The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AVOIDED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1948.
Fought shy of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVOIDED | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fought shy of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fight
- berserk
- cover
- lead
- ajax
- ali
- backfire
- beat
- counter
- dunkirk
- face
- faced
Crossword Answer definitions
AVOIDED verb- To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
- To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
- To try not to do something or to have something happen
- To make empty; to clear.
- To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
- To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
- To emit or throw out; to void.
- To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.
- To get rid of.
- To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
- To become void or vacant.
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