Synonyms of fought shy of

fought shy of

phrase

past tense of fight shy of

as in avoided

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

• avoided
• evaded
• escaped
• shuffled (out of)
• steered clear of
• kept clear of
• stayed clear of
• shunned
• shook
• eschewed
• eluded
• dodged
• prevented
• weaseled (out of)
• deflected
• got around
• eliminated
• warded (off)
• ducked
• scaped
• ruled out
• shirked
• finessed
• excluded
• missed
• thwarted
• circumvented
• precluded
• obviated
• averted
• parried
• diverted
• banned
• debarred
• excepted
• outwitted
• outsmarted
• bypassed
• foiled
• frustrated
• barred
• overreached
• outfoxed
• foxed
• skirted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sought
• accepted
• pursued
• welcomed
• embraced
• incurred
• caught
• contracted
• courted