The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ESCHEWED , but the solution may also be KEPTOFF which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Avoided crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ESCHEWED | 21 % | 8 |
| ESCAPED | 17 % | 7 |
| FLED | 8 % | 4 |
| DUCKED | 8 % | 6 |
| SKIRTED | 8 % | 7 |
| SKIRTEDAROUND | 8 % | 13 |
| DODGED | 8 % | 6 |
| KEPTOFF | 4 % | 7 |
| SIDESTEPPED | 4 % | 11 |
| DANCEDAROUND | 4 % | 12 |
| SHUNNED | 4 % | 7 |
| ELUDED | 4 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Avoided
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
ESCHEWED verb- To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
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 ESCHEWED
More clues leading to the result ESCAPED
More clues leading to the result FLED
- Made a quick departure
- Took off
- Vanished
- Cut and run
- Made a run for it
- Skipped town
- Ran away
- Tried to escape
- Escaped
- Hightailed it
More clues leading to the result DUCKED
- Got down fast
- I __ to avoid his smashes, and I couldn't touch his serve ...
- Avoided
- Stooped down
- Sidestepped
More clues leading to the result SKIRTED
- Evaded, as an issue
- Lay on the edge of
- Sidestepped
- ___ the issue (hemmed and hawed)
- Avoided
- Got around
- By-passed.
- Circumvented
- Took the long way round
- Edged along
More clues leading to the result SKIRTEDAROUND
More clues leading to the result DODGED
- Avoided
- Evaded
- Didn't exactly answer, as a question
- Sidestepped
- Evaded, as questions
- Got away from
- Eluded by strategy.
- Used tricks or evasions.
- Evaded.
- Eluded
More clues leading to the result KEPTOFF
More clues leading to the result SIDESTEPPED
More clues leading to the result DANCEDAROUND
More clues leading to the result SHUNNED
- Stayed away from
- Froze out
- Gave the cold shoulder to
- Kept clear of.
- Eschewed.
- Gave a wide berth
- Eschewed
- Avoided
- Steered clear of
- Didn't go near