Antonyms for avoiding
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-void |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈvɔɪd |
Definition of avoiding
Origin :- c.1300, from Anglo-French avoider "to clear out, withdraw (oneself)," partially anglicized from Old French esvuidier "to empty out," from es- "out" (see ex-) + vuidier "to be empty," from voide "empty, vast, wide, hollow, waste" (see void (adj.)). Originally a law term; modern sense of "have nothing to do with" also was in Middle English and corresponds to Old French eviter with which it was perhaps confused. Meaning "escape, evade" first attested 1520s. Related: Avoided; avoiding.
- verb refrain or stay away from; prevent
- (avoiding Argan, and putting the chair between her and him).
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- She came north, avoiding the trails, and after a year Shungakela found her.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- I'm going to do my little utmost to keep Florence from avoiding him.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- But if you are persistent about avoiding reprints then we'll have to do without them.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- From that evening I was particularly cautious in avoiding Fitzgerald.
- Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
- So, there would be no difficulty in avoiding the natives, nor danger if he did encounter them.
- Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown
- Finance, instead of avoiding publicity in all of its aspects, should welcome it and seek it.
- Extract from : « High Finance » by Otto H. Kahn
- But then, when he was there she never bothered about avoiding noise, walking about and talking.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- When Blanche's husband offered him work, he found some pretext for avoiding it.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- "It is as well that we should be plain, so as to be avoiding all misconceptions," said O'Moy.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
Synonyms for avoiding
- abstain
- avert
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- fake out
- fend off
- flee
- give the slip
- hide
- hold off
- jump
- keep clear
- lay low
- obviate
- recoil
- run for cover
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shirk
- shrink from
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- step aside
- turn aside
- ward off
- weave
- withdraw
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