34
shun(verb, stop, keep, reject, run)
34
evade(verb, move, stop, break, get)
31
dodge(verb, move, stop, cut, keep)
28
elude(verb, move, break, get, go)
22
escape(verb, move, stop, break, get)
20
eschew(verb, stop, keep, reject, start)
20
sidestep(verb, move, cut, block, ignore)
15
duck(verb, move, cut, keep, reject)
15
avert(verb, stop, remove, reject, restrain)
14
flee(verb, get, go, run, start)
14
circumvent(verb, keep, run, start, pass)
14
shirk(verb, move, cut, reject, start)
14
steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
12
abstain(verb, stop, hold, reject, dismiss)
12
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, stop)
11
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
10
debar(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
10
obviate(verb, stop, remove, restrain, halt)
10
ignore(verb, reject, disregard, abandon, neglect)
10
prevent(verb, stop, break, close, end)
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