Synonyms of eschewed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoided
• evaded
• escaped
• shunned
• eluded
• shook
• dodged
• prevented
• eliminated
• shirked
• deflected
• ducked
• shuffled (out of)
• kept clear of
• finessed
• excluded
• scaped
• precluded
• fought shy of
• steered clear of
• circumvented
• obviated
• missed
• stayed clear of
• got around
• averted
• thwarted
• weaseled (out of)
• diverted
• excepted
• debarred
• parried
• bypassed
• banned
• ruled out
• warded (off)
• outwitted
• barred
• foiled
• outsmarted
• frustrated
• overreached
• skirted
• outfoxed
• foxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepted
• sought
• pursued
• embraced
• welcomed
• courted
• caught
• incurred
• contracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eschewed

Not all, including UCs, are buying into trend Some of the most popular and prestigious colleges in California have so far eschewed AI in admission evaluations. —Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026

Prevost, a surprise to much of the Pope-watching public, stepped out onto the loggia wearing around his neck the ornate, blood-red papal stole that his predecessor had studiously eschewed, and, on his face, a modest smile. —Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025

Chao, the daughter of a sculptor and granddaughter of an architect who reconstructed and designed more than 100 temples across Asia, eschewed formal training before launching into jewelry in 2004. —Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025

Francis had largely eschewed the consistory tradition as a means of governance. —CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025

Despite wind chill temperatures dipping below zero and gusts near 40 mph Saturday, Wisconsin-River Falls quarterback Kaleb Blaha eschewed the warmth of a sideline cape for virtually all of a Division III semifinal against Johns Hopkins. —Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2025

The tablecloth was a vibrant bubblegum pink; the menus, hand-written in loopy calligraphy; the stately centerpiece eschewed for a smattering of slim burgundy taper candles pierced ceremoniously through seasonally appropriate pomegranates. —Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025

The president has eschewed the messaging discipline that’s common among most politicians, an authenticity that appeals to some voters and repels others. —Josh Boak, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025

Many of Morford’s oddball-but-endearing design details—the spider-legged paper lanterns by the bed, the framed Yoshitaka Echizenya artworks above the bathtubs—were eschewed for a look that played things a little safer. —Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025