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

Local luxury labels have been somewhat subtler, eschewing obvious iconography while integrating Chinese philosophies into their branding. — CNN Money, 8 July 2026

At the same time, people embrace talking freely about the experience, eschewing shame, with hashtags like #ShoutYourAbortion. — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 25 June 2026

Recorded live as one uninterrupted suite at The Jazz Gallery in New York, the album is triple the length of the original, eschewing rigid form for dense feeling. — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Yes, right now Guillermo del Toro and Vince Gilligan are cool for eschewing AI, Scorsese and Jim Cameron uncool for embracing it. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Companies have been under pressure this year from an inflation resurgence that has seen energy prices soar and Federal Reserve officials contemplate raising interest rates, or at least eschewing cuts until the situation in the Middle East is settled. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 June 2026

Nonetheless, he is made king and often found eschewing his royal duties in favor of visiting brothels or hanging out with those who work for him. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

The new plane — gifted from the Qatari government, raising a host of legal, ethical and security questions — will take on a new look, eschewing the Kennedy-era robin’s egg blue exterior in favor of white on the top half, its underbelly navy blue with a red stripe above it. — Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

The doc also digs into the generational shift which has seen young generations eschewing regimented and sometimes abusive kitchens in favor of a more egalitarian, human way of doing things. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026