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

weasel (out of)

verb

Definition of weasel (out of)

as in to avoid

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness

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Oxygen, neon and magnesium white dwarfs can avoid that destruction thanks to their high densities.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
That law — the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — allows such plans to avoid most rules set by the states, which generally regulate most other types of insurance and assist consumers who report problems with their policies.

— Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoid

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Neither Washington nor Beijing benefits from losing control of systems capable of autonomous replication, accelerating the development of their own successors, evading oversight, or enabling catastrophic biological or cyber harm.

— Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
However, the league’s investigation into the Clippers put the deal on hold after it was alleged that the Clippers evaded the salary cap while signing Leonard to a $103 million free agent deal in July 2019.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of evade

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Only a failure that escapes every layer should reach a human.

— Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of escape

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