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• repealed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• rescinded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

The FactPostNews accounts gained millions of new followers and billions of impressions across platforms, and the organization largely avoided becoming a story itself after fumbling the release of its 2024 autopsy report. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Not long ago, broadcasters avoided even a hint of gambling conversation. — New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

Just don’t expect to recognize these pieces by their logos, as the company avoided heavy branding. — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 6 Nov. 2026

Log it for packaging, and the ledger records a saving for the plastic avoided, but nothing for the lost absorption. — Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

For adults 65 and up, Mayo Clinic advises an ear or oral thermometer and says forehead models should be avoided. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Aledo takes care of business against Lamar, so a three-way tie is avoided. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

While layoffs seem par for the course at most tech firms these days, Canva had so far avoided a reduction in force of this scale. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

New York Republicans have conspicuously avoided any serious introspective or after-action analysis following recent election defeats. — Ken Girardin, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026