avoidances
Acts of dodging
Avoidances is the plural of avoidance—instances of staying away from something or preventing it from happening.
The word appears in contexts where multiple things are being evaded or sidestepped: Her careful avoidances of certain topics made the conversation awkward.
Tax avoidances are legal strategies to reduce tax liability, distinguished from illegal tax evasion.
Avoiding by moving aside
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- skirtingAvoiding by going around
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- duckingBending to avoid impact
circumvention · workaround · loophole · detour · misdirection · feint · diversion · distraction
Emotional response to threat
- worryTroubled mental state
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
apprehension · trepidation · unease · nervousness · aversion · reluctance · shrinking · flinching
Protecting from harm
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
barriers · boundaries · quarantine · isolation · seclusion · sanctuary · refuge · shelter
Careful, wise judgment
- warinessCautious distrust
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
heedfulness · vigilance · carefulness · hesitation · deliberation · second-guessing · hedging · restraint
Authoritative legal ban
- restrictionLimit on action
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
dietary restrictions · kosher · halal · vegetarianism · veganism · teetotalism · celibacy · forbidden
dodging
Avoiding by moving aside
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- skirtingAvoiding by going around
- deflectionChange in trajectory
ducking · circumvention · workaround · loophole · detour · misdirection · feint · diversion · distraction · obfuscation
fear
Emotional response to threat
dread · apprehension · trepidation · unease · nervousness · aversion · reluctance · shrinking · flinching · withdrawal
shielding
Protecting from harm
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
insulation · barriers · boundaries · quarantine · isolation · seclusion · sanctuary · refuge · shelter · containment
prudence
Careful, wise judgment
- warinessCautious distrust
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
foresight · heedfulness · vigilance · carefulness · hesitation · deliberation · second-guessing · hedging · restraint · temperance
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
- restrictionLimit on action
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
fasting · dietary restrictions · kosher · halal · vegetarianism · veganism · teetotalism · celibacy · forbidden · off-limits
avoidancesconfrontations
Direct hostile encounters
engagements · encounters · dealings · involvements · participations
avoidancesacceptances
Affirmative replies received
acknowledgments · welcomings · receptions · admissions · embraces
avoidancesapproaches
Ways of doing something
pursuits · seekings · chases · quests · searchings
- collision avoidancePreventing objects from hitting
- tax avoidanceLegal payment minimization
- conflict avoidanceShunning direct disagreement
- homework avoidanceShirking assigned schoolwork
- crash avoidanceTechnology preventing vehicle accidents
- debt avoidanceSteering clear of borrowing