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avoid

Letters that make avoid

a, o, d, i, v are letters that make 'avoid'

Words within avoid

id, avo, void, ID, Av are words within 'avoid'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of avoid

avoids is a word created by adding a letter to 'avoid'

avoid is a 5 letter word starting with a
avoid is a 5 letter word ending with d

5 possible definitions for 'avoid'

Avoid as "prevent the occurrence of, prevent from happening"

Under this definition, avoid is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

debar, ward off, deflect, avert, forefend, forfend, obviate, head off, stave off, fend off have the same meaning as 'avoid'

avoid as a type

'avoid' can be a type of foreclose, prevent, forestall, preclude, forbid.

Derivatives of avoid

avertable, evitable, avoidable, avertible, obviation, forestalling, preclusion are derivatives of 'avoid'.

Example of avoid used within this context

"Let's avoid a confrontation", "head off a confrontation", "avert a strike"

Avoid as "stay clear from, keep away from, keep out of the way of someone or something"

Under this definition, avoid is a verb and has the following properties:

Antonyms

face up, confront, face have the opposite meaning of 'avoid'

Types of avoid

evade, put off, circumvent, elude, get off, get by, get out, short-circuit, go around, get around, keep off, stay off, shirk, shy away from, shun, eschew, get away, skirt, fudge, dodge, sidestep, bypass, escape, hedge, escape, duck, miss, parry are types of 'avoid'.

Derivatives of avoid

avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging are derivatives of 'avoid'.

Example of avoid used within this context

"Her former friends now avoid her"

Avoid as "refrain from certain foods or beverages"

Under this definition, avoid is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

keep off has the same meaning as avoid

avoid as a type

'avoid' can be a type of abstain, desist, refrain.

Example of avoid used within this context

"I keep off drugs", "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

Avoid as "refrain from doing something"

Under this definition, avoid is a verb and has the following properties:

Types of avoid

shrink from, fiddle, shirk, goldbrick are types of 'avoid'.

Example of avoid used within this context

"She refrains from calling her therapist too often", "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

Avoid as "declare invalid"

Under this definition, avoid is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

quash, invalidate, nullify, annul, void have the same meaning as 'avoid'

Antonyms

formalize, formalise, validate have the opposite meaning of 'avoid'

avoid as a type

'avoid' can be a type of strike down, cancel.

Types of avoid

break, stet are types of 'avoid'.

Derivatives of avoid

annulment, invalidator, nullifier, voider, void, nullity, nothingness, nihility, voidable, nullification, rescindable, override, invalidation are derivatives of 'avoid'.