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All eschew synonyms

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verb eschew

  • avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
  • shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
  • abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
  • have nothing to do with — not associate with
  • steer clear of — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
  • fight shy of — bashful; retiring.
  • disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
  • abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  • forgo — to abstain or refrain from; do without.
  • forswear — to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
  • renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • shy away from — If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
  • swear off — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
  • abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  • double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  • duck — any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
  • elude — Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.
  • refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
  • shy — bashful; retiring.
  • give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • let well enough alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
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