avoid vs circumvent

circumvent vs avoid

avoid and circumvent both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avoid	No	No	Yes	No
circumvent	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, circumvent is a hyponym of avoid; that is, circumvent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than avoid:

avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
circumvent: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Other hyponyms of avoid include dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt, escape, miss, escape, get away, get by, get off, get out, bypass, get around, go around, short-circuit, keep off, stay off, shirk, shy away from, eschew, shun.

avoid (verb)	circumvent (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
refrain from certain foods or beverages	beat through cleverness and wit
declare invalid	surround so as to force to give up
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
refrain from doing something

Difference between avoid and circumvent

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