Word

avoid, v.
(avoided, avoiding, avoids)
freq. cnt. 65

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 24

avoid

sample sentences

"Her former friends now avoid her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

avoidance

antonym

confront

semantic pointers

hyponym

evade, sidestep, skirt, hedge, dodge, fudge, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, duck escape, miss escape, get away, get off, get by, get out bypass, get around, short-circuit, go around keep off, stay off shirk shy away from shun, eschew

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

avert avoid debar deflect fend off forefend forfend head off obviate stave off ward off

sample sentences

"Let's avoid a confrontation"
"head off a confrontation"
"avert a strike"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

avoidable

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

avertable avertible

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

obviation

semantic pointers

hypernym

prevent, forestall, preclude, foreclose, forbid

refrain from doing something
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

avoid

sample sentences

"She refrains from calling her therapist too often"
"He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

verb frames

Somebody ----s VERB-ing

semantic pointers

hyponym

shirk, shrink from, fiddle, goldbrick

refrain from certain foods or beverages
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

avoid keep off

sample sentences

"I keep off drugs"
"During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

abstain, refrain, desist

declare invalid
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

annul avoid invalidate nullify quash void

sample sentences

"The contract was annulled"
"void a plea"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

invalidation invalidator

antonym

validate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

annulment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

voidable voider void

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

nullification nullification nullifier nullifier

semantic pointers

hypernym

cancel, strike down

hyponym

set aside break stet