Eschew

Quick meaning: Eschew is a verb meaning (transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Meaning

(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Example Sentences

What cannot be eschew'd must be embrac'd.

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Above all, let her eschew the impertinence of invention; let her leave genius to her milliner.

I eschew the idea of plugging in my laptop to take notes and resort to old-fashioned pen and paper instead, so that I can enjoy more of the view and not be distracted by bashing a keyboard.

Word Forms

• eschews
• eschewing
• eschewed

Synonyms for eschew

Depending on context, synonyms include shun.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shun, avoid, avoiding, forgo, shirk, avert.

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