Thesaurus / avoid
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The executive wondered whether his employer could prevent him from taking the trip, or if he’d have to avoid returning to the office afterward.
33 STATES HAVE INSTITUTED POST-TRAVEL COVID QUARANTINES—POSING A DILEMMA FOR EXECUTIVESJEFFJULY 23, 2020FORTUNEI then made a line of small piles of ricotta stuffing, before folding over the pasta and squeezing out air pockets to avoid the raviolis bursting in the boiling water.
WITH FOOD TOURISM IN CRISIS, VIRTUAL PASTA AND PAELLA COURSES TAKE OFFBERNHARD WARNERJULY 18, 2020FORTUNEBecause of coronavirus fears, many people have switched to using credit cards and mobile payments to avoid handling money.
WHY IS THERE A COIN SHORTAGE IN THE U.S.?DANIELLE ABRILJULY 18, 2020FORTUNEThe state has released about 10,000 inmates early to avoid crowding because of the pandemic, and another 8,000 could be released by August.
CALIFORNIA IS FACING A WILDFIRE FIGHTER SHORTAGE BECAUSE PRISONERS ARE GETTING SICK WITH COVIDNICOLE GOODKINDJULY 15, 2020FORTUNEFor example, it can allow households to avoid home foreclosure, evictions and car repossession.
BANKRUPTCY COURTS ILL-PREPARED FOR TSUNAMI OF PEOPLE GOING BROKE FROM CORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWNLGBTQ-EDITORJULY 12, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSWalkers and joggers politely cross the street to avoid proximity to each other.
ARE WE ALL OCD NOW, WITH OBSESSIVE HAND-WASHING AND TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION?LGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 15, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSHe had not estimated that if Jean Baptiste sought his wife secretly, it must have been because he wished to avoid him.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXBut I always suspected it was a stratagem on his part to avoid playing, and that nothing really ailed him.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYBut it was my only chance then; or rather I had seen enough of business to avoid making mistakes when I could.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONShe stopped, and turned to face him, an incredible shyness seeming to cause her to avoid his gaze.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINISYNONYM OF THE DAY
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO AVOID
- abhor
- abominate
- antipathize
- avoid
- be allergic to
- be averse to
- be turned off to
- bear malice toward
- condemn
- contemn
- deplore
- despise
- detest
- disapprove
- disesteem
- disfavor
- disrelish
- eschew
- execrate
- grossed out on
- have hard feelings
- have no stomach for
- have no taste for
- loathe
- look down on
- lose interest in
- make faces at
- mind
- not appreciate
- not care for
- not endure
- not feel like
- not take kindly to
- object to
- regret
- resent
- scorn
- shudder at
- shun
- abhorred
- abominated
- antipathized
- avoided
- be turned off to
- bore malice toward
- condemned
- contemned
- deplored
- despised
- detested
- disapproved
- disesteemed
- disfavored
- disrelished
- eschewed
- execrated
- grossed out on
- had hard feelings
- had no stomach for
- had no taste for
- loathed
- looked down on
- lost interest in
- made faces at
- minded
- not appreciated
- not cared for
- not endured
- not felt like
- not took kindly to
- objected to
- regretted
- resented
- scorned
- shudder at
- shunned
- was allergic to
- was averse to
- abhors
- abominates
- antipathizes
- avoids
- be turns off to
- bears malice toward
- condemns
- contemns
- deplores
- despises
- detests
- disapproves
- disesteems
- disfavors
- disrelishes
- eschews
- execrates
- grosses out on
- has hard feelings
- has no stomach for
- has no taste for
- is allergic to
- is averse to
- loathes
- looks down on
- loses interest in
- makes faces at
- minds
- not appreciates
- not cares for
- not endures
- not feels like
- not takes kindly to
- objects to
- regrets
- resents
- scorns
- shudder at
- shuns
- abhorring
- abominating
- antipathizing
- avoiding
- be turning off to
- bearing malice toward
- being allergic to
- being averse to
- condemning
- contemning
- deploring
- despising
- detesting
- disapproving
- disesteeming
- disfavoring
- disrelishing
- eschewing
- execrating
- grossing out on
- having hard feelings
- having no stomach for
- having no taste for
- loathing
- looking down on
- losing interest in
- making faces at
- minding
- not appreciating
- not caring for
- not enduring
- not feeling like
- not taking kindly to
- objecting to
- regretting
- resenting
- scorning
- shudder at
- shunning
- abscond
- avoid
- bail out
- bolt
- burst out
- circumvent
- cut and run
- cut loose
- decamp
- depart
- desert
- disappear
- dodge
- double
- duck
- duck out
- elope
- elude
- emerge
- evade
- flee
- fly
- fly the coop
- get away with
- get off
- go scot-free
- leave
- make getaway
- make off
- make oneself scarce
- pass
- play hooky
- run
- run away
- run off
- run out on
- shun
- skip
- slip
- slip away
- steal away
- take a powder
- take flight
- take on the lam
- vanish
- work out of
- wriggle out
- absconds
- avoids
- bails out
- bolts
- bursts out
- circumvents
- cuts and runs
- cuts loose
- decamps
- departs
- deserts
- disappears
- dodges
- doubles
- ducks
- ducks out
- elopes
- eludes
- emerges
- evades
- flees
- flies
- flies the coop
- gets away with
- gets off
- goes scot-free
- leaves
- makes getaway
- makes off
- makes oneself scarce
- passes
- plays hooky
- runs
- runs away
- runs off
- runs out on
- shuns
- skips
- slips
- slips away
- steals away
- takes a powder
- takes flight
- takes on the lam
- vanishes
- works out of
- wriggles out
- absconding
- avoiding
- bailing out
- bolting
- bursting out
- circumventing
- cutting and running
- cutting loose
- decamping
- departing
- deserting
- disappearing
- dodging
- doubling
- ducking
- ducking out
- eloping
- eluding
- emerging
- evading
- fleeing
- flying
- flying the coop
- getting away with
- getting off
- going scot-free
- leaving
- making getaway
- making off
- making oneself scarce
- passing
- playing hooky
- running
- running away
- running off
- running out on
- shunning
- skipping
- slipping
- slipping away
- stealing away
- taking a powder
- taking flight
- taking on the lam
- vanishing
- working out of
- wriggling out
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