Avoid and Forbear

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

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Forbear is a synonym for avoid. In some cases you can use "Forbear" instead a verb "Avoid".

Forbear verb - To resist the temptation of.

Usage example: she's old enough to make her own decisions, so we must forbear criticizing her taste in clothes

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Avoid is a synonym for forbear in action topic. You can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Forbear", if it concerns topics such as refrain, eschew, resist the temptation to.

Nearby Words: forbearing, forbearance

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