The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHUN , but the solution may also be NOT DO which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Avoid crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHUN | 42 % | 4 |
| EVADE | 14 % | 5 |
| ESCHEW | 10 % | 6 |
| ELUDE | 9 % | 5 |
| SKIRT | 8 % | 5 |
| SIDESTEP | 4 % | 8 |
| STEERCLEAROF | 3 % | 12 |
| AVERT | 2 % | 5 |
| DODGE | 1 % | 5 |
| IGNORE | 1 % | 6 |
| NOTDO | 1 % | 5 |
| FLEE | 1 % | 4 |
| STEERCLEAR | 1 % | 10 |
| MISS | 1 % | 4 |
| CIRCUMVENT | 1 % | 10 |
| BYPASS | 1 % | 6 |
| SHIRK | 1 % | 5 |
| SKIP | 1 % | 4 |
| STAYAWAY | 1 % | 8 |
| NOT DO | 1 % | 6 |
| ESCAPE | 1 % | 6 |
Why may NOT-DO be the right solution?
The answer "NOT DO" fits the clue "Avoid" because it means to refrain from doing something, which is another way of avoiding it.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Avoid
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- keep off
- keep from
- avert
- stave off
- debar
- obviate
- nullify
- annul
- ward off
- invalidate
- head off
- quash
Crossword Answer definitions
SHUN verb- To avoid, especially persistently.
- To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
- To screen, hide.
- To shove, push.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHUN
- Avoid
- Deliberately avoid
- Keep away from
- Eschew
- Steer clear of
- Scrupulously avoid
- Blackball
- Treat with disdain, in a way
- Give the cold shoulder
- Cold-shoulder
More clues leading to the result EVADE
- Sidestep
- Use a loophole
- Beat around the bush
- Circumvent
- Duck
- Fail to pay, as taxes
- Give the slip to
- Steer clear of
- Weasel out of
- Avoid
More clues leading to the result ESCHEW
- Shun
- Sidestep
- Avoid
- Steer clear of
- Have nothing to do with
- Spurn
- Refrain from
- Abstain from
- Boycott
- Stay clear of
More clues leading to the result ELUDE
- Escape from
- Give the slip to
- Shake off
- Slip by unnoticed
- Get away from
- Slip by
- Avoid
- Manage to avoid
- Dodge
- Get by
More clues leading to the result SKIRT
- Dodge (the issue)
- Rocket's section
- Go around
- Dirndl, e.g.
- Tutu, e.g.
- Sidestep
- Get around somehow
- Border
- Maxi or mini
- Outer edge
More clues leading to the result SIDESTEP
More clues leading to the result STEERCLEAROF
- Avoid
- Shy away from
- With 45 Across, hide in plain sight?
- Stay in the wings (with 57-Across)
- See 1 Across
- Stay in the shadows (with 45-Across)
More clues leading to the result AVERT
More clues leading to the result DODGE
- Caravan maker
- Adroitly avoid
- Sidestep
- Ram's parent?
- Steer clear of
- Durango maker
- Duck
- Charger or Challenger
- Avoid
- Viper manufacturer
More clues leading to the result IGNORE
- Disregard
- Give the cold shoulder
- Avoid
- Pretend not to hear, say
- Shrug off
- Pretend not to notice
- Neglect
- Snub
- Pay no heed to
- Give the cold-shoulder treatment
More clues leading to the result NOTDO
More clues leading to the result FLEE
- Barrister Bailey
- Leave town
- Scamper off
- Hightail it
- Skip town
- Get outta here
- Get the hell out of Dodge (Tribute #3)
- Run
- Skedaddle
- Head for the hills
More clues leading to the result STEERCLEAR
- Avoid
- Stay away
- Stay out of the way
- Avoid something
- "Stay away!"
- Keep away.
- Avoid (with "of").
- Keep away
- Avoid at all costs
- Avoid (with "of")
More clues leading to the result MISS
- Get the wrong idea
- Overlook
- ___ Saigon (Broadway musical)
- Pageant contestant
- Pine for
- Flower girl's courtesy title
- Don't connect
- Be nostalgic for
- Feel nostalgic for
- Take a raincheck
More clues leading to the result CIRCUMVENT
More clues leading to the result BYPASS
- Circumvent
- It help you get around the city
- Way around town
- Heart operation
- One way to get around town?
- Go around
- Road that avoids downtown
- Way around the city
- Not go through
- Detour
More clues leading to the result SHIRK
- Evade a duty
- Blow off work, say
- Dodge one's duty
- Get around
- Avoid one's duty
- Avoid
- Avoid, as one's duty
- Evade, as duty
- Dodge
- Avoid, as duty
More clues leading to the result SKIP
- Fail to include
- Leave quickly
- LP problem
- Pass over
- Omit
- Ditch, as class
- Go past
- Green card in a party game
- Ignore, as pre-roll ads
- Uno card
More clues leading to the result STAYAWAY
- Obey an order of protection
- Absent oneself
- Avoid.
- Quarantine message
- Steer clear
- Keep one's distance
- Danger sign warning
- Emulate Godot?
- Back order?