Synonyms of shirking

shirking

verb

present participle of shirk

1

as in avoiding

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

you always try to shirk paying your fair share of the bill by claiming you "forgot" your wallet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in neglecting

to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness

a deadbeat who has been shirking his duty to his family for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• neglecting
• forgetting
• slacking (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doing
• performing
• remembering
• attending (to)
• carrying out
• executing
• achieving
• accomplishing
• maintaining
• keeping up

3

as in sneaking

to move about in a sly or secret manner

given the multitude of auditoriums at the multiplex, it's not too difficult for underaged kids to shirk into R-rated movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sneaking
• lurking
• slipping
• sliding
• stealing
• slinking
• skulking
• crawling
• tiptoeing
• creeping
• snaking
• pussyfooting
• mooching
• mousing
• edging
• inching
• padding
• worming
• ghosting