40 entries under avoidance topic. ×

26
lie(noun, literature, cover, line, deception)
15
equivocation(noun, cover, clear, line, deception)
11
evasion(noun, cover, line, escape, falsehood)
8
evasiveness(noun, line, escape, lie, excuse)
7
subterfuge(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
5
dodge(noun, escape, excuse, objection, complaint)
5
shuffling(noun, cover, line, shift, escape)
4
quibble(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
3
cunning(noun, shift, escape, routine, dishonesty)
3
dodging(escape, excuse, dodge, evasion)
2
artifice(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
2
sophism(noun, shift, escape, routine, dishonesty)
2
trick(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
2
trickery(noun, shift, escape, routine, dishonesty)
1
circumvention(escape, fraud, deceit, lying, falsehood)
1
cop-out(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
1
ditch(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
1
elusion(shift, escape, routine, cunning, excuse)
1
equivocating(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
1
eschewal(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
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