The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AVOID which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Shy away from crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVOID | 73 % | 5 |
| SHUN | 13 % | 4 |
| EVADE | 7 % | 5 |
| STEERCLEAROF | 7 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shy away from
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fight shy
- shrink away
- shie
- cower
- shrink
- shut out
- keep away from
- keep away
- shun
- chicken
- fall into oneself
- avoid
Crossword Answer definitions
AVOID 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.
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 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