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Main Entry:
avoid  [uh-void]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: refrain or stay away from; prevent
Synonyms: abstain, avert, bypass, circumlocute, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fake out, fend off, flee, give the slip, hide, hold off, jump, keep clear, lay low, obviate, recoil, run for cover, shake, shake and bake, shake off, shirk, shrink from, shuffle off, shun, shy, sidestep, skip out on, skip town, skip*, skirt, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside, ward off, weave, withdraw
Notes: avert means 'prevent, turn away' and avoid means 'stay clear of, shun'
Antonyms: face, meet, seek, want
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: dodge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: avoid
Synonyms: circumlocute, dark, deceive, ditch, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, evade, fence, fend off, fudge, get around, get out of, give the slip, hedge, juke, lurch, malinger, move to the side, parry, pussyfoot, put the move on, shake, shake off, shift, shirk, short-circuit, shuffle, sidestep, skip out on, skirt, slide, slip, swerve, tergiversate, tergiverse, trick, turn aside, weasel
Antonyms: confront, encounter, face, meet, stand up to
Main Entry: sidestep
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dodge
Synonyms: avoid, bypass, dance around, ditch, duck, elude, escape, evade, fudge, get around, get out of, give the slip, go around, juke, pussyfoot, put the move on, shake, shake off, shirk, skip out on, skirt, weasel
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