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Shirking

of Shirk

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Broader term 3

Dodging 76% connected

of Dodge

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

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

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

Evasion 76% connected

The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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

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Shirk 74% connected

To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shirk 74% connected

To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Slacking 92% connected

of Slacken

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.

Soldiering 92% connected

The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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