put down, set down, place down, deposit, lay, position, rest, situate, establish, arrange, settle, put, lay out, spread out, stretch out, recline, repose, lie down, flatten, level, prostrate, stretch,... [more]
avoid - dodge - elude - escape - sidestep - circumvent - bypass - shirk - duck - flee - shun - eschew - evade - outwit - outmaneuver - parry - skirt - weasel out - wriggle out - get away from - steer clear of - give the slip - shake off - slip away from - sneak away from - break away from - run away from - out of - keep clear of - keep away from - stay away from - steer away from
To evade means to avoid something intentionally or to manage to escape from a difficult situation or an unwanted responsibility. It involves the act of dodging, eluding, or navigating around obstacles, often with the sense of being an evasive maneuver.