List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 142

SYNONYMS: escape, avoid, shun, eschew, evade, elude.
These verbs mean to get or stay away from persons or things.

Escape can mean to get free, as from confinement, or to remain untouched or unaffected by something unwanted: Let no guilty man escape, if it can be avoided.
Avoid always involves an effort to keep away from what is considered to be a source of danger or difficulty: avoiding strenuous exercise; avoided committing herself.
Shun refers to deliberately keeping clear of what is unwelcome or undesirable: She shunned them like the plague.
Eschew involves staying clear of something because to do otherwise would be unwise or morally wrong: Eschew evil, and do good.
Evade implies adroit maneuvering and sometimes implies dishonesty or irresponsibility: evading capture; tried to evade jury duty.
To elude is to get away from artfully: elude a blow; eluded his pursuers.