ESCHEWAL Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

eschewal

noun

Definition of eschewal

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable a candidate who is to be admired for her eschewal of pat answers and quick fixes

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Noun

If a third-party bug let your model escape, the story is that OpenAI shipped an eval without a fence while sitting on some of the most capable models on earth, and did not use them to audit your own dependencies.

— Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In recent years, Afrofuturism, as Brent Staples noted in The New York Times, has grown considerably, aiming to write African Americans into a fantastical future built on salvation, tribulation, and futuristic escape.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of escape

Noun

His mobility has long been an asset in sack avoidance, though even that has seen a dip in effectiveness over the past two years.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
In total, Patriotic Millionaires UK and fellow advocacy group Tax Justice UK outline 10 tax reforms and closed loopholes, including strengthening inheritance taxes and cracking down on offshore tax avoidance.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of avoidance

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Jurors convicted him of one count of tax evasion, four counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, four counts of willfully failing to pay taxes and three counts of mortgage fraud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
More specifically, how to know when convenience becomes evasion and why learning cannot be measured by the speed with which an assignment disappears.

— Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of evasion

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