Duck
Duck verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Usage example: don't try to duck your commitment to spending Thanksgiving with your family by claiming you have to work
Deflect and duck are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deflect" instead a verb "Duck".
Deflect
Deflect verb - To change the course or direction of (something).
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Deflect and Duck. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duck/deflect
Duck & Deflect. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/duck/deflect>.
Deflect or Duck. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duck/deflect.
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