Synonyms of steer clear of

steer clear of

phrase

as in avoid

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

• avoid
• duck
• keep clear of
• fight shy of
• stay clear of
• shuffle (out of)
• weasel (out of)
• shun
• evade
• shake
• elude
• scape
• ban
• eliminate
• eschew
• exclude
• prevent
• get around
• ward (off)
• finesse
• dodge
• shirk
• miss
• rule out
• bar
• preclude
• avert
• deflect
• obviate
• except
• parry
• foil
• thwart
• divert
• debar
• fox
• frustrate
• outwit
• bypass
• circumvent
• skirt
• outsmart
• overreach
• outfox

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accept
• court
• seek
• pursue
• welcome
• contract
• embrace
• catch
• incur