Avoid and Cope with

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Avoid

Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
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Cope with is an antonym for avoid.
Nearby Words: avoided, avoidance, avoidable, avoiding, avoidably

Cope with

Cope with verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.
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Avoid is an antonym for cope with in topics: perform, come up against a situation.
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Both terms in one sentence

  • Better to Die than Be Killed He kills himself to avoid being killed by lowly humans, and also because he can't cope with being pitied by them.
    Source: Better to Die than Be Killed
  • It is advisable for people who cannot cope with what happened to their beloved to join a self-help group to avoid this.
    Source: Because You Can Cope
  • Visual Novel / Ever17 Weakened by the Light: Cure carriers have poor ability to cope with sun and no defenses against cancer, so they have to avoid direct sunlight.
    Source: Visual Novel / Ever17
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