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Definitions for Avoiding
[1] to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
[2] to prevent from happening: to avoid falling.
[3] Law . to make void or of no effect; invalidate.
[4] Obsolete . to empty; eject or expel.
[5] to keep out of the way of
[6] to refrain from doing
[7] to prevent from happening to avoid damage to machinery
[8] law to make (a plea, contract, etc) void; invalidate; quash
[9] obsolete to expel
[10] obsolete to depart from
Words related to Avoiding
avoiddodge, avert, sidestep, evade, bypass, escape, shun, shy, jump, abstain, hide, shake, circumvent, divert, eschew, deflect, obviate, elude, desist, recoil
Words nearby Avoiding
avoidavodire, avogadro, avogadro's constant, avogadro's law, avogadro's number, avoid, avoid like the plague, avoidance, avoidance play, avoidant, avoidant personality
Origin of Avoiding
1250–30; Middle English avoiden < Anglo-French avoider, equivalent to a- a-4 + voider to void
Words that may be confused with Avoiding
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, avoidavoid, evade, avoid, ovoid
Other words from Avoiding
a·void·a·ble , adjective
a·void·a·bly , adverb
a·void·er , noun
non·a·void·a·ble , adjective
non·a·void·a·ble·ness , noun
non·a·void·a·bly , adverb
un·a·void·ing , adjective
Word origin for Avoiding
C14: from Anglo-French avoider, from Old French esvuidier, from vuidier to empty, void
Synonyms for Avoiding
avert, bypass, dodge, escape, evade, fend off, shun, sidestep, ward off, abstain, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, duck, elude, eschew, flee, hide, jump, obviate, recoil, shake, shirk, shy, skip, skirt, weave, withdraw, circumlocute, 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, step aside, turn aside