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 growing range of treatment options marks a shift from seeking a cure to focusing on avoiding the disease entirely. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

These are the transition costs buried inside the transformation of our energy and food systems, of avoiding those future degrees of warming. — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Ravens earned the first win of the night In a thrilling twist, the Ravens actually captured our attention by narrowly avoiding overtime with a field goal in the final second of the game! — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

People who handle receipts at work could protect themselves by avoiding the use of sanitizer and other skin care products on their hands before work, wearing gloves or encouraging their employer to use bisphenol-free thermal paper. — Sean McCann, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

The challenge here would seem to come down to avoiding any discernible pattern to develop—no small intellectual feat. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Mistakes to Avoid To keep your bird seed fresh, our experts recommend avoiding the following mistakes. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026

Managing your weight, avoiding smoking and alcohol, and sleeping on your side can help manage the condition. — Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026

The discussions point to more incremental progress in avoiding an escalation of tensions in a delicate trade relationship that has major consequences for the global economy. — CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026