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• repealed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• rescinded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

Meanwhile, investments in adaptation and resilience can yield as much as $10 in benefits and avoided costs for every dollar spent. — Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

With Johnson’s leadership in the middle, TCU avoided giving up chunk plays until the final drive of the half. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

Yabloko and the Communist Party, which has criticized some aspects of government policy but carefully avoided any criticism of Putin, said many of their observers were turned away from polling stations. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Earlier this year, Stop & Shop narrowly avoided a strike after coming to terms with 28,000 food workers in New England. — Jarrett Dieterle, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026

Zhuo Lin, the wife of Deng Xiaoping, accompanied him on foreign trips but generally avoided the spotlight. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

Michigan avoided its biggest upset since losing to Appalachian State at the beginning of the 2007 season. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Angelenos avoided the most significant impacts of Hurricane Marie over the Labor Day weekend, but the region continued to soak up the fringes of the storm Sunday, according to meteorologists. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Nebraska’s first-year quarterback, a transfer from UNLV, avoided turnovers on Saturday, though there was a moment or two of worry. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026