111 entries under recoil topic. ×

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avoid(verb, move, stop, break, get)
36
elude(verb, move, break, get, go)
30
dodge(verb, move, stop, get, cut)
29
escape(verb, move, stop, break, get)
23
shun(verb, stop, get, decline, keep)
20
duck(verb, move, get, cut, keep)
14
shirk(verb, move, get, cut, reject)
14
flee(verb, get, go, run, start)
12
eschew(verb, stop, get, keep, reject)
5
retreat(verb, get, go, start, withdraw)
5
shy(verb, get, reject, ignore, neglect)
4
flinch(verb, start, shy, hesitate)
4
shrink(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
3
balk(verb, stop, get, start, disregard)
3
decamp(verb, get, go, run, start)
3
desist(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
3
hide(verb, get, go, withdraw, leave)
3
refuse(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
3
run away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, go)
2
blench(start, cringe)
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APASmart Define. (2015). evade thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/evade/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, evade thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/evade/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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