Synonyms of avoidance

avoidance

noun

ə-ˈvȯi-dᵊn(t)s 

1

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

her congenital avoidance of conflict makes talking about problems with her difficult

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• evasion
• dodging
• shunning
• elusion
• out
• eschewal
• ducking
• cop-out
• eschewing
• shaking
• circumvention
• eluding
• prevention
• bypassing
• deflection
• sidestepping
• skirting
• runaround
• obviation
• averting
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• endurance
• toleration
• abidance

2

as in abolition

the doing away with something by formal action

plans to petition the court for an avoidance of the prenuptial agreement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolition
• repeal
• cancellation
• invalidation
• dissolution
• abolishment
• dismissal
• abrogation
• withdrawal
• elimination
• nullification
• voiding
• defeasance
• negation
• annulment
• suspension
• abatement
• quashing
• removal
• rejection
• rescindment
• prohibition
• reversal
• abortion
• revocation
• veto
• banning
• override
• retraction
• overruling
• recall
• liquidation
• erasure
• eradication
• outlawing
• forbiddance
• calling off
• disallowance
• enjoining
• countermand
• overturn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legislation
• enactment
• establishment
• institution
• validation
• founding
• passing
• approval
• legitimation
• formalization
• legalization
• ratification
• clearance
• permission
• endorsement
• authorization
• legitimization
• prescription
• commandment
• ordering
• sanctioning
• mandating
• decreeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avoidance

High-intensity interval training and long-duration intense cardio spike cortisol significantly, and doing them too often without recovery can keep the hormone elevated, but rest and frequency matter more than avoidance. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Family offices, which are especially sensitive to their reputations, may be especially wary of being named in a potential tax-avoidance scandal. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Recognize some of the signs your child might be feeling anxious, such as sleep problems, avoidance of activities or doomscrolling. — Julie Dobrow, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

The cost of our avoidance of clozapine is invisible but enormous, measured in people who stay sick, and in lives that end early, for want of a drug already sitting on the shelf. — Nitin Gogtay, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026