circumvent - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for circumvent ?

Here are the synonyms for circumvent , a list of similar words for circumvent from our thesaurus that you can use

Verb

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Synonyms

• circumvent
• dodge
• duck
• elude
• evade
• fudge
• hedge
• parry
• put off
• sidestep
• skirt

More generic

• avoid

More specific

• beg
• quibble

Verb

beat through cleverness and wit

Synonyms

• beat
• circumvent
• outfox
• outsmart
• outwit
• overreach

More generic

• exceed
• outdo
• outgo
• outmatch
• outperform
• outstrip
• surmount
• surpass

Related

• beat
• beat out
• crush
• shell
• trounce
• vanquish

Verb

surround so as to force to give up

Synonyms

• beleaguer
• besiege
• circumvent
• hem in
• surround

More generic

• assail
• attack

More specific

• blockade
• ebb
• seal off

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