SHUFFLE (OUT OF) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

shuffle (out of)

verb

Definition of shuffle (out of)

as in to avoid

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery I don't know how the CEO managed to shuffle out of being held responsible for his company's weak performance

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The best way to avoid West Nile virus infection is to take precautionary measures to avoid mosquito bites.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Kremer has allowed 12 home runs in seven starts this year, avoiding a home run in only one of those turns and ceding multiple homers in three of them.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoid

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Officials say that has made cross-border cooperation increasingly important, as criminal groups frequently move people and goods across neighboring countries to evade law enforcement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Not long afterward, the group heard drones in the sky and started moving again, perhaps to evade capture by the military.

— Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of evade

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For those looking to escape the hordes, the Park Lane, set north of central Copenhagen, offers a pocket of peace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
To escape the CapEx trap, health systems must demand AI architectures that are native to the cloud, inherently interoperable and designed for execution, not just conversation.

— Sridhar Yerramreddy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of escape

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