Answer to "Refrain from" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AVOID , but the solution may also be FORBEAR which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Universal uClick).

Refrain from crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
AVOID	33 %	5
CEASE	17 %	5
NOTDO	17 %	5
ABSTAIN	11 %	7
ESCHEW	11 %	6
SHUN	6 %	4
FORBEAR	6 %	7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Refrain from

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• abstain from
• avoid
• desist from
• keep from
• refraining
• refrained
• abstain
• keep away
• forestall
• keep off
• stay away
• dissuade

Crossword Answer definitions

AVOID verb

1. To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
2. To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
3. To try not to do something or to have something happen
4. To make empty; to clear.
5. To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
6. To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
7. To emit or throw out; to void.
8. To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.
9. To get rid of.
10. To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
11. To become void or vacant.

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 AVOID

• Sidestep
• Steer clear of
• Steer away from
• Duck
• Keep from occurring
• Stay clear of
• Shun
• Don't confront
• Get out of the way of
• Dodge

More clues leading to the result CEASE

• Desist's companion
• End
• Knock off
• Put an end to
• Stop
• Avast
• Desist's partner
• Quit
• Cut out
• Put a stop to

More clues leading to the result NOTDO

• Shirk, say
• Refrain from
• Fail to perform
• Skip
• Abstain from
• Stay away from
• Abstain
• Avoid

More clues leading to the result ABSTAIN

• Holdoff
• Refrain
• Avoid doing
• Teetotal
• Choose not to vote
• Choose to not participate
• Shun the voting booth
• Decline to vote
• Choose not to participate
• Skip voting

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 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 FORBEAR

• Keep back
• Stay away from
• Renounce
• Be patient.
• Refrain from
• Resist
• Withhold
• Hold back