Synonyms of shirks

shirks

verb

present tense third-person singular of shirk

1

as in evades

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in neglects

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

• neglects
• forgets
• slacks (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remembers
• performs
• does
• executes
• attends (to)
• achieves
• carries out
• accomplishes
• maintains
• keeps up

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• remembers
• performs
• does
• executes
• attends (to)
• achieves
• carries out
• accomplishes
• maintains
• keeps up

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3

as in sneaks

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

• sneaks
• lurks
• slips
• steals
• slinks
• crawls
• slides
• skulks
• tiptoes
• mooches
• snakes
• pussyfoots
• creeps
• mouses
• edges
• inches
• ghosts
• worms
• pads