avoided
a-void-ed
verb
Successfully kept away from or prevented from encountering something.
"She avoided eye contact during the awkward conversation."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: avoid, nullify, void, quash, annul, invalidate, keep off, fend off, forfend, debar, head off, stave off
Antonyms: confront, face, face up, formalise, formalize, validate