Synonyms of weasel (out of)

weasel (out of)

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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