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| Main Entry: | sidestep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dodge |
| Synonyms: | avoid, bypass, ditch, duck, elude, escape, evade, fudge*, pussyfoot*, shake, shake off*, shirk, skirt, weasel*, dance around, get around, get out of, give the slip, go around, juke, put the move on, skip out on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | avoid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refrain or stay away from; prevent |
| Synonyms: | abstain, avert, bypass, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fend off, flee, hide, jump, obviate, recoil, shake, shake off, shirk, shun, shy, sidestep, skip*, skirt*, weave, withdraw, circumlocute, fake out, give the slip, hold off, keep clear, lay low*, run for cover, shake and bake, shrink from, shuffle off, skip out on, skip town, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside, ward off |
| Notes: | avert means 'prevent, turn away' and avoid means 'stay clear of, shun' |
| Antonyms: | face, meet, seek, want |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bypass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid |
| Synonyms: | circumvent, detour, finesse, ignore, neglect, omit, outflank, sidestep, skirt, blink at, burke, circumnavigate, depart from, deviate from, get around, go around, go around the barn, let go, pass around, take back road, wink at |
| Main Entry: | circumvent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool, mislead |
| Synonyms: | avoid, beat, beguile, bilk, bypass, cramp, crimp, deceive, detour, disappoint, dodge, dupe, elude, ensnare, entrap, escape, evade, foil, frustrate, hoodwink, outflank, outwit, overreach, prevent, queer, ruin, shun, sidestep, skirt, stave off, stump, stymie, thwart, trick, circumnavigate, get around, steer clear of, ward off |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, help, permit |
| Main Entry: | dodge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid |
| Synonyms: | dark, deceive, ditch, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, evade, fence, fend off, fudge*, hedge, lurch, malinger, parry, pussyfoot*, shake, shake off*, shift, shirk, shuffle, sidestep, skirt, slide, slip, swerve, tergiversate, trick, weasel*, circumlocute, get around, get out of, give the slip, juke, move to the side, put the move on, short-circuit, skip out on, tergiverse, turn aside |
| Antonyms: | confront, encounter, face, meet, stand up to |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | duck |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drop down; avoid |
| Synonyms: | bend, bob, bow, crouch, dip, dive, dodge, double, elude, escape, evade, fence, lower, lurch, parry, plunge, shirk, shun, shy, sidestep, stoop, submerge, move to side |
| Antonyms: | face, jump, meet |
| Main Entry: | equivocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid an issue |
| Synonyms: | blow hot and cold*, cavil, con, cop a plea, cop out*, dodge, double-talk, elude, escape, eschew, evade, falsify, fence, fib, flip-flop*, fudge*, hedge, hem and haw*, lie, palter, parry, pass the buck*, prevaricate, pussyfoot, quibble, shuck, shuffle, sidestep, stonewall*, tergiversate, waffle*, weasel*, beat around the bush, beg the question, cloud the issue, cover up, give run around, jive*, mince words, run around, sit on the fence, tell white lie, tergiverse |
| Antonyms: | face, meet, speak on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | evade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get away from |
| Synonyms: | avoid, baffle, balk, bypass, cavil, circumvent, conceal, confuse, cop out, deceive, decline, dodge, double, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, eschew, fence, fend off*, flee, fly, fudge*, hedge, hide, lie, parry, pretend, prevaricate, pussyfoot, put off, shift, shirk, shuck, shuffle, shun, shy, sidestep, tergiversate, trick, waffle*, weasel*, beat around bush, beg the question, get around, give the runaround, keep distance, lay low*, lead on a merry chase, pass up, slip out, sneak away, steer clear of |
| Antonyms: | face, meet, take on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | parry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ward off, circumvent |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, avoid, block, bypass, deflect, dodge, duck*, elude, evade, fence*, fend off, forestall, preclude, prevent, rebuff, rebuke, repel, repulse, resist, shirk, shun, sidestep, stave off, en garde, hold at bay |
| Antonyms: | face, meet, deal with |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pussyfoot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be cautious |
| Synonyms: | avoid, be noncommittal, beat around the bush, creep, dodge, duck the issues, equivocate, evade, glide, hedge, hem and haw*, lurk, play it close to the vest, prevaricate, prowl, shuffle, sidestep, sit on the fence, skirt*, skulk, slide, slink, slip, sneak, steal, tergiversate, tergiverse, tiptoe, tread warily, watch one's step, weasel* |
| Antonyms: | plod |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shirk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid, get out of responsibility |
| Synonyms: | bypass, cheat, creep, dodge, dog*, duck, elude, eschew, evade, fence, lurk, malinger, parry, pussyfoot*, quit, shun, sidestep, skulk, slack, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal, get around, goldbrick, lie down on job, shuffle off, slough off |
| Antonyms: | do, face, meet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | skulk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lurk; shirk |
| Synonyms: | avoid, bypass, creep, crouch, dodge, elude, evade, hide, prowl, pussyfoot*, sidestep, slack, slink, snake, sneak, snoop, steal, conceal oneself, lie in wait |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | swerve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn aside, often to avoid collision |
| Synonyms: | bend, deflect, depart, deviate, dip, diverge, err, incline, lurch, move, sheer, shift, sidestep, skew, skid, stray, swing, tack, turn, veer, wander, waver, wind, depart from, get off course, go off course, sheer off, sideslip, slue, train off |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
| Main Entry: | weasel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid, evade |
| Synonyms: | balk, beat around the bush, circumvent, cop out, dance around an issue, dodge, duck, elude, equivocate, eschew, flee, get around, give the runaround, hedge, hem and haw*, lay low*, pussyfoot, put off, renege, shirk, shuck, sidestep, slip out, sneak away, tap dance*, waffle*, welsh, worm one's way out of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hedge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid, dodge |
| Synonyms: | blow hot and cold*, cop a plea, cop out*, duck, equivocate, evade, flip-flop*, fudge*, hem and haw*, pass the buck*, prevaricate, pussyfoot*, quibble, shilly-shally*, shuck*, shuffle, sidestep, stall, stonewall*, temporize, tergiversate, waffle*, be noncommittal, beat around the bush, give the run around, jive*, run around, sit on the fence, tergiverse |
| Antonyms: | confront, face, meet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dodge; beat around the bush |
| Synonyms: | avoid, baffle, cavil, duck, equivocate, evade, feint, foil, hedge, maneuver, outwit, parry, prevaricate, quibble, shift, shirk, sidestep, stonewall*, tergiversate |
| Antonyms: | face, meet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | skirt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid; get around |
| Synonyms: | bypass, circumvent, detour, dodge, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, evade, hedge, ignore, sidestep, skip, burke, circumnavigate, steer clear of |
| Antonyms: | face, meet, take on |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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