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100 semantically close words with a proximity score above 0.5. Click stars in the map to explore.

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fight shy of
verb 0.841
fight shy
verb 0.825
shy
verb 0.800
shrink back
verb 0.725
keep away
verb 0.710
shirk
verb 0.697
run away
verb 0.696
turn away
verb 0.689
hide behind
verb 0.644
shun
verb 0.644
chicken out
verb 0.641
walk away
verb 0.638
draw back
verb 0.636
walk away from
verb 0.634
cower
verb 0.632
avoid
verb 0.632
pull away
verb 0.627
shut away
verb 0.625
eschew
verb 0.621
steer clear
verb 0.614
retreat
verb 0.610
evade
verb 0.609
get away
verb 0.607
back off
verb 0.605
go away
verb 0.603
flinch
verb 0.602
drew away
verb 0.596
stand back
verb 0.595
run scared
verb 0.589
keep back
verb 0.589
run for the hills
verb 0.583
cop out
verb 0.582
flee
verb 0.582
walk away with
verb 0.576
step aside
verb 0.572
avoid like the plague
verb 0.570
elude
verb 0.570
get cold feet
verb 0.569
fade away
verb 0.568
recoil
verb 0.566
break away
verb 0.566
abstain
verb 0.565
shilly-shally
verb 0.564
move off
verb 0.563
abscond
verb 0.562
drive away
verb 0.562
slip away
verb 0.561
come away
verb 0.560
hesitate
verb 0.557
keep off
verb 0.555
back down
verb 0.555
dodge
verb 0.553
recede
verb 0.551
move back
verb 0.551
back out
verb 0.550
hold back
verb 0.548
glance away
verb 0.544
tail away
verb 0.543
get away with
verb 0.540
retract
verb 0.540
shylock
verb 0.539
tiptoe around
verb 0.539
quail
verb 0.538
shrug off
verb 0.537
withdrew
verb 0.537
disincline
verb 0.537
steal away
verb 0.536
hided
verb 0.535
scurry
verb 0.535
ward off
verb 0.535
withhold
verb 0.535
abdicate
verb 0.534
make away with
verb 0.533
abjure
verb 0.533
sidestep
verb 0.533
fend off
verb 0.532
cold shoulder
verb 0.532
shudder
verb 0.532
wriggle out of
verb 0.531
cold-shoulder
verb 0.531
skulk
verb 0.528
while away
verb 0.528
skedaddle
verb 0.527
shook off
verb 0.527
shrink
verb 0.527
stay behind
verb 0.526
fear
verb 0.523
beat around the bush
verb 0.523
cut and run
verb 0.523
run off
verb 0.523
creep out
verb 0.522
beware
verb 0.521
ran off
verb 0.521
pussyfoot
verb 0.521
put off
verb 0.520
run for it
verb 0.519
hold off
verb 0.519
tuck away
verb 0.519
wallflower
verb 0.518
avert
verb 0.517