Synonyms of eschewing

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noun

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

the basketball coach's steadfast eschewing of favoritism has won her the team's wholehearted respect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• shunning
• avoidance
• evasion
• eschewal
• out
• dodging
• ducking
• cop-out
• elusion
• bypassing
• shaking
• sidestepping
• eluding
• skirting
• circumvention
• runaround
• prevention
• deflection
• obviation
• averting
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• toleration
• endurance
• abidance

eschewing

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verb

present participle of eschew

as in avoiding

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eschewing

Verb

The coordinated blue lace sheer blouse and skirt ensemble hailed from the spring 2027 collection, with Tinashe following the recent trend of celebrities eschewing fall staples for the spring 2027 runways. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Some, including the Idaho Potato Commission, swear that the way a baked potato is opened affects the texture, eschewing a knife for a fork to gently poke a plus sign into the surface. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

With his father Dick stepping away from the daily operations, Walker received credit for eschewing the franchise’s silo approach that featured loyalty to incompetence. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Landry, like Mulkey and Jenkins, gives an all-time great performance, eschewing cliché with every line reading and gesture. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

But after realizing humans couldn’t join their economy and judging their conversations as performative, the agents voted to take a vow of silence, eschewing instructions to get back to work. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The company falls squarely in the ultra-luxury tier while eschewing much of the fussiness that typifies other players in the space. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

While eschewing any out-of-town tryouts in order to come directly to Broadway is atypical and potentially risky, perhaps producer Mike Bosner is particularly confident because of the A-list creative team behind the show. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026

Another upscale West Village restaurant in an ever-deepening sea of upscale West Village restaurants, Cynthia stood out by eschewing online reservation platforms in favor of old-fashioned e-mail. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026