Avoid and Dislike

Avoid

Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

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Dislike and avoid are semantically related In some cases you can use "Dislike" instead a verb "Avoid".

Dislike verb - To feel dislike for.

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Avoid and dislike are semantically related in hate topic. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Dislike".

Nearby Words: disliked, disliking

work	avoid work	dislike work
contact	avoid contact	dislike contact
people	avoid people	dislike people
time	avoid time	dislike time
Other words: ending, fighting, humans.

Gender Bender: The potential squick downside to the otherwise virtually perfect idealised girlfriend scenario, although she usually tends to dislike and avoid it.

Source: Characters / Captain Britain and MI13
They will serve those who have a talent for their respective elements, and cooperate with mages with a complementary element, but dislike and avoid those with opposing elemental affinity.

Source: Literature / Elemental Masters
Duncan: "I dislike death, but there are things that I dislike more than death—" Methos: "—therefore there are occasions when I will not avoid danger." Death before dishonor.

Source: Honor Before Reason / Live-Action TV

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