Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Confronted is an antonym for avoid.
Confronted
Both words in one sentence
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Chadwick (who famously claimed to be Carnegie's daughter) just manages to avoid being confronted by him.
Source: Historical-Domain Character - Crazy Enough to Work: When confronted by an entire horde of enemies, Wasa attempts to avoid being slaughtered by suggesting them to play a card game.
Source: Audio Play / Kingdom Paf - When confronted with a friendship issue Saori decides to ruin her 2-year friendships and avoid them.
Source: Ambiguous Disorder
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Confronted and Avoid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/confronted
Avoid & Confronted. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/confronted>.
Confronted or Avoid. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/confronted.
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