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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | annul, invalidate, nullify, quash, void |
| Type of | strike down, cancel |
| Has types | break, set aside, stet |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Has types | shirk, fiddle, goldbrick, shrink from |
He should avoid publishing his wife's memories.
avoid::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Has types | fudge, get around, get away, get by, get off, get out, go around, circumvent, hedge, keep off, miss, parry, escape, put off, elude, duck, dodge, shirk, short-circuit, bypass, shun, shy away from, sidestep, skirt, stay off, evade, eschew |
| Derivation | avoidance |
Her former friends now avoid her.
Examples of avoid
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Tell the HR person you need more details so you can avoid repeating the mistake.
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Some people who stutter do whatever they can to avoid the situations altogether.
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The city has had to micromanage its water supply to avoid a building moratorium.
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I just wanted to avoid crashes, push and not be pushed, be smart the whole time.
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The next time you are in a meeting in your company avoid taking your usual seat.
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Will Americans adopt frugality as a way to avoid the fate of the European Union?
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The Federal Reserve is pumping $600 billion into the economy to avoid deflation.
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They tried to avoid the word Liberals and now they wish they could have it back.
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This was done to avoid complications during a heated advise-and-consent process.
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- Stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
- Debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
- Refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"
- Keep off: refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
- Invalidate: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
- To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor not to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters; To make empty; to clear; To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract); To defeat or evade; to invalidate. ...
- (Avoiding) A conflict management technique in which the participants deny that conflict exists.
- (Avoiding) The best option, albeit usually the most expensive and resource-intense is to avoid the risk. Eliminate the risk. There are two ways to eliminate a risk: 1. eliminate the process to which the risk is attached 2. ...
- (Avoiding) The desire to withdraw from or suppress a conflict.
