Collocations with "avoid"

110 collocations found

avoid catastrophe

To succeed in preventing a disaster.

catastrophe7.0
avoid a cliché

To deliberately not use a cliché to be more original.

cliché7.0
avoid excess

To deliberately stay away from doing something too much.

excess7.0
avoid extremes

to try not to go to extreme states or actions

extreme7.0
avoid the limelight

To stay away from public attention.

limelight7.0
avoid a mishap

To successfully stay away from or prevent an unfortunate event.

mishap7.0
avoid persecution

To stay away from situations that could lead to persecution.

persecution7.0
avoid taxation

to legally prevent having to pay tax

taxation7.0
avoid liability

to escape from being legally responsible

liability6.9
avoid redundancy

to prevent job losses from happening

redundancy6.9
avoid the stigma

to try not to be associated with something that has a stigma

stigma6.9
avoid collapse

To succeed in not collapsing.

collapse6.8
avoid contact

To try not to touch or communicate with someone/something.

contact6.8
death6.8
avoid jargon

To deliberately not use specialized language, in order to be clearer.

jargon6.8
avoid mention of

To deliberately not mention something.

mention6.8
avoid a question

To deliberately not answer a question.

question6.8
avoid a recurrence

To take actions to ensure a recurrence does not happen.

recurrence6.8
scrupulously avoid

to make a very careful and deliberate effort to stay away from something

scrupulously6.8
showdown6.8
avoid stagnation

to stay away from a state of inactivity

stagnation6.8
avoid fatigue

To take measures to not become tired.

fatigue6.7
avoid punishment

to succeed in not being punished

punishment6.7
avoid scrutiny

To prevent oneself from being examined.

scrutiny6.7
avoid a build-up

To succeed in not allowing an accumulation to happen.

build-up6.5
avoid carbohydrate

To deliberately not eat carbohydrates, often for dietary reasons.

carbohydrate6.5
deftly avoid

skillfully and cleverly elude or prevent something, such as a question or physical obstacle

deftly6.5