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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 refuse or say no to
To be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
To back out of a deal or agreement due to fear or apprehension
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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
eschew
forgo
abstain
abjure
refrain
give up
abstain from
swear off
jack in
renounce
shy
forswear
desist
forsake
stop
withhold
drop
kick
forbear
cease
sacrifice
reject
keep
restrain
curb
refrain from
inhibit
hold back
leave off
break off
stop oneself
stay clear of
not touch
resist the temptation to
avoid dealing with
deflect
quit
field
beat
forestall
shortcut
discontinue
skip
parry
halt
burke
resist
finish
fence off
answer evasively
check
pass
hold back from
take a rain check
give a wide berth
arrest
interrupt
body-swerve
do without
shrink
demur
sit out
avoid doing something
take the cure
take the pledge
leave alone
go on the wagon
pass up
be temperate
not do
flinch
shy away
forego
hang back
turn away
quail at
belay
bridle
omit
draw back
back away
baulk at
keep from
boggle at
lay off
jib at
withhold from
restrain yourself
decline to
go easy
give over
repudiate
relinquish
abandon
spurn
disavow
deny
disclaim
disdain
abnegate
abdicate
disaffirm
gainsay
renege on
pack in
let well enough alone
have no truck with
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
forestall
foil
thwart
nip in the bud
frustrate
deter
obstruct
intercept
deflect
forfend
preempt
pre-empt
keep from happening
hold back
defend against
get in before
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to it
beat someone to the draw
rule out
second-guess
provide against
get ahead of
steal a march on
balk
US
parry
delay
baulk
UK
divert
shunt
put off
shove aside
counter
eliminate
remove
foreclose
get round
get rid of
make unnecessary
take away
do away with
interrupt
commandeer
act in advance of
be one step ahead of
prepare for
pick off
be early
cut off
head off at pass
stonewall
shut out
put an end to
turn aside
save
discontinue
put a stop to
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
give up
veto
relinquish
negate
forswear
abnegate
forsake
disavow
refrain
waive
give something a miss
abstain
forbid
prohibit
rule out
block
interdict
drop
stop
revoke
kick
abdicate
discountenance
renege
shoot down
swear off
give the red light to
sit out
surrender
keep from
hold back
prevent
recant
cease
quit
say no
resist
disclaim
do without
go without
pass by
cut out
jack in
not grant
wash your hands of
pack in
scoff at
not buy
ban
give thumbs down to
withgo
disown
preclude
cede
discard
withdraw
resign
retract
restrain
exclude
oppose
keep
curb
forego
repel
evade
throw away
cast aside
slight
dispense with
cast off
rule against
break off
demit
turn your back on
set aside
miss out on
refuse to acknowledge
turn away
hand over
leave out
sign away
finish
discontinue
repeal
unsay
foreswear
say ‘no’ to
not hear of
reluct
coldshoulder
contravene
divorce oneself from
refuse to accept
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
disengage
protest
let pass
escape
belay
bridle
omit
deny oneself
inhibit
sacrifice
let go by
fail to take advantage of
bar
resist the temptation to
leave off
stop oneself
restrain yourself
lay off
decline to
go easy
give over
proscribe
embargo
turn from
hold out
protest at
hold off
blackball
outlaw
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
kill
boycott
quash
overrule
stand aside
lean out
sit this one out
distance oneself
remove oneself
squash
have done with
withdraw from
give the go by
take the cure
begrudge
down
defeat
taboo
censure
nullify
dissent
place an embargo on
put an end to
give the brush-off to
put a stop to
enjoin from
turn thumbs down
stand in the way
declare null and void
thumbs down
refuse permission to
give thumbs down
not go for
put the kibosh on
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
Verb
▲
To back out of a deal or agreement due to fear or apprehension
withdraw
welsh
yield
back down
chicken out
give up
pull out
weasel out
wiggle out
worm out
lose your nerve
get cold feet
back out
bottle it
funk out
have no stomach for
wimp out
wuss out
beg off
pike on
crap out
renege
cancel
avoid
cop out
back off
go back on
fink out
drop out
back pedal
throw in the towel
blow it off
repudiate
recant
backpedal
surrender
resign
scratch
abandon
renege on
chicken out of
get cold feet about
call off
fail to honour
change your mind
default on
retreat from
cry off
pull out of
withdraw from
turn yellow
think better of
bow out
bottle out
retract
repeal
revoke
recall
backtrack
reverse
take back
abjure
renounce
forswear
rescind
unsay
eat your words
do an about-face
disavow
abnegate
disclaim
countermand
foreswear
withcall
do a U-turn
do an about-turn
back out of
go back on your word
break your word
backtrack on
go back
abort
scrap
drop
scrub
annul
default
disown
deny
break
relinquish
dial back
contradict
call back
break a promise
break promise
give way
change
call
row back on
budge
worm out of
about-face
nullify
do a volte-face
rethink
abrogate
void
cop-out
apostatize
forsake
opt out
stand down
renig
throw over
duck out
get out
retreat
retrocede
compromise
apologize
US
apologise
UK
change mind
rule out
eliminate
recede
have change of heart
retrograde
draw back
change one's tune
exclude
fall back
suspend
forget it
do an about-turn on
do a U-turn on
cop out of
rat on
welsh on
have second thoughts
U-turn
come around
come round
relent
flip-flop
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
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