Sinonimi e contrari di avoid in inglese

avoid

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TO AVOID SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

Have you been trying to avoid me?

Sinonimi ed esempi

steer clear of
I suggest steering clear of yellow snow.
keep/stay clear of
Keep clear of her - she’s got flu.
stay away from
The experience was so bad that she stayed away from men for two years.
shun
The best companies are run by people who shun the limelight.

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If you avoid someone or something, you stay away from them. If you avoid doing something, you prevent it from happening, or you don't allow yourself to do it.

TO AVOID DOING SOMETHING

Avoid swimming in areas where sharks are known to congregate.

Sinonimi ed esempi

evade
formal
Please don’t think I’m trying to evade my responsibility.
dodge
He tried to dodge his military service.
run away from
I didn't often run away from difficult decisions.
shrink from
I've never been one to shrink from a challenge.
sidestep
This is not a responsibility you can sidestep.
shirk
disapproving
Some Democrats have accused him of shirking his duty.
skip
informal
Is your child skipping school?
miss
Depressed patients often miss therapy appointments.
get out of
I managed to get out of washing-up duties.

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If you avoid someone or something, you stay away from them. If you avoid doing something, you prevent it from happening, or you don't allow yourself to do it.

TO PREVENT SOMETHING FROM HAPPENING

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prevent
Vaccination will prevent the spread of the disease.
stop
This should stop any further trouble.
avert
We had to act quickly to avert disaster.
prohibit
Behavioural problems in the classroom prohibit learning.
check
Children are being vaccinated in an attempt to check the spread of the disease.
foil
The attempted kidnapping was foiled by some undercover police.
thwart
My trip to London was thwarted by a pilots' strike.
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If you prevent something from happening, you make sure that it does not happen.
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avoid | American Thesaurus

avoid

verb
These are words and phrases related to avoid. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, vai alla definizione di avoid.
Synonyms for avoid from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

Parola del Giorno

a walking encyclopedia

someone who seems to be a human form of disaster, encyclopedia, etc.

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