Synonyms of fights shy of

fights shy of

phrase

present tense third-person singular of fight shy of

as in avoids

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

They'd always managed to fight shy of legal recourse.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoids
• evades
• weasels (out of)
• escapes
• steers clear of
• shuffles (out of)
• eschews
• scapes
• shakes
• eludes
• shuns
• stays clear of
• prevents
• ducks
• dodges
• wards (off)
• keeps clear of
• deflects
• gets around
• eliminates
• shirks
• finesses
• excludes
• rules out
• precludes
• misses
• obviates
• parries
• circumvents
• averts
• bans
• debars
• thwarts
• foils
• diverts
• bars
• excepts
• foxes
• bypasses
• skirts
• outwits
• overreaches
• frustrates
• outfoxes
• outsmarts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• courts
• seeks
• accepts
• embraces
• contracts
• welcomes
• pursues
• catches
• incurs