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keep distance

VERB

evade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid bypass circumvent conceal deceive dodge elude escape fend off flee get around hide sidestep

STRONG

baffle balk cavil confuse decline double duck equivocate eschew fence fly fudge hedge lie parry pretend prevaricate pussyfoot shift shirk shuck shuffle shun shy tergiversate trick waffle

WEAK

beat around bush beg the question cop out give the runaround lay low lead on a merry chase pass up put off slip slip out sneak away steer clear of weasel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confront disclose divulge encounter expose face lay bare let out meet open reveal show stay tell uncover

STRONG

accept aid be honest clear up enlighten explain help order organize release remain tell the truth

WEAK

take on

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After the test, Sax said he acts normally around his parents, and doesn’t try to keep distance from them, nor wear a mask.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2021

The outlet also shed some new light as to Tremaine’s reasoning for seeking legal help to keep distance between himself, his family and the former professional skater.

From Fox News • Jun. 3, 2021

One of the most brutal realities of the Covid crisis is that it forces us to keep distance from the people in our lives who we are most at risk of never seeing again.

From The Guardian • Jan. 31, 2021

You can be a friend but you must keep distance between that friend.

From Slate • Oct. 25, 2020

Thus, in the triumphs of soft peace, I reign; And, from my walls, defy the powers of Spain; With pomp and sports my love I celebrate, While they keep distance, and attend my state.—

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by Scott, Walter, Sir

keep distance

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