keep out of
Stay away from
To keep out of something is to stay away from or avoid involvement in it: Keep out of trouble, I try to keep out of office politics.
You can also keep someone else out of something—preventing their involvement or protecting them from it: She kept her children out of the divorce proceedings.
Actively avoid something
- stay awayRemain at distance
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- circumventAvoid by going around
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
evade · shun · elude · eschew · bypass · duck · skirt · shirk
Prohibited from access
- forbiddenNot allowed
- restrictedLimited in scope
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
barred · blocked · barrier · fence · gate · boundary · cordoned · inaccessible
steer clear
Actively avoid something
- stay awayRemain at distance
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- circumventAvoid by going around
dodge · evade · shun · elude · eschew · bypass · duck · skirt · shirk · abstain
off-limits
Prohibited from access
- forbiddenNot allowed
- restrictedLimited in scope
- privateRestricted to certain parties
prohibited · barred · blocked · barrier · fence · gate · boundary · cordoned · inaccessible · unauthorized
keep out ofdive into
Enter with enthusiasm
throw oneself into · get into · plunge into · enter into · join in
keep, outside, out, kept, outer, keeping, outcome, output, outlet