stay away

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 keep clear lay low run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on skip town 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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By creating a geofence, AV companies can instruct their cars to stay away from a particular geographic zone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

It will have noted no athletes boycotted the actual Paralympic competition, although some did stay away from the opening ceremony, and it will be interesting to see whether the same happens in Los Angeles.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

Rendon’s attitude and performance became so disappointing that the Angels effectively told him to stay away in 2026 and restructured the final year of his contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

And the locals would like the tourists to stay away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

“Hmm, a viper? Well, it’s an old poisonteeth snake y’know, an adder. Never had a lot of truck with the slimy fellers meself. You’d do best to stay away from them, old chum.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

stay away

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