Avoid and Contract

Avoid

Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Usage example: trying to avoid writing thank-you notes for the gifts he didn't like

Contract is an antonym for avoid.

Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).

Avoid is an antonym for contract in catch topic.

Common collocations

violence avoid violence contract violence
kind avoid kind contract kind
marriage avoid marriage contract marriage

Both words in one sentence

  • In Bridge, you must avoid winning hands, and instead let the enemy bid a high contract then play well to make them fail it, giving you points for their undertricks.
  • The contract didn't tell him what to say during the promotional spots, though, so he made the tour... and derided the film on each appearance, telling viewers to avoid it.
  • Hide Your Pregnancy Ball also concealed her condition from Columbia executives to avoid risking contract termination.
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