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Avoidance

The act of annulling; annulment.

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Narrower term 3

Aversion 76% connected

A turning away.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Averting 76% connected

of Avert

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Escape 76% connected

To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Rejection 76% connected

Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 2

Avoid 74% connected

To empty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Avoid 74% connected

To empty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Dodging 92% connected

of Dodge

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shunning 92% connected

of Shun

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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