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What is another word for
shy from
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▼
▲
To keep away from something
To prevent oneself from
To back out of a deal or agreement due to fear or apprehension
To refuse or say no to
To be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
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▲
Verb
▲
To keep away from something
avoid
circumvent
shun
bypass
circumnavigate
keep clear of
stay away from
steer clear of
dodge
evade
give a wide berth to
shrink from
sidestep
balk at
get around
give something a miss
keep at arm's length
keep away from
keep one's distance from
recoil from
shy away from
stay shy of
fight shy of
have no part of
have nothing to do with
turn away from
turn back on
escape
shirk
elude
shake
duck
scape
finesse
skirt round
funk
weasel out of
wriggle out of
run away from
get out of
shuffle out of
cop out of
duck-shove
bilk
skive
cut
find a way round
skive off
back out of
find a way out of
pull out of
skirt
brush off
disregard
discount
neglect
ignore
overlook
dance around
dispense with
pussyfoot around
tergiversate
give the slip to
unmind
unheed
decline
be oblivious to
turn a blind eye to
turn your back on
tune out
pay no attention to
lay low from
shirk from
keep off
take no notice of
fend off
pay no heed to
duck out of
pay no mind
go around
shake off
beat
detour
go round
pass round
make a detour round
detour round
pass around
find a way around
eschew
cheat
abstain from
hold back from
avoid dealing with
miss
get round
give a wide berth
take a rain check
move around
go past
keep out of
skip
shortcut
body-swerve
ditch
pussyfoot
fudge
juke
weasel
give the slip
skip out on
put the move on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To prevent oneself from
help
avoid
refrain from
stop
avert
dodge
evade
prevent
abstain
abstain from
bypass
circumvent
desist
escape
forbear
get around
preclude
resist
restrain from
shake off
shirk
shrink from
sidestep
skip
skip out on
skirt
stay away
stay away from
steer clear
steer clear of
withstand
break the habit of
fend off
forbear from
get out of
hold off
keep from
shun
ward off
anticipate
arrest
block
check
counteract
counterbalance
eschew
head off
hinder
impede
interfere with
make up for
negate
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
nullify
obviate
prohibit
shake
stave off
deny oneself
desist from
do without
forgo
give up
kick
leave off
refuse
renounce
withhold from
cut out
forego
waive
pass on
go without
ditch
dispense with
leave out
get off
keep off
not touch
quit
drop
forsake
cease
pass up
lay off
swear off
suspend
halt
can
pack in
abandon
rein in
call a halt to
elude
duck
lose
run away from
slip through the net of
break away from
give a wide berth
give the slip
leave behind
slip
let alone
leave alone
beat
cheat
pass over
skirt round
keep clear of
get round
find a way round
give a wide berth to
miss
finesse
scape
bilk
shuck
balk
US
body-swerve
shuffle out of
baffle
lead on a merry chase
fly
give the runaround
sneak away
weasel out of
baulk
UK
escape the clutches of
get away from
end-run
slip out
shy
flee
keep your distance
escape from
more ❯
Verb
▲
To back out of a deal or agreement due to fear or apprehension
back out
abandon
go back on
renege
avoid
back down
back off
backpedal
cancel
cop out
fink out
recant
renege on
repudiate
resign
retreat from
scratch
surrender
welsh
withdraw
withdraw from
back pedal
beg off
call off
chicken out
cry off
default on
drop out
fail to honour
give up
pull out
pull out of
weasel out
wiggle out
worm out
blow it off
change your mind
chicken out of
get cold feet
get cold feet about
throw in the towel
funk out
lose your nerve
wuss out
have no stomach for
wimp out
bottle it
turn yellow
bow out
think better of
bottle out
yield
crap out
pike on
retract
repeal
revoke
recall
backtrack
reverse
take back
renounce
rescind
abjure
forswear
unsay
eat your words
do an about-face
back out of
scrap
disavow
disclaim
foreswear
abnegate
do a U-turn
countermand
do an about-turn
go back on your word
break your word
withcall
backtrack on
go back
abort
drop
scrub
call
disown
deny
default
break
dial back
contradict
eliminate
call back
break a promise
relinquish
break promise
give way
change
stand down
row back on
budge
annul
worm out of
about-face
get out
duck out
do a volte-face
rethink
opt out
renig
throw over
cop-out
apostatize
abrogate
void
nullify
forsake
compromise
apologise
UK
nig
change mind
rule out
reel in
recede
have change of heart
apologize
US
retrograde
retrocede
draw back
change one's tune
exclude
fall back
suspend
retreat
take in
forget it
do an about-turn on
do a U-turn on
have second thoughts
U-turn
come around
come round
relent
flip-flop
cop out of
rat on
welsh on
excuse oneself
welch
call it a day
stop
lay down arms
admit defeat
cave in
submit
capitulate
give in
climb down
back down on
fail to honor
pull
take off
take out
retire
strike
extract
bow out of
remove
draw out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To refuse or say no to
decline
refuse
reject
pass
desist
dismiss
rebuff
snub
spurn
deny
repudiate
shun
abjure
forbear
forgo
renounce
avoid
disapprove
repulse
eschew
demur
reprobate
baulk at
demur at
knock back
pass on
pass up
say no to
turn down
abstain from
brush aside
balk at
refrain from
desist from
not accept
withhold from
opt out
refuse to take advantage of
look down one's nose at
opt out of
send one's regrets
shake one's head
give the red light
give the thumbs down
ignore
disregard
discount
nix
skip
overlook
deselect
miss
negative
not heed
give the thumbs down to
throw out
not take advantage of
scorn
cut
ostracize
US
disdain
ditch
neglect
bilk
snout
ostracise
UK
stay clear of
stiff-arm
turn back on
keep one's distance from
turn away from
body-swerve
give the bum's rush
stay shy of
have no part in
leave alone
keep clear of
send to Coventry
palm off
give someone the go-by
have no part of
fight shy of
give the brush
brush off
cut dead
put down
give a wide berth to
keep away from
not touch
shrink from
give a wide berth
cold-shoulder
have nothing to do with
shy away from
steer clear of
stand aloof from
give the cold shoulder
recoil from
look right through someone
tell someone where to get off
give the runaround
freeze out
give someone the brush-off
shake off
throw over
withhold
disallow
abandon
veto
give up
relinquish
forswear
negate
forsake
disavow
give something a miss
abnegate
rule out
forbid
drop
prohibit
block
interdict
revoke
waive
refrain
kick
stop
abstain
discountenance
swear off
shoot down
give the red light to
keep from
prevent
recant
cease
quit
say no
abdicate
resist
renege
throw away
do without
go without
cut out
pass by
jack in
not grant
wash your hands of
hold back
pack in
scoff at
not buy
sit out
give thumbs down to
withgo
disown
surrender
ban
discard
withdraw
retract
restrain
preclude
exclude
oppose
keep
curb
forego
repel
evade
cast aside
slight
dispense with
disclaim
cast off
break off
rule against
turn your back on
set aside
miss out on
refuse to acknowledge
turn away
leave out
finish
discontinue
repeal
unsay
foreswear
reluct
say ‘no’ to
cede
coldshoulder
not hear of
contravene
divorce oneself from
refuse to accept
resign
concede
contemn
jilt
turn up one's nose
refuse to entertain
blank
look past
act cool
look straight through
make unwelcome
decide against
fend off
sneer at
sneeze at
treat with contempt
turn your nose up at
look down on
hold in contempt
demit
protest
let pass
escape
belay
bridle
omit
deny oneself
kill
inhibit
sacrifice
let go by
hand over
sign away
fail to take advantage of
resist the temptation to
leave off
stop oneself
restrain yourself
lay off
decline to
go easy
give over
proscribe
overrule
outlaw
turn from
hold out
protest at
hold off
not budge on
turn deaf ear to
send off
jib at
don't want to
not care for
draw the line at
refuse to receive
bar
embargo
quash
down
nullify
blackball
squash
boycott
give thumbs down
thumbs down
dissent
declare null and void
not go for
place an embargo on
put a stop to
put an end to
defeat
censure
burn
refuse permission to
put the kibosh on
begrudge
taboo
have done with
withdraw from
give the go by
take the cure
give the brush-off to
enjoin from
turn thumbs down
stand in the way
desert
dump
shed
oust
disprofess
disinherit
disacknowledge
rescind
banish
break with
cut off
defect from
have nothing more to do with
have no more truck with
lay aside
be against
fly in the face of
don't want
not want
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
balk
US
eschew
desist
disdain
jib
resist
scorn
shrink from
refuse
demur from
quail at
refuse to
shy away
draw back from
jib at
not like to
rein in
scruple to
stop short
turn down
be reluctant to
hate to
take exception to
be unwilling to
draw the line at
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