Thesaurus

resort (to)

verb

1 to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage

unable to achieve their ends politically, some of the opposition groups have begun to resort to violence

Synonyms of resort (to)

consult, go (to), refer (to), turn (to)

Words Related to resort (to)

employ, use, utilize

Phrases Synonymous with resort (to)

fall back on

2 to go to or spend time in often

resorted to the library whenever he felt the need for a little peace and quiet

Synonyms of resort (to)

affect, frequent, habituate, hang (at), haunt, visit

Words Related to resort (to)

patronize

Near Antonyms of resort (to)

dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, shake

Antonyms of resort (to)

avoid, shun

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