Antonyms for steer clear of
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : steer |
| Phonetic Transcription : stɪər |
- abet
- accept
- admire
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- attract
- be honest
- center
- cherish
- clarify
- clear up
- confront
- court
- disclose
- disregard
- divulge
- embrace
- encounter
- encourage
- enlighten
- entice
- explain
- expose
- face
- free
- help
- ignore
- invite
- keep
- lay bare
- let go
- let out
- liberate
- like
- love
- meet
- neglect
- open
- order
- organize
- permit
- release
- remain
- reveal
- risk
- sanction
- seek
- show
- stay
- support
- take on
- tell
- tell truth
- uncover
- want
Definition of steer clear of
Origin :- "guide the course of a vehicle," Old English steran (Mercian), stieran (West Saxon), from Proto-Germanic *steurijanan (cf. Old Norse styra, Old Frisian stiora, Dutch sturen, Old High German stiuren, German steuern "to steer," Gothic stiurjan "to establish, assert"), related to *steuro "a rudder, a steering" (cf. Old English steor "helm, rudder," German Steuer and first element in starboard), from PIE *steu-ro- (cf. Greek stauros "stake, pole"), from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
- The notion is of a stiff, upright pillar or post used in steering. To steer clear of in the figurative sense of "to avoid completely" is recorded from 1723. Related: Steered; steering. Steering committee in the U.S. political sense is recorded from 1887.
- As in avoid : verb refrain or stay away from; prevent
- As in shun : verb avoid, ignore
- As in skirt : verb avoid; get around
- As in beware : verb be careful
- As in circumvent : verb fool, mislead
- As in elude : verb avoid; escape
- As in eschew : verb have nothing to do with
- As in evade : verb get away from
Synonyms for steer clear of
- abandon
- abjure
- abstain
- attend
- avert
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- be beyond someone
- be cautious
- be wary
- beat
- beat around bush
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- beguile
- bilk
- burke
- bypass
- cavil
- circumlocute
- circumnavigate
- circumvent
- cold-shoulder
- conceal
- confound
- confuse
- cop out
- cramp
- crimp
- cut
- deceive
- decline
- deflect
- desist
- despise
- detour
- disappoint
- disdain
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- double
- duck
- dupe
- elude
- ensnare
- entrap
- equivocate
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- fake out
- fence
- fend off
- flee
- fly
- foil
- forgo
- forswear
- frustrate
- fudge
- get around
- get away from
- give a wide berth
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give up
- give wide berth to
- guard against
- have no part of
- have no truck with
- have nothing to do with
- hedge
- heed
- hem and haw
- hide
- hide out
- hold off
- hoodwink
- ignore
- jump
- keep away from
- keep clear
- keep clear of
- keep distance
- keep eyes open
- keep on one's toes
- keep one's distance
- lay low
- lead on a merry chase
- let well enough alone
- lie
- look out
- mind
- mind p's and q's
- neglect
- not touch
- notice
- obviate
- outflank
- outrun
- outwit
- overreach
- palm off
- parry
- pass the buck
- pass up
- pretend
- prevaricate
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- put off
- puzzle
- queer
- recoil
- refrain
- refrain from
- refuse
- reject
- renounce
- ruin
- run around
- run for cover
- sacrifice
- scorn
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shift
- shirk
- shrink from
- shuck
- shuffle
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- shy away from
- sidestep
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- slip out
- sneak away
- snub
- stall
- stand aloof from
- stave off
- stay away
- stay out
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- step aside
- stonewall
- stump
- stymie
- swear off
- take care
- take heed
- tergiversate
- thwart
- trick
- turn aside
- turn back on
- waffle
- walk on eggs
- ward off
- watch one's step
- watch out
- weasel
- weave
- withdraw
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