ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsEeschew
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eschew
Meaning: to deliberately avoid or shun
eschew in a sentence
How eschew is used in real sentences:
The senator chose to eschew personal attacks during the debate.
Though invited to every banquet, the austere leader eschewed lavish celebrations.
“Therefore, she eschewed the old alignment, although restoring it would have looked more faithful to tradition, and submitted a safer curve through young firs.”
— from the passage The Juniper Recovery
Synonyms for eschew
Other words for eschew — avoid, shun and forgo — carry the same meaning.
- avoid
- shun
- forgo
Antonyms of eschew
Words that mean the opposite of eschew:
- embrace
- adopt
- pursue
Where it comes from
From Old French eschiver, meaning 'to avoid.'
Memory hook
ES-CHEW sounds like 'skip chewing': to eschew is to choose to avoid.