Synonyms of avoided

avoided

verb

past tense of avoid

1

as in evaded

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

trying to avoid writing thank-you notes for the gifts he didn't like

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evaded
• escaped
• prevented
• dodged
• eliminated
• shunned
• deflected
• eschewed
• eluded
• shook
• circumvented
• thwarted
• ducked
• excluded
• kept clear of
• shirked
• shuffled (out of)
• missed
• averted
• scaped
• precluded
• diverted
• steered clear of
• obviated
• finessed
• fought shy of
• stayed clear of
• got around
• bypassed
• parried
• banned
• weaseled (out of)
• debarred
• ruled out
• excepted
• warded (off)
• barred
• outwitted
• outsmarted
• frustrated
• foiled
• overreached
• skirted
• outfoxed
• foxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sought
• accepted
• pursued
• embraced
• welcomed
• incurred
• caught
• courted
• contracted

2

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action

asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolished
• repealed
• canceled
• overturned
• dismissed
• vacated
• voided
• nullified
• invalidated
• negated
• quashed
• rescinded
• suspended
• dissolved
• set aside
• abrogated
• struck down
• withdrew
• abated
• annulled
• revoked
• rolled back
• vetoed
• eliminated
• reversed
• rejected
• overruled
• recalled
• retracted
• forbade
• did away with
• nulled
• removed
• prohibited
• disannulled
• banned
• countermanded
• overrode
• erased
• enjoined
• aborted
• disallowed
• outlawed
• eradicated
• called off
• called
• dropped
• annihilated
• liquidated
• threw out
• broke down
• wrote off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacted
• established
• laid down
• instituted
• founded
• passed
• approved
• permitted
• allowed
• validated
• legislated
• authorized
• endorsed
• ratified
• prescribed
• ordered
• sanctioned
• warranted
• cleared
• formalized
• legalized
• mandated
• legitimized
• decreed
• commanded
• legitimated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avoided

Alabama avoided its first three-game losing streak since 2007 by beating Texas A&M and returned to the top 10. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Nuggets fans have hoped Denver would have avoided an 0-2 start to the season after dropping the first game of the year to the Oklahoma City Thunder. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

These were expensive and life-changing burdens, even for those who avoided trial and conviction. — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Defending national champion Indiana (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) avoided losing two in a row for the first time in three years with coach Curt Cignetti — and won at the Big House for the first time since 1967. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

France avoided a credit downgrade from Moody’s, but the ratings agency painted a bleak picture of the eurozone’s second-largest economy that highlighted the risks from its intractable politics. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

While the tech market has thus far avoided a dramatic across-the-board sell-off, the artificial intelligence build-out is showing signs of strain. — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

In other words, while the compliance department pays for the risk assessment and for appropriate actions to be taken, procurement benefits from a more resilient supplier base, the legal department benefits when litigation is avoided. — Ben Vanpeperstraete, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Our weak college presidents have avoided telling the truth for too long. — Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026