Synonyms of avoids

avoids

verb

present tense third-person singular of avoid

1

as in evades

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

trying to avoid writing thank-you notes for the gifts he didn't like

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evades
• escapes
• prevents
• eliminates
• dodges
• deflects
• shuns
• eschews
• eludes
• circumvents
• shakes
• thwarts
• shirks
• excludes
• precludes
• obviates
• misses
• shuffles (out of)
• averts
• diverts
• finesses
• ducks
• keeps clear of
• steers clear of
• bypasses
• fights shy of
• weasels (out of)
• gets around
• scapes
• stays clear of
• parries
• bans
• excepts
• rules out
• debars
• outwits
• wards (off)
• frustrates
• foils
• outsmarts
• bars
• overreaches
• outfoxes
• skirts
• foxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• seeks
• embraces
• pursues
• welcomes
• incurs
• catches
• courts
• contracts

2

as in abolishes

to put an end to by formal action

asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishes
• cancels
• repeals
• overturns
• invalidates
• negates
• dismisses
• vacates
• nullifies
• voids
• dissolves
• abrogates
• quashes
• suspends
• rescinds
• withdraws
• annuls
• revokes
• eliminates
• rolls back
• strikes down
• reverses
• rejects
• sets aside
• abates
• removes
• does away with
• nulls
• forbids
• retracts
• overrules
• prohibits
• recalls
• vetoes
• overrides
• disannuls
• erases
• bans
• aborts
• disallows
• eradicates
• enjoins
• calls
• countermands
• calls off
• outlaws
• annihilates
• drops
• liquidates
• writes off
• throws out
• breaks down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacts
• establishes
• lays down
• institutes
• founds
• passes
• validates
• approves
• allows
• legislates
• permits
• authorizes
• endorses
• prescribes
• clears
• legitimizes
• warrants
• formalizes
• legitimates
• orders
• legalizes
• ratifies
• mandates
• sanctions
• commands
• decrees

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avoids

Resolving the case avoids a trial where Merrill intended to defend its rates as standard among bank sweep programs, arguing that sweep accounts are meant for short-term liquidity rather than long-term investment yield. — Chase Jordan october 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

The shorter route could significantly reduce transportation costs and also avoids geopolitical chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz, Yoo said. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

But there will be situations with no course that protects every stakeholder, avoids every loss and produces an outcome everyone can support. — Jochen Schwenk, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The objectors' subsequent ululation echoed a requiem for a fallen hero--all over a time shift that accessing the PBS app avoids entirely. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

The approach avoids conventional wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and near-field communication, which can struggle to transmit signals through human tissue. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Records from Louisiana Economic Development show that in exchange for SpaceX paying the Vermilion Parish government about $25 million annually, the company avoids paying billions of dollars in property taxes over 25 years. — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Where so many historical novels lean on cliches, Perry avoids them and finds a deeper emotional truth. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Next year’s schedule avoids clashes with two other auto racing highlights, the Indianapolis 500 on May 30 and the Le Mans 24-hour race on June 12-13. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026