Evade vs. Avoid

Evade vs. Avoid — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Evade and Avoid

Evadeverb

(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to cleverly escape from

He evaded his opponent's blows.They robbers evaded the police.to evade the force of an argument

Avoidverb

(transitive) to try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun

Evadeverb

(transitive) To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.

Avoidverb

to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from

I try to avoid the company of gamblers.

Evadeverb

(intransitive) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

Avoidverb

To try not to do something or to have something happen

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Evadeverb

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);

He dodged the issueshe skirted the problemThey tend to evade their responsibilitieshe evaded the questions skillfully

Avoidverb

To make empty; to clear.

Evadeverb

escape, either physically or mentally;

The thief eluded the policeThis difficult idea seems to evade herThe event evades explanation

Avoidverb

To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).

Evadeverb

practice evasion;

This man always hesitates and evades

Avoidverb

To defeat or evade; to invalidate.

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Evadeverb

use cleverness or deceit to escape or avoid;

The con mane always evades

Avoidverb

To emit or throw out; to void.

Avoidverb

To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.

Avoidverb

To get rid of.

Avoidverb

To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.

Avoidverb

To become void or vacant.

Avoidverb

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something;

Her former friends now avoid her

Avoidverb

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening;

Let's avoid a confrontationhead off a confrontationavert a strike

Avoidverb

refrain from doing something;

She refrains from calling her therapist too oftenHe should avoid publishing his wife's memoires

Avoidverb

refrain from certain foods or beverages;

I keep off drugsDuring Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day

Avoidverb

declare invalid;

The contract was annulledvoid a plea