Avoidance synonyms and antonyms
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The period of time during which one is delayed.
The military ceremony of lowering the flag.
A means of obtaining temporary freedom from worry, care, or unpleasantness:
Abstinence from social activities.
A device or other means of limiting movement, used to prevent the infliction of harm to self or others.
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.
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eschewal
The act of eschewing
A kind of defense mechanism by which a person avoids unpleasant thoughts, responsibilities, etc., as through daydreaming
(Informal) A passing by; esp., an intentional disregard or slight
The act of one who refrains from doing something.
The act of dodging:
Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
evasive action
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The act of one who shirks.
The annulment of a contract or deed
A way of doing this; subterfuge
The ability to fly:
encounter (antonym)
An unplanned or unexpected meeting.
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participation (antonym)
An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.
The act of dodging; a dodge.
mitigation (related)
Temperance is defined as showing restraint in eating or drinking, and especially avoiding alcohol.
The act or state of recoiling; reaction.
To brush is defined as to use a tool with bristles or to quickly sweep something with the hand.
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(Slang) A person, esp. one qualified as being “odd,” “harmless,” “funny,” etc.
A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
The act of one who parries.
(Informal) Deception, usually in the form of evasive excuses.
The definition of withdrawal is the act of taking something out, or stopping participation in an activity.
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confronting (antonym)
eluding
embrace (antonym)
An embracing; hug
facing (antonym)
(Metalworking) A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
A surgical procedure to create such a channel:
The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion.
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16th century.]
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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The act or process of annihilating.
The definition of cancellation is the act of cancelling something, or saying that something is no longer going to happen.
The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.
The act or process of negating.
The act of nullifying or the state of being nullified:
The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
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seek (related)
The act, an instance, or a means of avoiding
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
indirect (related)
elusion
The act or an instance of eluding or escaping; evasion.
The act of voluntarily refraining from taking some action, such as casting a vote or participating in a decision or deliberation.
The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc. [First attested around the early 16th century.]
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