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eschew

Parry vs Eschew - What's the difference?

parry | eschew |


As a proper noun parry

is .

As a verb eschew is

(formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Refrain vs Eschew - What's the difference?

refrain | eschew |


As verbs the difference between refrain and eschew

is that refrain is to hold back, to restrain (someone or something) while eschew is to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As a noun refrain

is the chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.

Eschew vs Sidestep - What's the difference?

eschew | sidestep |


As verbs the difference between eschew and sidestep

is that eschew is to avoid; to shun, to shy away from while sidestep is to step to the side.

As a noun sidestep is

a step to the side.

Eschew vs Rebuff - What's the difference?

eschew | rebuff |


As verbs the difference between eschew and rebuff

is that eschew is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from while rebuff is to refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

As a noun rebuff is

a sudden resistance or refusal.

Eschew vs Espouse - What's the difference?

eschew | espouse |


As verbs the difference between eschew and espouse

is that eschew is to avoid; to shun, to shy away from while espouse is to become/get married to.

Eschew vs Evil - What's the difference?

eschew | evil |


As a verb eschew

is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As an adjective evil is

intending to harm; malevolent.

As a noun evil is

moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.

Eschew vs Hypothesis - What's the difference?

eschew | hypothesis |


As a verb eschew

is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As a noun hypothesis is

(sciences) used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation as a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation compare to theory, and quotation given there.

Taxonomy vs Eschew - What's the difference?

taxonomy | eschew |


As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb eschew is

(formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Eschew vs Forfeit - What's the difference?

eschew | forfeit |


As verbs the difference between eschew and forfeit

is that eschew is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from while forfeit is to suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance.

As a noun forfeit is

a penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.

As an adjective forfeit is

lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

Eschew vs Obviate - What's the difference?

eschew | obviate |


As verbs the difference between eschew and obviate

is that eschew is to avoid; to shun, to shy away from while obviate is to bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary; to avoid a future problem or difficult situation.

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