avoidance
- noun (n)
Meaning: eluding preventing
Synonyms:
absention
circumvention
delay
departure
dodge
dodging
elusion
escape
escapism
eschewal
evasion
flight
forbearance
nonparticipation
parry
passive resistance
prevention
recession
recoil
restraint
retreat
run-around
self-restraint
shirking
shunning
steering clear of
Antonyms:
meeting
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