foreclose vs avoid

avoid vs foreclose

foreclose and avoid both are verbs.

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

As verbs, avoid is a hyponym of foreclose; that is, avoid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foreclose:

foreclose: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
avoid: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

Other hyponyms of foreclose include inhibit, make unnecessary, save, avert, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off, block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy, baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart, block, halt, kibosh, stop.

foreclose (verb)	avoid (verb)
subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
keep from happening or arising; make impossible	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 foreclose and avoid

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