ESCHEWS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

eschews

verb

present tense third-person singular of eschew

as in avoids

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 eschews On a cold February afternoon, Kornacki eschews a black car or Uber and makes the relatively short walk from 30 Rock to the USA TODAY newsroom in his trademark khakis and a pair of New Balance sneakers. —

Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026 Here, Linklater eschews the overwrought trappings that these types of movies typically fall into. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026 Much like the Pebble watches, the Pebble Index 01 eschews the long list of features found in other wearable rings. —

Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 At a time when popular culture often eschews family friendly versions of high school depictions for gritty realistic takes on adolescence, High School Musical remains a pop culture fixture. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026 The harms of having a tariff system that eschews the normal checks and balances of the American system are nothing new, or at least shouldn’t be. —

Kent Jones, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2026 Unique Character Because of the premise and layout of Zelda Dearest, the clientele who choose to stay there are looking for a place that eschews the mundane. —

Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026 The filmmaker boldly eschews traditional narrative structure in favor of sequences built around poems by Gong and some of his classmates. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025 Fimognari, who’s shot most of Mike Flanagan’s considerably darker-toned projects, eschews the usual overbright Christmas comedy aesthetic for a burnished veneer. —

Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025

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Icy Tones Erica Volkmer, the founder of Evenson Design in Austin, Texas, avoids colors with icy tones, such as cool blues and ash tones grays, in the kitchen.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
The end of Duke-Michigan will also overlap with NBC’s nightly Primetime in Milan presentation, though the hoops game avoids any heavy-hitting events with bobsled slotted for the first 30 minutes.

— Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2026