129 entries under avoid topic. ×

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forgo(verb, stop, attack, decline, reject)
5
hold(verb, stop, attack, keep, maintain)
5
scorn(verb, hold, decline, reject, dismiss)
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curb(verb, stop, attack, decline, keep)
4
evade(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
4
oppose(verb, stop, cut, attack, decline)
4
rebut(verb, cut, decline, separate, reject)
4
withstand(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate)
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drive back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
3
set aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, decline)
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abandon(verb, drop, clear, decline, reject)
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avert(verb, separate, reject, prevent)
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check(verb, stop, cut, attack, decline)
3
dispense with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, clear)
3
dodge(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, ignore)
3
eschew(verb, stop, decline, reject, pass)
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keep off(verb, expression, close, cut, separate)
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buck(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate)
2
confront(verb, stop, cut, attack, separate)
2
deflect(verb, separate, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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