Avoid and Go back

Avoid

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

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

Go back

Go back verb - Return in thought or speech to something.
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Synonyms for Go back

Avoid and go back are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Go back".

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  • Anime / Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ Early on, he suggests that Frieza should avoid the Saiyans and go back to running his empire; Frieza kills him for making the suggestion.
  • Film the Hand Sunshine does this in Robin McKinley's book Sunshine to avoid being filmed by an overly zealous reporter in the middle of trying to make things go back to normal...
    Source: Film the Hand
  • This meant that they could neither go back, nor avoid starvation except by conquering the supplies of the enemy.
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