Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with avoid in American Collocation
avoid
verb
transitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/əˈvɔɪd/
by being careful
carefully
deliberately
scrupulously
studiously
He studiously avoided all mention of his past or present situation.
only just avoid
narrowly
only just
The youngster narrowly avoided a collision with a bus coming in the opposite direction.
a feeling
disappointment
embarrassment
stress
Please book in advance to avoid disappointment.
a bad situation
collision
complications
conflict
confrontation
danger
delay
disruption
injury
mistake
pitfall
problem
temptation
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confusion
ambiguity
confusion
misunderstanding
Most of the changes to the text have been made in an attempt to avoid the misunderstandings associated with the use of the first edition.