Another word for avoidance
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Noun
The act, an instance, or a means of avoiding
- A way, path, etc. between two points that avoids or is auxiliary to the main way; specif., an alternative highway route, as for skirting an urban area
- A pipe or channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture.
- A surgical procedure to create such a channel:
- (Computers) A key used especially to interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program.
- A means of escaping.
- A means or way of escape
- An evading; specif., an avoiding of a duty, question, etc. by deceit or cleverness
- A way of doing this; subterfuge
- A means of evading; a subterfuge.
See also:An often formal act of putting an end to
- The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16th century.]
- The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
- Abolishment of slavery.
- An abolishing or being abolished
- The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
- (Physics) The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.
- The act or process of annihilating.
- An annulling or being annulled
- An act of annulling.
- The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.
- Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.
- The act of canceling
- The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
- The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.
- The lack or opposite of some positive character or quality
- (Logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
- The act or process of negating.
- A theory justifying such action.
- The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
- The action by a state not to enforce a federal law as improperly encroaching on the scope of state power.
- The condition of being vacant; emptiness.
- Annulment, as of a contract
- The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.
- (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
- The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
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Another word for avoidance
Noun
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- An evading; specif., an avoiding of a duty, question, etc. by deceit or cleverness
- A way of doing this; subterfuge
- A means of evading; a subterfuge.
- The condition of being delayed; detainment.
- The period of time during which one is delayed.
- The act of delaying; postponement:
- The act or an instance of eluding or escaping; evasion.
- An eluding; escape or avoidance by quickness or cunning; evasion
- A means of escaping.
- (Biology) A cultivated plant or a domesticated or confined animal that has become established in the wild.
- (Computers) A key used especially to interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program.
- The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:
- The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:
- An organized group withdrawal from regular activities for a given purpose, as by colleagues meeting away from the office and engaging in exercises for promoting teamwork, creativity, etc.
- An abstaining vote or voter:
- The act or habit of deliberate self-denial.
- The act of one who refrains from doing something.
- Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
- A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
- (Law) The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.
- Noncooperation or noncompliance with the laws or directives of an authority, particularly of a government or occupying power, as a form of protest against injustice.
- Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.
- One of the seven heavenly virtues.
- Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
- A flight arrow
- The act or process of flying through the air by means of wings.
- An exuberant or transcendent effort or display:
- The act or state of recoiling; reaction.
- The backward action of a firearm upon firing.
- Abstinence from social activities.
- The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.
- The act of one who shirks.
- The act of eschewing
- A kind of defense mechanism by which a person avoids unpleasant thoughts, responsibilities, etc., as through daydreaming
- (Ceramics) Clay thinned to the consistency of cream for use in decorating or casting, or as a cement or coating
- A slight error or oversight, as in speech or writing:
- A small piece of paper, esp. one prepared for a specific use
- An intentional slight; a snub.
- (Informal) A passing by; esp., an intentional disregard or slight
- A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away.
- A bushy tail:
- An instance of contact with something undesirable or dangerous:
- A device having bristles, hairs, or wires fastened into a hard back, with or without a handle attached: brushes are used for cleaning, polishing, painting, smoothing the hair, etc.
- A clever or resourceful device, plan, etc.
- A cunning or deceitful act intended to evade something or trick someone:
- The act of dodging:
- Clothing made of duck, especially white trousers.
- A quick lowering of the head or body.
- (Slang) A person, especially one thought of as peculiar.
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