ESCHEWED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

eschewed

verb

past tense of eschew

as in avoided

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery the minister eschews involvement in local politics, since he doesn't want to diminish his moral authority in the community

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Recent Examples of eschewed Why beef culture and agriculture matter in Texas Some of Talarico's critics seemed to be ripping on his manhood, referencing his support for the LGBTQ+ community, along with the purportedly unmanly notion of having, at one time, eschewed meat. —

Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 May 2026 The French pharmaceutical giant eschewed licensing an enterprise version of the AI chatbot ChatGPT for internal use. —

John Kell, Fortune, 27 May 2026 New York Tendaberry, released in the fall of 1969, mostly consists of Nyro alone at the piano, delivering songs that eschewed and subverted most of the characteristics that had won her attention and adoration throughout the preceding decade. —

Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 24 May 2026 But Fukada eschewed creating confrontation among individuals, focusing instead on the characters’ profound loneliness and eventual life-saving bonds. —

Jenny S. Li, Variety, 13 May 2026 The typical main salon has been eschewed in favor of a large communal dining space for up to 54 people. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 May 2026 She is credited with creating sportswear—comfortable ready-to-wear that eschewed boning and corseting, common elements of womenswear at that time. —

Time, 30 Apr. 2026 Adolph Ochs, publisher of The New York Times from 1896 until his death in 1935, eschewed bylines until the 1920s when the paper’s position on the issue began changing, as did that of many other publications. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 For one thing, his coach, the grand master Vishnu Prasanna, eschewed computer chess engines for young players. —

Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026

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As the family entered the intersection, Erickson drove by them and avoided a collision.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
With roughly 55% of the vote counted by early Wednesday, Gallagher avoided a runoff and secured the seat in the heavily Republican 1st Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026