Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Retrace steps and avoid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retrace steps" instead a verb "Avoid".
Retrace steps
Avoid and retrace steps are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb phrase "Retrace steps".
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Retrace steps and Avoid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/retrace_steps
Avoid & Retrace steps. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/retrace_steps>.
Retrace steps or Avoid. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/retrace_steps.
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