Eschewed definition

The Communist system eschewed political liberties in favor of economic ones.

But there is no evidence that they eschewed waterbaptism.

It has been suggested that he deliberately eschewed chiaroscuro because his pictures, destined invariably to hang in an alcove, were required to be equally effective from every aspect and had also to form part of a decorative scheme.

In fact, a small percentage of young people completely eschewed the hippie styles and they stuck with more conservative roots.

Classic penny loafers, in brownish-burgundy and with a slight heel, recalled the 1950s and suggested that the wearer eschewed most modern styles and took themselves seriously.