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Synonyms for keep distance
verb be indifferent, leave alone- discount
- disregard
- ignore
- overlook
- reject
- spurn
- underestimate
- affront
- condemn
- depreciate
- despise
- detest
- disdain
- dismiss
- pretermit
- rebuff
- scant
- scorn
- slight
- slur
- brush aside
- brush off
- have nothing to do with
- keep at arm's length
- keep one's distance
- laugh off
- let go
- live with
- make light of
- not care for
- pass by
- pass over
- pass up
- pay no attention to
- pay no mind
- shrug off
- tune out
Antonyms for keep distance
- attend
- heed
- look at
- note
- notice
- pay attention
- recognize
- regard
- respect
- admire
- approve
- cherish
- compliment
- flatter
- like
- love
- praise
- welcome
- accomplish
- achieve
- complete
- concern
- do
- finish
- guard
- nurture
- protect
- succeed
- take care of
- watch
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
evaded
verb. get away from
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- beat around bush
- beg the question
- bypass
- cavil
- circumvent
- conceal
- confuse
- cop out
- deceive
- decline
- dodge
- double
- duck
- elude
- equivocate
- escape
- eschew
- fence
- fend off
- flee
- fly
- fudge
- get around
- give the runaround
- hedge
- hide
- keep distance
- lay low
- lead on a merry chase
- lie
- parry
- pass up
- pretend
- prevaricate
- pussyfoot
- put off
- shift
- shirk
- shuck
- shuffle
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- slip out
- sneak away
- steer clear of
- tergiversate
- trick
- waffle
- weasel
evading
verb. get away from
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- beat around bush
- beg the question
- bypass
- cavil
- circumvent
- conceal
- confuse
- cop out
- deceive
- decline
- dodge
- double
- duck
- elude
- equivocate
- escape
- eschew
- fence
- fend off
- flee
- fly
- fudge
- get around
- give the runaround
- hedge
- hide
- keep distance
- lay low
- lead on a merry chase
- lie
- parry
- pass up
- pretend
- prevaricate
- pussyfoot
- put off
- shift
- shirk
- shuck
- shuffle
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- slip out
- sneak away
- steer clear of
- tergiversate
- trick
- waffle
- weasel
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.