/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of shy away from Find synonyms for: Verb1. shy away from, avoidusage: avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task; "I shy away from this task"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language