Avoid and Zigzag

Avoid

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

Zigzag and avoid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Zigzag" instead a verb "Avoid".

Zigzag

Zigzag verb - To move suddenly aside or to and fro.
Usage example: the fleeing car zigzagged down the highway at breakneck speed
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Synonyms for Zigzag

Avoid and zigzag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Zigzag".

Nearby Word: zigzagged

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

time avoid time zigzag time

Both words in one sentence

  • The City Hall: As both love interests are in political campaigns, they have to constantly duck around buildings and zigzag through the streets to avoid swarms of reporters.
    Source: Media Scrum
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