avoided
Kept away from
Avoided is the past tense of avoid, meaning to stay away from or prevent something.
You avoid traffic by taking a different route, avoid conflict by staying silent, or avoid eye contact when uncomfortable.
What's been avoided has been successfully kept from happening or encountered: She avoided the question entirely.
Avoided being caught
- slipped awayDeparted unnoticed
- escapedGot away from confinement
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- outwittedDefeated by superior thinking
shook off · threw off · deked · juked · feinted · mislead · untraceable · elusive
Excluded from a group
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- spurnedRejected with contempt
snubbed · blackballed · alienated · isolated · marginalized · banished · pariah · unwelcome
Not noticed or considered
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- disregardedNot given consideration
- unheededIgnored after being given
- dismissedReleased from duty
omitted · sidelined · unconsidered · passed over · skipped · unacknowledged · unaddressed · tabled
eluded
Avoided being caught
- slipped awayDeparted unnoticed
- escapedGot away from confinement
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
outwitted · shook off · threw off · deked · juked · feinted · mislead · untraceable · elusive · fugitive
ostracized
Excluded from a group
spurned · snubbed · blackballed · alienated · isolated · marginalized · banished · pariah · unwelcome · persona non grata
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- disregardedNot given consideration
- unheededIgnored after being given
dismissed · omitted · sidelined · unconsidered · passed over · skipped · unacknowledged · unaddressed · tabled · shelved
circumvent
Avoid by going around
sidestep · divert · swerve · veer · navigate · maneuver · workaround · deflect · obviate · circumnavigate
swerve
Abrupt directional change
dart · zigzag · jink · bob · weave · parry · deflect · recoil · flinch · quick reflexes
avoidedembraced
Held someone warmly
accepted · welcomed · received · invited · cultivated
avoidedcontacted
Made communication with
approached · fraternized · befriended · cultivated · courted
- avoid like the plagueEvade with extreme caution
- collision avoidancePreventing objects from hitting
- avoided like the plagueIntensely, deliberately evaded
- avoiding eye contactNot meeting someone's look
- avoiding like the plagueExtreme deliberate evasion
- tax avoidanceLegal payment minimization
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