eschewing
Staying away from
Eschewing is the act of deliberately avoiding or abstaining from something.
The word carries a sense of principled rejection rather than mere avoidance—you eschew things you find distasteful, harmful, or beneath you: eschewing violence, eschewing publicity, eschewing meat.
It's slightly formal, often appearing in writing more than speech.
Deliberately avoiding someone
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- circumventingAvoiding by going around
- bypassingAvoiding by going around
- abstainingVoluntarily doing without
refraining · forgoing · renouncing · rejecting · declining · refusing · spurning · rebuffing
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
sobriety · fasting · celibacy · moderation · restraint · self-discipline · sacrifice · giving up
Done on purpose
- consciousMentally present and alert
- purposefulDone with intention
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- voluntaryDone by choice
calculated · considered · mindful · thoughtful · principled · resolute · steadfast · unwavering
shunning
Deliberately avoiding someone
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- circumventingAvoiding by going around
- bypassingAvoiding by going around
abstaining · refraining · forgoing · renouncing · rejecting · declining · refusing · spurning · rebuffing · dismissing
abstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
asceticism · sobriety · fasting · celibacy · moderation · restraint · self-discipline · sacrifice · giving up · forsaking
intentional
Done on purpose
- consciousMentally present and alert
- purposefulDone with intention
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
voluntary · calculated · considered · mindful · thoughtful · principled · resolute · steadfast · unwavering · committed