, avert, ward off, keep off, annul, obviate, invalidate, fend off, stave off, debar, head off, forefend, nullify, quash, deflect, stay off, voidinvalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullifyverb
declare invalid
"The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
Synonyms:
ward off, empty, fend off, keep off, quash, keep down, neutralize, annul, overturn, lift, neutralise, head off, nullify, deflect, stave off, rescind, subjugate, evacuate, reduce, avert, vitiate, repeal, invalidate, debar, forefend, negate, forfend, reverse, obviate, revoke, vacate, subdue, cancel, void, countermand, repress
Dictionary of English Synonymes
avoidverb
Synonyms:
SHUN, or denoting care only without positive exertion), eschew, escape, blink, elude, keep away from, keep aloof from, keep out of the way of, withdraw from, keep clear of, be shy of, fight shy of, have nothing to do withavoidverb
Synonyms:
forbear, help, refrain from
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1042 | bar | |
#1142 | move | |
#1372 | ensure | |
#1662 | block | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#2167 | prevent | |
#2215 | avoid | |
#2448 | void | |
#2806 | fly | |
#2964 | empty | |
#3439 | cancel | |
#3782 | journey | |
#3815 | reverse | |
#4409 | desert | |
#4430 | escape | |
#4499 | lift | |
#4626 | dodge | |
#5628 | proceed | |
#5808 | eliminate | |
#6027 | quit | |
#6377 | exclude | |
#6506 | bend | |
#7987 | preventing | |
#8574 | reject | |
#9863 | avoiding | |
#9957 | resist | |
#10105 | depart | |
#10257 | bypass | |
#10850 | avoided | |
#13027 | suspend | |
#14530 | abandon | |
#16207 | avoidance | |
#16588 | repeal | |
#17379 | migrate | |
#17539 | refrain | |
#19724 | avoids | |
#21866 | parry | |
#22918 | revoke | |
#29516 | forfeit | |
#30316 | distract | |
#30654 | avert | |
#31524 | shun | |
#32560 | evacuate | |
#33891 | circumvent | |
#34032 | invalidate | |
#34999 | overturn | |
#35306 | evade | |
#36540 | vacate | |
#39432 | negate | |
#39656 | neutralize | |
#41807 | relinquish | |
#44754 | deflect | |
#45132 | rescind | |
#47832 | forsake | |
#50188 | evita | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#56041 | repress | |
#64306 | elude | |
#65899 | nullify | |
#66240 | quash | |
#68256 | shirk | |
#75403 | forestall | |
#75568 | eschew | |
#79750 | obviate | |
#80071 | annul | |
#116275 | subjugate | |
#121624 | vitiate | |
#123666 | neutralise | |
#145048 | debar | |
#295290 | countermand | |
#332329 | forfend |
How to use avoid in a sentence?
It seems like they go out of their way to avoid saying ‘you’re not allowed’ by playing games saying ‘it’s full,’ when it’s not, classic Newsom camp: misleading people.
The point is you need to have more than one filter in life or you're going to be very, very confused. I feel great about this decision. The justice system worked … the media [assumed] that … White jurors only vote in a specific way and they grouped in in a bigoted, uniform, bigoted manner. And we know that this isn't true and it shows you how every case is different. Every case is nuanced. Avoid these sweeping generalizations.
I really had nothing else to do that day, and someone needed help. It’s that simple, when the help request popped up on my reddit feed, I was actively trying to think of something to do that day that would be fun but let me avoid the crowds. The [poster] did me a favor honestly.
William Strunk Jr., Elements of Style:
Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx:
We have finalized a historic agreement on a set of broad-ranging actions to help make our roads safer and help avoid the sort of safety crisis that generates the wrong kind of record-setting and headlines.
Translations for avoid
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- تجنبArabic
- унікнуць, ухіляцца, ўхіля́цца, унікаць, ухіліцца, ўхілі́ццаBelarusian
- анулирам, отбягвам, отменям, страня отBulgarian
- meiden, vermeidenGerman
- αποφεύγωGreek
- evitiEsperanto
- evitarSpanish
- hoiduma, vältimaEstonian
- پرهیزیدنPersian
- väistääFinnish
- fuir, éviterFrench
- evitarGalician
- kerül, elkerülHungarian
- evitareItalian
- 避ける, 免れる, 斎むJapanese
- 피하다Korean
- evado, vitareLatin
- ကြဉ်Burmese
- vermijdenDutch
- unngåNorwegian
- uniknąćPolish
- evitarPortuguese
- ocoli, evitaRomanian
- отменить, отменять, уклоняться, уклониться, избегать, избежать, аннулироватьRussian
- undvikaSwedish
- уникати, ухилитися, ухилятися, уникнутиUkrainian
- سے بچیںUrdu
- tránhVietnamese
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