Meaning & use
Eschewing
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Deliberately avoiding or abstaining from something, especially on moral or practical grounds.
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Eschewing red meat entirely, she built her diet around vegetables and grains.
The company built its reputation by eschewing flashy marketing in favor of quality.
A note on using this word
From Old French eschiver, related to "shy"; the word carries a deliberate, principled tone rather than simple avoidance.
Words with a similar meaning
avoidingshunningabstaining from
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Words with an opposite meaning
embracingadopting
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