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weasel (out of)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of weasel (out of)

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 of weasel (out of)

avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, finesse, get around, scape, shake, shirk, shuffle (out of), shun

Words Related to weasel (out of)

avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off)

ban, bar, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, preclude, rule out

bypass, circumvent, skirt

foil, fox, frustrate, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach, thwart

Phrases Synonymous with weasel (out of)

fight shy of, keep clear of, stay clear of, steer clear of

Near Antonyms of weasel (out of)

accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome

catch, contract, incur

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