AVOIDS Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

avoids

verb

present tense third-person singular of avoid

as in evades

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 abolishes

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 avoids Drivers may also experience smoother brake operation because the system avoids the harsh pedal pulsing commonly associated with older anti-lock braking systems. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 Impressively, 94% of the property’s waste avoids landfill— miraculous for a hotel of this size—with it either being recycled, donated, or made use of in the hotel grounds. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 In addition, defense officials are seeking to ensure the US military avoids depending on any one single company or set of limitations, according to one of the Pentagon officials briefed on the talks. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 Rideshare and taxis are widely available too, but light rail avoids the post-match traffic gridlock. —

Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026 Montagliani continued to implore the necessary parties – the provincial government, the Whitecaps and MLS – to work together to find a solution that keeps the team in place and avoids resulting in the first MLS team to relocate since the San Jose Earthquakes moved to Houston in 2006. —

Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 Charles, who is the British head of state but not the head of government, typically avoids politics in public. —

Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 The Scarlet Letter is the only one of Hawthorne’s mature novels that avoids any hint of the Newness. —

Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Even the spa avoids the usual formula. —

Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026

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Mr Cobra evades most classification from there, blending free jazz, musique concrète, ’00s pop, house, industrial techno, and air horns, interlaced with dialogue snipped from Korean folk operas and experimental films.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
But even if Booker’s appearance evades the FCC’s scrutiny, the commission is closely watching TV talk programs, with The View in particular a subject of interest.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026