keep away from

Verb

Meaning

(intransitive) To avoid or eschew.
He tried to keep away from danger.
He tried to keep away from alcohol.

(transitive) To deny (someone or something) access to, to maintain distance between.
He tried to keep Jack away from his daughter.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

dodge shun avoid eschew leave alone shy away from

Antonyms

approach reach write hug palpation intercommunicate
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Examples

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. Mark Twain

This year I just want to enjoy myself. I could give up tomorrow without having the slightest regret. I could keep away from this world for a year and then perhaps start to feel the desire to prove something to myself again. Bode Miller

The spirit of Advaita is not to keep away from anything, but to keep in tune with everything. Chinmayananda Saraswati

If you have a tail of straw, then keep away from the fire. Argentinean Proverb

You can keep away from the rogue, but you cannot keep yourself safe from the liar. Irish Proverb

Keep away from trouble and sing to it. Styrian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

keep at it keep awake keep away keep back keep bad company keep bedraggled