Avoidance and Refrainment

Avoidance

Avoidance noun - The act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable.

Refrainment and avoidance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refrainment" instead a noun "Avoidance".

Nearby Words: avoid, avoided, avoidable, avoiding

Refrainment

Refrainment noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

Avoidance and refrainment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoidance" instead a noun "Refrainment".
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Refrainment and Avoidance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoidance/refrainment
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