shy away from English

Meaning shy away from meaning

What does shy away from mean?

shy away from

— verb avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task I shy away from this task

Synonyms shy away from synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as shy away from?

shy away from English » English

reverse

retreat

tergiversate

stall

skirt

skate over

shy of

shun

shirk

put off

prevaricate

equivocate

avoid

Topics shy away from topics

What do people use shy away from to talk about?

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble

• What words refer to saving yourself?
  make it to safety get to safety avoid break bypass dodge duck elude escape evade evasion flee shake shy away from sidestep give someone the slip