Defuse
Eschew
Eschew verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Nearby Word: eschewing
Common collocations
| power | defuse power | eschew power |
| confrontation | defuse confrontation | eschew confrontation |
| machine | defuse machine | eschew machine |
| schemes | defuse schemes | eschew schemes |
| Other words: situations. | ||
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Eschew and Defuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defuse/eschew
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