bypass vs avoid

avoid vs bypass

bypass is a noun but avoid is not a noun.

bypass and avoid both are verbs.

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

As verbs, avoid is a hypernym of bypass; that is, avoid is a word with a broader meaning than bypass:

bypass: avoid something unpleasant or laborious
avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

bypass (noun)	avoid (noun)
a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

bypass (verb)	avoid (verb)
avoid something unpleasant or laborious	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
	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 bypass and avoid

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