Avoid and Omit

Avoid

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

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

Omit

Omit verb - To miss the opportunity or obligation.

Avoid and omit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Omit".

Nearby Words: omission, omitted, omitting

Common collocations

death avoid death omit death
effects avoid effects omit effects
capture avoid capture omit capture
ending avoid ending omit ending

Both words in one sentence

  • Not Screened for Critics The producers of Battlestar Galactica (2003) have been known to omit key scenes from reviewer screenings, to avoid twists leaking out.
  • Translations generally omit a lot of Orff's text to avoid having to translate words like "mentula".
  • Never the Selves Shall Meet: Spectacularly averted with all of Dave's time traveling selves: they freely interact, though sometimes they omit vital information not just to avoid altering key past events, but also as way to spite themselves for past/future grievances.
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