avoids
Keeps away from
Avoids is the third-person singular form of avoid, meaning to stay away from or prevent contact with something.
A person avoids awkward conversations, traffic, or certain foods.
The word implies deliberate effort to steer clear: She avoids him at parties.
Things can also avoid in an abstract sense: The film avoids clichés.
Evade one's obligations
- evadeEscape by cunning
- neglectFailure to provide care
- skirtWaist-hung lower garment
- duckWaterbird that quacks
sidestep · defer · procrastinate · deflect · dodge · weasel · cop-out · excuse
Avoid by quick movement
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
bob · juke · jink · zigzag · feint · parry · deflect · maneuver
Route that skirts obstacles
- circumventAvoid by going around
- skirtWaist-hung lower garment
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
loophole · shortcut · detour · end-run · runaround · navigate · outmaneuver · evade
Deliberately keep away
- ostracizeExclude from a group
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
- spurnRefuse with contempt
ignore · blacklist · boycott · excommunicate · banish · alienate · reject · disown
Depart swiftly from threat
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- runawayOne who flees
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
exfiltrate · getaway · hideout · sanctuary · asylum · jailbreak · manhunt · stealth
Emotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
hesitation · apprehension · wariness · discomfort · sensitivity · defensiveness · self-preservation · caution
Precaution against harm
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
inoculation · protection · screening · barrier · quarantine · sanitation · hygiene · sterilization
shirk
Evade one's obligations
duck · sidestep · defer · procrastinate · deflect · dodge · weasel · cop-out · excuse · abstain
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
weave · bob · juke · jink · zigzag · feint · parry · deflect · maneuver · leapfrog
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
- circumventAvoid by going around
- skirtWaist-hung lower garment
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
workaround · loophole · shortcut · detour · end-run · runaround · navigate · outmaneuver · evade · elude
shun
Deliberately keep away
- ostracizeExclude from a group
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
spurn · ignore · blacklist · boycott · excommunicate · banish · alienate · reject · disown · outcast
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
elude · exfiltrate · getaway · hideout · sanctuary · asylum · jailbreak · manhunt · stealth · clandestine
fear
Emotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
reluctance · hesitation · apprehension · wariness · discomfort · sensitivity · defensiveness · self-preservation · caution · inhibition
safeguard
Precaution against harm
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- immunizationProtective medical injection
vaccine · inoculation · protection · screening · barrier · quarantine · sanitation · hygiene · sterilization · disinfection
- evasionevasion, evade, dodging, dodge, evasions
- repelsrepels, wards off, keeps away, fends off, drives away
- 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
avoid, avoided, avoidance, avoiding, unavoidable, avoidable, avoidant, unavoidably, avoider