Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Contributing to is an antonym for avoid.
Contributing to
Both terms in one sentence
- Erin's sympathies lie with Joanne Mervich, though she tries to avoid letting it get in the way of her job, even contributing to Rhys's closing arguments.
Source: Asshole Victim / Live-Action TV -
Further on, Caroline works to avoid becoming this, undergoing a crash training program on swords and firearms, contributing to the final battle.
Source: Literature / Shattered Continent -
Many governments, even some of the most warlike in history, allow some people to avoid serving as a member of or contributing to violent military actions.
Source: Actual Pacifist
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