9
avoid(verb, reject, ignore, stay, neglect)
8
shun(verb, reject, ignore, mind, prevent)
6
dodge(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect)
6
duck(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect)
5
eschew(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect)
5
sidestep(verb, ignore, avoid, hide, escape)
4
circumvent(verb, ignore, avoid, fool, escape)
4
evade(verb, get, reject, ignore, neglect)
4
shy(cut, reject, ignore, neglect, refuse)
4
skip(verb, reject, ignore, escape, dodge)
3
avert(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
3
be apart from(expression, avoidance)
3
elude(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect)
3
fight shy of(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, shun)
3
keep away from(verb, expression, idiom, cut, reject)
3
skirt(verb, ignore, avoid, escape, dodge)
3
spurn(verb, reject, ignore, avoid, shun)
3
step aside(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
3
turn aside(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
abstain(verb, avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
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