Avoid and Stumbling

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

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Stumbling is an antonym for avoid.

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Avoid is an antonym for stumbling in happen upon topic.

Nearby Words: stumble, stumbled

Nikki tries to ask her if she is gay, awkwardly stumbling over her words in an effort to avoid offending her.

Source: Mistaken for Gay
Comments: So far it's managed to avoid the usual stumbling points of a "go back in time to the start of the story" fic because the main character has no idea what the truth is and the story has had some interesting twists so far.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Persona 4
When he loses his divination for a time in Cursed, it becomes very apparent that he is unable to make logical connections and even walk straight without stumbling without his magic telling him what to avoid.

Source: Literature / Alex Verus

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