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TENDS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word tends. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For TENDS

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
averts

verb

v

verb

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• turn away or aside

avoids

verb

v

verb

• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• refrain from doing something

• refrain from certain foods or beverages

• declare invalid

circumvents

verb

v

verb

• surround so as to force to give up

• beat through cleverness and wit

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

disregards

verb

v

noun

• lack of attention and due care

• willful lack of care and attention

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• give little or no attention to

dodges

verb

v

noun

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

• a quick evasive movement

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

verb

• make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

• move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

evades

verb

v

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• escape, either physically or mentally

• practice evasion

• use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

ignores

verb

v

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

shuns

verb

v

verb

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

• expel from a community or group

sidesteps

verb

v

noun

• a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

struggles

noun

n

noun

• an energetic attempt to achieve something

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• strenuous effort

verb

• make a strenuous or labored effort

• to exert strenuous effort against opposition

• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

Alternatives for AVERTS

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Alternatives for AVOIDS

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Alternatives for CIRCUMVENTS

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Alternatives for DISREGARDS

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Alternatives for DODGES

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Alternatives for EVADES

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Alternatives for IGNORES

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Alternatives for SHUNS

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