shirked

Meaning

of Shirk

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

escaped averted sharked

Antonyms

designed ground attempted drove matched blended
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Examples

Ammianus wrote that the councilmen shirked their duties by bribing unwitting men in the marketplace to do the job for them. Source: Internet

As the world’s largest historical emitter of greenhouse gases and still the second-largest annual contributor, the US has for too long shirked its global duty in helping alleviate the climate crisis. Source: Internet

Taiwan initially showed the darker side of individualism, as some hospital workers, to protect themselves and their families, shirked their duties. Source: Internet

“Mane was Liverpool's biggest threat on the night and all credit to Holding as he never shirked his responsibility even after the Liverpool striker put his side 1-0 up only a few minutes into the game. Source: Internet

Kipling had scorn for those men who shirked duty in the First World War. Source: Internet