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shuns

verb , present tense third-person singular of shun

Synonyms and Antonyms of shuns

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

just a ruse to shun the debt collectors

Synonyms of shuns

avoids, dodges, ducks, eludes, escapes, eschews, evades, finesses, gets around, scapes, shakes, shirks, shuffles (out of), weasels (out of)

Words Related to shuns

averts, deflects, diverts, obviates, parries, prevents, wards (off)

bans, bars, debars, eliminates, excepts, excludes, precludes, rules out

bypasses, circumvents, skirts

foils, foxes, frustrates, outfoxes, outsmarts, outwits, overreaches, thwarts

Phrases Synonymous with shuns

fights shy of, keeps clear of, stays clear of, steers clear of

Near Antonyms of shuns

accepts, courts, embraces, pursues, seeks, welcomes

catches, contracts, incurs

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