What is another word for circumlocute?
173 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ sˈɜːkəmlˌɒkjuːt], [ sˈɜːkəmlˌɒkjuːt], [ s_ˈɜː_k_ə_m_l_ˌɒ_k_j_uː_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for circumlocute:- avoid (verb)
- deviate, err (verb)
- digress (verb)
- divert (verb)
- dodge (verb)
- stray (verb)
- wander (verb)
- other synonyms
- avoid
- wander
Synonyms for Circumlocute:
v.
•avoid (verb)- dodge,
- hold off,
- jump,
- deflect,
- escape,
- stay away,
- shrink from,
- bypass,
- skirt,
- eschew,
- shy,
- duck,
- avert,
- stay out,
- lay low,
- skip town,
- sidestep,
- ditch,
- steer clear of,
- shake,
- turn aside,
- run for cover,
- shun,
- elude,
- evade,
- ward off,
- withdraw,
- shake off,
- give the slip,
- step aside,
- weave,
- fend off,
- shake and bake,
- divert,
- desist,
- flee,
- keep clear,
- hide,
- abstain,
- circumvent,
- obviate,
- skip out on,
- shuffle off,
- shirk,
- fake out,
- skip,
- recoil.
- swerve,
- beat about the bush,
- depart,
- get off the point,
- roam,
- wander,
- Excurse,
- ramble,
- long way,
- veer,
- get off the subject,
- meander,
- get sidetracked,
- be diffuse,
- go by way of,
- wander away,
- aberrate,
- divagate,
- go off on a tangent,
- drift.
- discourage,
- bend the rules,
- disturb,
- attract attention,
- draw away,
- deter,
- lead away,
- get around,
- disengage,
- Disadvise,
- sidetrack,
- dissuade,
- lead astray,
- detract,
- catch flies,
- send on a wild-goose chase,
- detach,
- stall,
- distract.
- weasel,
- shuffle,
- tergiversate,
- deceive,
- trick,
- malinger,
- dark,
- slip,
- put the move on,
- hedge,
- shift,
- fence,
- tergiverse,
- get out of,
- pussyfoot,
- equivocate,
- move to the side,
- short-circuit,
- slide,
- Juke,
- parry,
- fudge,
- lurch.
- straggle,
- maunder,
- traipse,
- globe-trot,
- gallivant,
- deviate,
- jaunt,
- walk the tracks,
- vagabond,
- Circumnutate,
- take to the road,
- stroll,
- roll,
- follow one's nose,
- saunter,
- hopscotch,
- trek,
- rove,
- float,
- amble,
- tramp,
- range,
- gad,
- hike,
- circumambulate,
- cruise,
- trail,
- peregrinate.
Other synonyms:
•avoid •wander
Antonyms for Circumlocute:
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v.
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digress
go direct, be direct.
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divert
irritate, encourage, upset, attach, maintain, combine, connect, keep to, make mad, anger, unite.
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dodge
release, stand up to, encounter, confront.
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stray
remain.
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wander
run.
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digress