Synonyms of avoiding

avoiding

verb

present participle of avoid

1

as in evading

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

• evading
• escaping
• preventing
• dodging
• eliminating
• deflecting
• shunning
• eschewing
• eluding
• shaking
• circumventing
• thwarting
• ducking
• excluding
• shirking
• shuffling (out of)
• precluding
• missing
• scaping
• diverting
• averting
• obviating
• keeping clear of
• finessing
• steering clear of
• fighting shy of
• bypassing
• getting around
• staying clear of
• parrying
• banning
• weaseling (out of)
• excepting
• debarring
• warding (off)
• barring
• ruling out
• outwitting
• foiling
• outsmarting
• skirting
• frustrating
• overreaching
• outfoxing
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• catching
• courting
• welcoming
• contracting
• incurring

2

as in abolishing

to put an end to by formal action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishing
• repealing
• canceling
• overturning
• vacating
• voiding
• invalidating
• dismissing
• nullifying
• negating
• dissolving
• quashing
• withdrawing
• abrogating
• rescinding
• suspending
• annulling
• revoking
• reversing
• eliminating
• rolling back
• setting aside
• doing away with
• striking down
• abating
• removing
• rejecting
• vetoing
• nulling
• retracting
• forbidding
• prohibiting
• overruling
• recalling
• overriding
• banning
• disannulling
• erasing
• outlawing
• aborting
• eradicating
• enjoining
• calling
• disallowing
• countermanding
• dropping
• calling off
• annihilating
• liquidating
• writing off
• throwing out
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacting
• establishing
• instituting
• laying down
• passing
• founding
• validating
• legislating
• permitting
• allowing
• approving
• authorizing
• ratifying
• endorsing
• clearing
• prescribing
• ordering
• legitimizing
• warranting
• legalizing
• mandating
• formalizing
• commanding
• legitimating
• sanctioning
• decreeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avoiding

The good news is that the brand is still recoverable, avoiding stage 5, capitulation to irrelevance. — Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

This time, the Yankees prevailed by a hair, beating Los Angeles, 2-1, and avoiding a series sweep. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Under the Geneva Conventions, the Red Cross holds a unique responsibility to counsel states about avoiding war crimes. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Arbitration may also lead to faster outcomes, possibly avoiding years of litigation. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

When smoke levels are high, experts recommend avoiding anything that burns — candles, fireplaces, even gas stoves — so plan ahead with some meal prep. — Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Paramount made the pledge in hopes of avoiding such a ruling that would tie its hands — and give the states an early win in the litigation. — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Not Documenting Stored Items Inness’s first antique storage tip has less to do with avoiding damage and more to do with preserving an item’s history. — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026

The district encouraged residents to take preventative measures, as avoiding mosquito bites is the most effective way to protect oneself from West Nile virus and other illnesses spread by mosquitos. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026