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keep clear

VERB

avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off

STRONG

abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw

WEAK

circumlocute cold-shoulder fake out give the slip hold off lay low run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on skip town stay away stay out steer clear of step aside turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

allow help permit stay take on

WEAK

seek want

Example Sentences

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Advisers generally recommend that people who want to avoid California’s tax net limit their visits and keep clear records of their purpose and duration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Its funding sidestepped public coffers to keep clear of the kind of censorship that had blotted out “América Tropical.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

He said despite the Australian vessel notifying the Chinese warship of the diving operation and requesting that it keep clear, the destroyer approached "at a closer range".

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2023

Warning signs by the roadside mark out the elephant corridors, so the locals know to keep clear of their usual paths.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2023

“Someone should have warned you to keep clear of him,” he added in a softer tone.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

keep clear

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