avoid vs get by

get by vs avoid

avoid and get by both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avoid	No	No	Yes	No
get by	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get by is a hyponym of avoid; that is, get by 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
get by: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

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

avoid (verb)	get by (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
refrain from certain foods or beverages	pass or move in front of
declare invalid	succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
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 get by

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