Synonyms for avoid

Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb avoid

Sense 1:

avoid

Sense 2:

debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

Sense 3:

avoid

Sense 4:

keep off, avoid
abstain, refrain, desist

Sense 5:

invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
cancel, strike down