cheat
fight shy of
obviate
taboo
nonavoidance
dodge
duck
resign
reconcile
submit
noninevitability
fall between the cracks
wear
not touch something with a barge pole
bust a move
keep away from
chicken out
can't help
throw caution to the wind
hope against hope
close one's eyes
not touch something with a ten-foot pole
kiasi
wither on the vine
lash oneself to the mast
lump it
cut bait
escape
stand pat
preadherence
flaky
hang back
avoidableness
eventualist
disappoint
reprobate
lest
evadingly
avoidably
let lie
workaround
avoidability
short of
omissive
riskless
under-hedging
say no
unhazardous
preemptive
with prejudice
negative
consequencelessness
risk-free
avoidant
give something a miss
starry-eyed
ixnay
kick into touch
afraid
scruple
wish away
put out of one's mind
rule out
sidestep
reacceptance
set one's face against
resistant
forget
antihiatic
pit
preventable
evitably
swerve
overpass
let-out
make peace
swipe right
deterrable
stand for
bind hand and foot
hack it
draggingly
hypothesize
take on the chin
have it
wait for the other shoe to drop
miss the boat
hesitant
unfearingness
no eye see
wait
settle for
balk
blanch
negativism
alternativity
avoidment
not have a prayer
avoiding
no-show