- pronunciation:
voId
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
avoids, avoiding, avoided |
| definition: |
When you avoid something, you keep away from it or keep from doing it.
Alyssa and Maya always avoid stepping on the cracks in the sidewalk.Ty's mom says people can avoid catching colds if they wash their hands.Monique always avoids Aaron because he says mean things to her.- synonyms:
- escape
- antonyms:
- face, pursue
- similar words:
- help, miss, neglect, skirt
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| related words: |
flee, ignore, miss, neglect, skip, spare |
| derivations: |
avoidable (adj.), avoidably (adv.), avoider (n.) |
The word avoid
contains the following part:
void
Latin
root
that means
empty
Example words: