keep clear

VERB

avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off

STRONG

abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw

WEAK

circumlocute cold-shoulder fake out give the slip hold off lay low run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on skip town stay away stay out steer clear of step aside turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

allow help permit stay take on

WEAK

seek want

Example Sentences

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And the call of the seabirds helped them navigate and keep clear of the rocks.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Advisers generally recommend that people who want to avoid California’s tax net limit their visits and keep clear records of their purpose and duration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Its funding sidestepped public coffers to keep clear of the kind of censorship that had blotted out “América Tropical.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Australia says the Toowoomba notified the Ningbo that diving operations were underway and asked the Chinese keep clear.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

“We’ve been lucky,” he said, “but it can’t last much longer. You’re young. You look normal and innocent. If you keep clear of people like me, you might stay alive for another fifty years.”

From "1984" by George Orwell

keep clear

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