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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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