avoid vs sidestep

sidestep vs avoid

avoid is not a noun while sidestep is a noun.

avoid and sidestep both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of avoid include circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, 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)	sidestep (noun)
	a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

avoid (verb)	sidestep (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
declare invalid
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 sidestep

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