Synonyms of weaseling (out of)

weaseling (out of)

verb

present participle of weasel (out of)

as in avoiding

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

• avoiding
• evading
• shuffling (out of)
• escaping
• steering clear of
• keeping clear of
• fighting shy of
• staying clear of
• shaking
• getting around
• eluding
• shunning
• eschewing
• warding (off)
• preventing
• dodging
• deflecting
• ruling out
• eliminating
• ducking
• scaping
• shirking
• finessing
• excluding
• missing
• averting
• circumventing
• obviating
• precluding
• parrying
• excepting
• thwarting
• banning
• diverting
• debarring
• frustrating
• bypassing
• foiling
• outwitting
• overreaching
• barring
• outsmarting
• skirting
• outfoxing
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• accepting
• pursuing
• embracing
• welcoming
• contracting
• catching
• courting
• incurring