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skim blanch shrink shut-in pass the buck idle steer economize temporize bury one's head in the sand captive hem and haw flit spare flinch inevitable outlaw fly-by-night look out bashful save one's breath levant keep to keep your distance run away prudence decline fence play it safe precaution cheat weave funk retreat doggone beat about the bush play (it) safe fight shy of stall beg get out of crash dive draft dodger avert get away with murder tax exile flannel swerve keep one's distance loaf equivocal shelter cop a plea cop abjure wink falsify bush keep to oneself peaceable discretion tact goof off obviate cautionary fugitive stealthy do a runner aversion quickie slink mealy solicitous finesse slide stay out of (something) emollient form ward scrimshank creep skive escapism fight blink conserve cession prevaricate lie low beat the rap stealth respect tax shelter keep one's head above water keep the peace sly shut–in talk slacker phobia tax haven short-circuit safe sex pleasure principle ground berth avoided skate over/around blind trust welsh run Buck defensive disguise sheer rat run abscondment tiptoe around avoiding conceal skin artifice workshy evite bunk keep (or stay) out of someone's way walk careful play possum recuse ostracize designer drug blench shoot through breath Nazarite nose incognito ms deadbeat get off fight off guard dive ruse that body swerve flitter circumspection bludge get out keep out go-by keep your head down keep away near moonlight flit pony repellent escape mechanism ostrich balk discretion is the better part of valour on the run chack evitate duck out of sth void Bury peek cut Ditch beware evasion maybe escape with one's life short–circuit weasel word do a moonlight flit slope off Teflon get out of sth escape death end–run waive jink sneak do-or-die irresistible clearance make yourself scarce aversive coward circumambulate slip fiddle burke to be on the safe side dip jouk white lie discreet for dear life due diligence modesty relief road cop-out sensitive intellectualize advisable have (or want) no truck with get out of (something) distaste give someone/something a wide berth full keep from (or keep someone from) stay away from like black economy modest jump self-censorship delicate cheapskate connive tag euphemism book step abrogate devoid doss clear evade capture/arrest rescind keep your nose clean zap anaphor get-out clause corner cuspidor not go near circle lay early save someone's face keep to yourself hideout delicacy if only diaphragm charitable go-around hold malingerer emergency waffle clinch continuity steer clear (of) goof push someone/something from your mind spare sb's blushes lazy slide over hum and haw stay out for flag of convenience Cook person corridor wriggle out of (doing) something escape the ax evade detection field keep a low profile peace-loving placatory chicken flee talk around sth obligation back passage heart sit on the fence go through easy stay out of double Dunkirk do anything for a quiet life deny for fear of (or that) scrupulously skip over something slowly run for it they tax fiddlers wariness escapist save sb's bacon/neck draw back cheat death/fate gloss over buoyant scrupulous sure watch out go no help for it resist loathe overprint unsee dodge the draft she blank give sth/sb a wide berth make a run for it hold your peace skate over cleanly profile duck-shove gold brick stop away cagey avoid sth like the plague certain hole-and-corner get/keep out of someone’s hair get (sb) off (sth) get off (sth) or get sb off (sth) spare someone's feelings put-off escape clause neoclassicism shuffle (just) to be on the safe side get away from take it easy a near thing contrite moderator bulimarexia Skinner box tightwad cut and run fair warning give (someone or something) a wide berth drop/lower your guard centre if one knows what's good for one fend sth off rap bilk shoot stop one's ears draw a veil over take a powder sweep something under the carpet keep one's nose out of lie play coy shrink from sth displacement talk your way into/out of something ward off trap leapfrog mediate tiptoe around sth/sb enabler coy dodge a/the bullet let-off refrain vary uncompetitive out-of-court settlement skip out (on something/someone) so bite one's tongue get-out defensiveness pariah deconflict compensation change the subject insinuate save on tight hedge one's bets last-ditch make lam flinch from sth/doing sth example near miss flat out cover one's back (or North American ass) hang on by your fingernails defensively on the lam shy away from something stay away fend sb/sth off Sheerness beat a (hasty) retreat flinch from (doing) something conservatively keep/stay/steer clear of holy dodge a bullet take evasive action crap out run interference face in-your-face let out make off esloin save someone the trouble (or bother) ruddy scarper keep oneself to oneself work-shy wriggle off the hook uneven crypsis third rail inevitably pain guarded stick to out traverse lest pervert veronica sneaky secure obnoxious look out for rat-running not see sb for dust (just) one of those things lookout skate over/around sth pass on be on the run artful dodger duck out of err on the side of something get down challenged dim dipsy-doodle poteen off-putting economy distance busywork pulse shy (away) from sneak up on thing weasel out (of sth) ware vest consideration above the law (be) careful hold one's nose embusqué use your head coker flight capital doing runner does side furtively shut (or bolt) the stable door after the horse has bolted business pass Luddite gender neutrality sidetrack draw a veil over something elephant in the room smokeeasy surreptitiously weasel keep (someone or something) at arm's length steer clear of sb/sth strident take the easy way out unflinching exogamy jockey mossback that was close! tread carefully/gently/lightly thread your way through, between, etc. sth tighten sth up autosave exercise hint jook deck do it displacement activity broken–field leave/let well alone make up goof-off diplomacy a/one step ahead of we anodyne be on the lookout for abience whipless temptation their be on (your) guard stark stuck bleep surreptitious disinclination DOS saving tighten reaction cut your losses make oneself scarce head malingering rotate non-aggression shoe leather tree niner skip out on sb/sth soft shy away from sth Theory X scarce save on sth tiptoe recluse narrow quibble outrun talk round equivocation face-saving lollygag weasel out of worm out of modestly defence mechanism abhor cut out excuse have/keep your eye on something hot potato at arm’s length chak keep off sth fail indirect lighting dashpot to imply lapse deke wriggle out of sth welch warn off retiring so-and-so skive off spare someone’s feelings worm your way out of (doing) something side step defence bury your face/head in something cannot/can’t help something care cowardice shrink from talk around diplomatic ultimatum amicable circuitous bless break bite keep/leave your options open a close shave soft-pedal lay off risk-averse drag one's feet suppress take (or pick) up the slack standoff politically correct did Planned Parenthood keep (sb/sth) out of sth make an honest woman of done know better than run a mile divisive abstain convenience stoke up on/with sth lunge deformation stay away from sb/sth pass away abandonment whisper gender-neutral l protect solitary beltway prudent surgical strike you would not see someone for dust bite the bullet back is to/against the wall pre-loved flout reversis humor powder self-defeating sever organ casual somnolent forgo warn scotomize anything for a quiet life cut out the middleman circumlocution bear bill ecotechnological put some distance between stand shy away write off scapegoat society fools rush in where angels fear to tread repel hypercorrection fall back explain sth away pedway sore point lanac polignac hunker unblock lipogram get away with something Typhoid Mary proactive safety first ring road pro–verb sally gate virtue do or die close call discreetly monetarism play along private parts passing steer clear of someone/something fell bushranger lay up cover craps idem psychological hedonism underruff reclusive observation ob- wriggle out of with kid gloves fairlead sensitivity resign open housebreak deceit prescriptivism have a narrow/lucky escape Black Maria lean manufacturing get out of something eternal student etc. firefighting hearts plump pro-form shunt cut across bail out get-out-of-jail-free card space telescope sustained yield repulse shadowbox shunpike recognizance embroil buzzer talk one's way out of (something) acting rat-race brushback hot money resource productivity MARV gloss over sth hard fadeaway antisocial boondoggle brace boss key arm’s-length ghost mankind make a Horlicks of something continuity girl elegant variation agglomeration bug excess traumatophobia flatten hermit job persevere prejudicial wince unconference project Scylla and Charybdis take (or plead) the Fifth Amendment confession and avoidance lepidophobia sundowner Zuism grass whip pseudocide dodger Quaker code word finagle et al. market liquidity risk protest log jack port safety lamp flunk wake-up call namespace jobsworth one-woman snob foot-dragging incantation eco-advertising telegraphic viper belligerent brutality controlled response crouch obsessive compulsive disorder personal service company greymail IUD thicket rawhide hammer put a gloss on sth probation probation officer short covering mob replenish barred blacklist effing dodge ball avoidance pace yourself rotation tight-lipped weasel words euthanasia deliberate humidifier ivory tower jaywalk forbidden fruit emotional intelligence load-shedding discrimination box die shoe crop rotation in chancery Marrano let sleeping dogs lie economic stimulus lump contributory negligence deprecate ahimsa free-from manned plea bargaining pseudocidal take (or plead) the Fifth midday Miranda poison pill prevalent runaway reticence shut the black economy pornography will flashing block fugitive from justice fallow defensive merger damage limitation save someone’s skin/neck/bacon bunker mentality dividend stripping dissociate yourself from sth Marranism house Amish fail-safe frugality price leadership regression risk management Nazirite Yorkshire light cache vegetarian unreported income dissociation swale talk your way out of sth slobberhannes that'll teach sb press turning black money consider cinéma-vérité sue for peace camo cruise missile abominate womenomics Ethernet cash in hand unmanned estimated weight crown jewels defence NRT macho hide trimmer Aesopic rightsize ergocoach cogitate churlish nurse accolade touch wood lead may take mediator cant strip echolocation split infinitive arbitration America Firster glop IVA hypercritical illustration industrial jerk rule of the road loafer self-tender orate pathogen piracy pro-life voluntary arrangement smuggle entropy stave off tenet man-made euphemize redundant Carius method

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Words For "avoid"

As you've probably noticed, words for "avoid" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this word similarity engine, the top 5 related words for "avoid" are: dodge, evade, shirk, bypass, and duck. There are 994 other words that are related to or similar to avoid listed above. Hopefully the generated list of words for "avoid" above suit your needs. If not, you might want to check out Related Words - another project of mine which uses a different technique (not though that it works best with single words, not phrases).

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