Synonyms of steering clear of

steering clear of

phrase

present participle of steer clear of

as in avoiding

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

After several disastrous family gatherings, she steered clear of any talk about hosting holiday celebrations.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoiding
• ducking
• shuffling (out of)
• keeping clear of
• staying clear of
• fighting shy of
• weaseling (out of)
• shaking
• evading
• shunning
• getting around
• eluding
• banning
• eschewing
• eliminating
• warding (off)
• excluding
• ruling out
• preventing
• dodging
• scaping
• shirking
• missing
• finessing
• averting
• deflecting
• barring
• obviating
• precluding
• parrying
• excepting
• debarring
• diverting
• thwarting
• frustrating
• foiling
• overreaching
• outwitting
• bypassing
• circumventing
• foxing
• outsmarting
• skirting
• outfoxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepting
• seeking
• pursuing
• embracing
• welcoming
• contracting
• catching
• courting
• incurring