eschew
[verb]
Synonyms: escape, avoid, bilk, double, duck, elude, evade, shun, shy, forgo, forbear, sacrifice

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Antonyms: choose
Contrasted words: adopt, embrace, espouse
Related Idioms: shy away from, steer clear of, let well enough alone
Related Words: abstain, refrain

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es‧chew /ɪsˈtʃuː/ verb [transitive] formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: eschiver]
to deliberately avoid doing or using something:
I had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.

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