Synonyms for avoidance
Most common
shunning silent treatment blacklisting blackballing evasion dodging
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Shunning — the act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of
shunning, silent treatment, blacklisting, blackballing, discommendation dated
2. Evasion
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
Related words
- Word family
- avoision
Forms
- Plural
- avoidances → shunnings, blacklistings, blackballings, discommendations…
Example sentences
- shunning Tom's parents are shunning him.
- evasion Tax officials are zeroing in on income tax evasion.
- dodging He was caught fare-dodging by a ticket inspector.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| avoidance | steady | |
| shunning | rising | |
| blacklisting | steady | |
| blackballing | steady | |
| evasion | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- evasion3, dodging2
- 8 letters
- shunning2
- 11 letters
- forbearance3, neurophobia
- 12 letters
- blacklisting3, blackballing
- 15 letters
- discommendation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evasion3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- évitement