AVOIDED Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

avoided

verb

past tense of avoid

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

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as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress

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Recent Examples of avoided The deficit Gloria had to close increased from $118 million to $146 million this spring because of some new spending that couldn’t be avoided, aides to the mayor said. —

David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 While the broad outlines are fairly clear, dogma should be avoided when dealing with the various types of gladiators. —

Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 The strike was avoided with hours to spare Tuesday morning. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026 Los Angeles schools avoided a strike that would have impacted nearly 400,000 students in Southern California as the school district and the union representing support staff reached a tentative deal early Tuesday. —

ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 The two teams avoided each other last postseason, with the Oklahoma City Thunder knocking out the Nuggets on their way to the Western Conference finals. —

Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 Sherrone Moore avoided jail time Tuesday stemming from an alleged stalking incident after getting fired from the University of Michigan. —

Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 This research does not suggest they should be avoided. —

Panteha Torabian, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026 In fact, Iryna’s closest Ukrainian relatives have largely avoided the media since her death, due perhaps in part to a language barrier, but mainly because this combination of fresh horror and grief is too intense. —

Julia Coin april 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026

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The helicopters successfully evaded Pakistan's layered air defenses, there was a crash immediately at UBL's compound, guys were scrambling to get inside, Khalid bin Laden got melted in the stairwell and then the SEALs got bin Laden on the third deck.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Redick said watching McIlroy this time around, compared to his first Masters victory last year after the championship had evaded him time and again, was a different experience.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026