Synonyms for AVOID
əˈvɔɪdavoid

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1. avoid

   Synonyms:
   abandon, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Antonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

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1. avoid

   Synonyms:
   quit, shun, abandon, desert, forsake, relinquish, fly, eschew, elude, dodge, escape, shirk

   Antonyms:
   seek, court, approach, accost, address, affect

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1. 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, avert

   Antonyms:
   face up, confront, face

2. debar, 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, avoid, 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, void

   Antonyms:
   face up, face, confront

3. avoidverb

   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, avert

   Antonyms:
   face up, face, confront

4. keep 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, avoid, head off, forefend, nullify, quash, deflect, stay off, void

   Antonyms:
   face up, confront, face

5. invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullifyverb

   declare invalid

   "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

   Synonyms:
   ward off, empty, fend off, keep off, avoid, 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

   Antonyms:
   confront, face, face up

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1. • Abstain
   • Cancel

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1. 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 with

2. avoidverb

   Synonyms:
   forbear, help, refrain from

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1. avoidverb

   Synonyms:
   evade, shun, elude, eschew, shirk, parry

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1. List of paraphrases for "avoid":

   prevent, avoiding, avert, avoided, avoidance, evade, preventing, avoids, escape, circumvent, refrain, obviate, shirk, eschew, avertany, evita, ensure, bypass, forestall

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How to use AVOID in a sentence?

1. Nancy Pelosi:

   I have kind of tried to weigh the equities in all of this, trying to avoid dividing our country further than House Democrats already has divided it, but also, we have no choice, we took an oath to protect and defend our democracy and that is what House Democrats has made an assault on, if House Republicans have a higher loyalty to the President than they do to their oath of office, that's their problem.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   For goodness sakes : avoid crowds, wear masks. Those are the fundamentals that -- when Peter Hotez look at the television clips, when Peter Hotez see pictures in the newspapers -- people are not doing that. That's a recipe for disaster.

3. Jonny Fine:

   When polling data starts to come out after the conventions and through the summer weeks, that will potentially diminish risk taking in the market place - likely as we move into later September, that's why we will see robust issuance in the next two to three weeks, as many issuers want to avoid being in the midst of a potentially volatile September or October.

4. Clarisa Jimenez:

   Among these are urging the use of repellents and vigilance of spaces prone to accumulate water in order to eliminate them and avoid the breeding of the mosquito.

5. Med Jones:

   It is expected from the government officials and the financial sector to selectively report on the good news to avoid investors panic and maintain confidence in the economy. Unfortunately building confidence has been the name of the game since the beginning of the crisis rather than real economic reforms.