step aside

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 away stay out steer clear of turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

allow help permit stay take on

WEAK

seek want

Example Sentences

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In an email to staff shared on social media by one of the newspaper's reporters, Lewis said it was "the right time for me to step aside."

From Barron's

“And you can step aside,” duBeth retorted.

From Literature

Iger is expected to announce his plans to step aside as CEO by the end of the year as early as this week, according to reports.

From Barron's

He only signaled to another guard—this one taller and older—who said, “Step aside, please, or we’ll have to arrest you. This is not a place to frivol with.”

From Literature

Step aside, central banks; investors are increasingly the power players in gold buying, keeping a fire lighted under the precious metal’s historic rally.

From MarketWatch

step aside

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