eschew

Meaning of eschew

verb
  1. deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
    he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence

late Middle English: from Old French eschiver, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to German scheuen ‘shun’, also to shy1.

Information about eschew

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of eschew is: eschews.
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Hyphenation of eschew

es-chew

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • eschew is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

eschew synonyms

Meaning shun:

shun

Meaning go without (something desirable):

forgo

Meaning agree to give up or do without:

forswear

Meaning reject or abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life):

renounce

Meaning solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim):

abjure

Meaning voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up:

relinquish

Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:

reject

Meaning deny any responsibility or support for:

disavow

Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:

abandon

Meaning state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of:

deny

Meaning deny or contradict (a fact or statement):

gainsay

Meaning refuse to acknowledge; deny:

disclaim

Meaning refuse to accept; reject:

repudiate

Meaning reject with disdain or contempt:

spurn

Meaning renounce or reject (something desired or valuable):

abnegate

Meaning (of a monarch) renounce one's throne:

abdicate

Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:

drop

Meaning succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction):

kick

Meaning repudiate; declare void:

disaffirm

Meaning abandon or leave:

forsake

Translation of eschew

Words that rhyme with eschew

Chew, chew, rechew, fitchew

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