avoid vs dodge

avoid is not a noun while dodge is a noun.

avoid and dodge both are verbs.

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

As verbs, dodge is a hyponym of avoid; that is, dodge 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
dodge: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Other hyponyms of avoid include circumvent, 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 (noun)	dodge (noun)
	a quick evasive movement
	an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
	a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

avoid (verb)	dodge (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	make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
declare invalid	move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
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 dodge

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