Synonyms of stays clear of

stays clear of

phrase

present tense third-person singular of stay clear of

as in avoids

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

He adroitly changed the subject to stay clear of having to admit what he'd done.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoids
• evades
• escapes
• steers clear of
• keeps clear of
• weasels (out of)
• shuffles (out of)
• eludes
• shakes
• fights shy of
• scapes
• shuns
• eschews
• prevents
• gets around
• ducks
• dodges
• deflects
• eliminates
• finesses
• wards (off)
• shirks
• excludes
• precludes
• obviates
• misses
• circumvents
• parries
• rules out
• thwarts
• debars
• bans
• averts
• foils
• diverts
• excepts
• outwits
• bars
• frustrates
• bypasses
• overreaches
• foxes
• skirts
• outsmarts
• outfoxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeks
• courts
• accepts
• contracts
• embraces
• welcomes
• pursues
• catches
• incurs