avoid vs go around

go around vs avoid

avoid and go around both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avoid	No	No	Yes	No
go around	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go around is a hyponym of avoid; that is, go around 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
go around: avoid something unpleasant or laborious

Other hyponyms of avoid include circumvent, 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, short-circuit, keep off, stay off, shirk, shy away from, eschew, shun.

avoid (verb)	go around (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	become widely known and passed on
refrain from certain foods or beverages	avoid something unpleasant or laborious
declare invalid	go around the flank of (an opposing army)
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	turn on or around an axis or a center
refrain from doing something	be sufficient

Difference between avoid and go around

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