Antonyms for avoidanceavoid·ance

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1. avoidance

   Antonyms:
   aim, aspiration, design, determination, end, end, endeavor, endeavor, goal, inclination, intent, intention, mark, object, purpose, tendency

   Synonyms:
   aimlessness, carelessness, heedlessness, neglect, negligence, oversight, purposelessness, thoughtlessness

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1. avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodgingnoun

   deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

   Synonyms:
   scheme, dodging, escape, evasion, shunning, dodge, turning away

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1. avoidancenoun

   Synonyms:
   evasion, eluding, eschewing, parrying

How to use avoidance in a sentence?

1. Kate Upton:

   The next day, I learned that I had been fired from the shoot. Someone had called my agency to say I had gotten fat. paul’s texting increased, telling me how excited Paul Marciano was to see me, that Paul Marciano wanted me to change in front of Paul Marciano so Paul Marciano could see my naked body getting into Paul Marciano clothes. Paul Marciano asked if I thought of Paul Marciano when I was posing sexy on set. All the language Paul Marciano used was extremely dominant and possessive. At one point, to avoid Paul coming to set, I told him my boyfriend was going to be there. He was absolutely furious at that. It was an emotional and non-stop battle of games, power struggles and creative avoidance tactics.

2. Tidjane Thiam:

   We do not condone structures for tax avoidance, whenever there is a structure with a third party beneficiary we insist to know the identity of that beneficiary.

3. Robert Richter:

   For the avoidance of doubt and because of the interest, I might indicate that Cardinal Pell pleads not guilty to all charges and will maintain the presumed innocence that he has.

4. Margaret Hodge:

   This is tax avoidance on an industrial scale.

5. Robert Storey:

   The pandemic of cardiovascular disease has received less attention in the last 18 months but reflects concerning worldwide trends in unhealthy lifestyle choices such as high fat, sugar, salt and alcohol intake, sedentary lifestyles with avoidance of exercise, and smoking, all of which lead to higher blood pressure and bad cholesterol levels that cause damage to the blood vessels that supply the heart and brain.

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