1) Averted 2) Dodged 3) Escaped 4) Eschewed 5) Evaded 6) Skirted 1) Bypassed 2) Circumvented 3) Dodged 4) Ducked 5) Eluded 6) Eschewed 7) Found a way around 8) Gave a wide berth to 9) Kept away from 10) Like a pariah 11) Like pariahs 12) Shunned 13) Sidestepped 14) Skirted 15) Stayed away from 16) Stayed clear of 17) Steered clear of 18) Wanted nothing to do with 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Avoid
avoided Shunned; evaded; made void; ejected.