avoid

Speech parts

1. avoid - Adjective

2. avoid - Verb

Meaning

To empty.

To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.

To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.

To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.

To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters.

To get rid of.

To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter.

To retire; to withdraw.

To become void or vacant.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shun evade deflect ward off avert elude fend off eschew dodge duck prevent escape reject flee void
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

confront commission lodge inn buss lech
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

prevent cancel refrain forbid abstain preclude

Hyponyms

miss parry dodge duck shun fudge

Phrases with the word

avoid risks avoid danger avoid contact with avoid touching avoid a responsibility avoid physical contact with

Derivatives

avoided avoiding

Examples

A Christian should avoid unhealthy religiosity: both the feeling of superiority due to virtue, and the feeling of inferiority due to sinfulness. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia

The goal is to rise spiritually, not simply to avoid sin. Paisios of Mount Athos

If you cannot close the mouth of one who reviles his brother, at least avoid conversation with him. Isaac the Syrian

To be poor is not a sin, it's better to avoid it anyway. Bengali Proverb

If you want to totally avoid being deceived, get married on February 30th. French Proverb

He who does not heed proverbs, will not avoid mistakes. Turkish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Avogadro constant Avogadro number Avogadro's hypothesis avoid a chance avoid a duty avoid a possibility