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a·void
 avoid
- pronunciation:
voId
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verb |
| inflections: |
avoided, avoiding, avoids |
| definition: |
to keep away from.
He avoided the other car by swerving.
- synonyms:
- evade
- antonyms:
- confront, face, face up to, pursue
- similar words:
- avert, bypass, dodge, duck, elude, help, miss, neglect, shirk, skirt
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| related words: |
boycott, clear, disregard, dodge, flee, ignore, miss, neglect, skip, snub, spare |
| derivations: |
avoidable (adj.), avoidably (adv.), avoider (n.) |
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