Synonyms of eschewing

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eschewing 1 of 2

noun

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as in shunning

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• toleration
• submission
• endurance
• abidance

• toleration
• submission
• endurance
• abidance

eschewing

2 of 2

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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