Avoid and Run into

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Avoid

Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
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Run into is an antonym for avoid.
Nearby Words: avoided, avoidance, avoidable, avoiding, avoidably

Run into

Run into verb - Collide violently with an obstacle.
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Avoid is an antonym for run into in topics: happen upon, accompany, happen on, lay hands on, come up against a situation.
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  • A great way to avoid an amassed group of zombies but will also attract a lot more attention if one happens to literally run into other unexpected hordes.
    Source: Video Game / Project Zomboid
  • The GBC version of Daikatana has an area where you have to run into cubbyholes to avoid rolling boulders.
    Source: Corridor Cubbyhole Run
  • Video Game / Rogue Squadron Bob may be a subversion; the AI doesn't seem to be programmed to run into you, it's just that there are so many fighters in the level that it's difficult to foresee or avoid collisions.
    Source: Video Game / Rogue Squadron
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Run into and Avoid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/run_into
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