6
prevaricate(verb, avoid, deceive, hide, escape)
6
shift(verb, move, cut, avoid, deceive)
6
steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, ignore)
6
tergiversate(verb, move, cut, avoid, deceive)
6
waffle(verb, avoid, deceive, hide, escape)
5
eschew(verb, slip, avoid, quit, escape)
5
evasion(noun, cunning)
5
recoil(verb, avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
5
swerve(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
4
by-pass
4
cavil(verb, deceive, hide, escape, lie)
4
shake(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
4
shuffle(verb, move, cut, slip, avoid)
4
step aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, escape, dodge)
4
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, cut)
4
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, block, avoid)
3
abstain(verb, avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
3
avoidance
3
beg
3
beg the question(expression, idiom, deceive, hide, escape)
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