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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And if it had no good reason—as she strongly implied—it ought to step aside and let the lower courts do their work.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

The executives believe Wasserman will likely step aside from the music agency and sell that wing of his company.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

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 • Feb. 2, 2026

Across much of Africa, youthful societies remain governed by ageing elites who have successfully outmanoeuvred constitutional limits and political pressure to step aside.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

I step aside to allow her to pass, not so far aside, just enough that she can slip through the seam between my chest and the doorframe.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

step aside

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