Synonyms of shirk

shirk

verb

1

as in to avoid

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

you always try to shirk paying your fair share of the bill by claiming you "forgot" your wallet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoid
• evade
• escape
• shun
• eschew
• elude
• shake
• prevent
• dodge
• eliminate
• deflect
• scape
• shuffle (out of)
• steer clear of
• finesse
• keep clear of
• fight shy of
• get around
• duck
• obviate
• weasel (out of)
• stay clear of
• avert
• preclude
• exclude
• circumvent
• miss
• ward (off)
• thwart
• debar
• rule out
• divert
• parry
• except
• ban
• outwit
• bypass
• foil
• frustrate
• fox
• outsmart
• bar
• overreach
• outfox
• skirt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accept
• seek
• pursue
• embrace
• welcome
• incur
• catch
• contract
• court

• accept
• seek
• pursue
• embrace
• welcome
• incur
• catch
• contract
• court

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2

as in to neglect

to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness

a deadbeat who has been shirking his duty to his family for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• neglect
• forget
• slack (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• do
• remember
• perform
• attend (to)
• carry out
• achieve
• accomplish
• execute
• maintain
• keep up

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• do
• remember
• perform
• attend (to)
• carry out
• achieve
• accomplish
• execute
• maintain
• keep up

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3

as in to lurk

to move about in a sly or secret manner

given the multitude of auditoriums at the multiplex, it's not too difficult for underaged kids to shirk into R-rated movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurk
• sneak
• slip
• slide
• steal
• mouse
• snake
• crawl
• slink
• skulk
• pussyfoot
• creep
• tiptoe
• mooch
• edge
• ghost
• pad
• worm
• inch