avoid
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
"Her former friends now avoid her"
Antonym:
confront; face up; face
Types:
hedge; fudge; evade; put off; circumvent; parry; elude; skirt; dodge; duck; sidestep
miss; escape
get off; get away; get by; get out; escape
bypass; short-circuit; go around; get around
keep off; stay off
shirk
shy away from
shun; eschew
WordNet Lexical Database
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