Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Shrink from and avoid are semantically related. in prevent topic. In some cases you can use "Shrink from" instead a verb "Avoid".
Shrink from
Shrink from verb - Avoid (one's assigned duties).
Mutual synonyms
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Shrink from and Avoid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/shrink_from
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