eschew

[es-choo] / ɛsˈtʃu /

VERB

have nothing to do with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon avoid forgo forswear renounce shun shy away from swear off

STRONG

abjure abstain double duck elude evade refrain sacrifice shy

WEAK

give up have no truck with let well enough alone not touch steer clear of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face keep meet

STRONG

take on

WEAK

embrace like love

Example Sentences

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For he wald se his gouernyng, That had the castell in keping: And gert mak mony juperty, To se quhethyr he wald ische blythly.

From Waverley Novels — Volume 12 by Scott, Walter, Sir

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