circumvent
English Thesaurus
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | avoid, |
definition | : | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | beg, |
definition | : | dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | quibble, |
definition | : | evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication) |
2. beat through cleverness and wit (verb.competition)
3. surround so as to force to give up (verb.competition)
hypernym | : | assail, attack, |
definition | : | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with (verb.competition) |
hyponym | : | ebb, |
definition | : | hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb (verb.competition) |
4. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
derivation | : | dodging, escape, evasion, |
definition | : | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act) |
derivation | : | circumvention, |
definition | : | the act of evading by going around (noun.act) |
derivation | : | dodge, dodging, scheme, |
definition | : | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | hedge, hedging, |
definition | : | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (noun.communication) |
5. beat through cleverness and wit (verb.competition)
6. surround so as to force to give up (verb.competition)
derivation | : | besieger, |
definition | : | an enemy who lays siege to your position (noun.person) |
7. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
derivation | : | dodging, escape, evasion, |
definition | : | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act) |
derivation | : | circumvention, |
definition | : | the act of evading by going around (noun.act) |
derivation | : | dodge, dodging, scheme, |
definition | : | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | hedge, hedging, |
definition | : | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (noun.communication) |
8. beat through cleverness and wit (verb.competition)
9. surround so as to force to give up (verb.competition)
derivation | : | besieger, |
definition | : | an enemy who lays siege to your position (noun.person) |
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