Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb avoid
3 of 5 senses of avoid
Sense 1
avoid
=> 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
Sense 3
avoid
=> shirk, shrink from goldbrick
Sense 5
invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
=> break
=> stet
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb avoid
3 of 5 senses of avoid
Sense 1
avoid
=> hedge, fudge, evade, put off circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
=> quibble
=> 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
Sense 3
avoid
=> shirk, shrink from goldbrick
=> scrimshank
=> malinger, skulk
=> slack
Sense 5
invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
=> break
=> stet
Entailment of verb avoid
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb avoid
5 senses of avoid
Sense 1
avoid
Sense 2
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Sense 3
avoid
Sense 4
keep off avoid
=> abstain, refrain, desist
Sense 5
invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
=> cancel, strike down
Familiarity of verb avoid
avoid used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb avoid
Sense 1
avoid
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Sense 2
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
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Sense 3
avoid
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Sense 4
keep off avoid
=> abstain, refrain, desist
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Sense 5
invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
=> cancel, strike down
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Overview of verb avoid
The verb avoid has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (25) avoid -- (stay clear from keep away from keep out of the way of someone or something "Her former friends now avoid her")
2. (22) debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off -- (prevent the occurrence of prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike")
3. (18) avoid -- (refrain from doing something "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires")
4. (1) keep off avoid -- (refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day")
5. invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify -- (declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "avoid a plea")
Overview of verb avoid
The verb avoid has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (25) avoid -- (stay clear from keep away from keep out of the way of someone or something "Her former friends now avoid her")
2. (22) debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off -- (prevent the occurrence of prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike")
3. (18) avoid -- (refrain from doing something "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires")
4. (1) keep off avoid -- (refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day")
5. invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify -- (declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "avoid a plea")
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