Synonyms for Circumvent:

• n.

  •
  • duck out of,
  • stay out of,
  • wriggle out of (doing) something,
  • flinch from (doing) something,
  • get out of.
  •
  • range.
  •put-off (noun)
  • put-off.

• v.

  •avoid (verb)
  • abstain,
  • recoil,
  • decline,
  • avert.
  •baffle (verb)
  • pre-vent,
  • up-setting,
  • up sets,
  • pre vents,
  • pre venting,
  • up setting,
  • pre-vented,
  • pre vented,
  • up-set,
  • up-sets,
  • pre-vents,
  • pre vent,
  • pre-venting.
  •balk (verb)
  • cramped ones style,
  • counter-acted,
  • threw a curve,
  • threw monkey wrench in,
  • counter act,
  • throwing a curve,
  • fore-stall,
  • dis-concerts,
  • cramp one style,
  • cramps one style,
  • cramped style,
  • fore-stalling,
  • throws monkey wrench in,
  • upsetting apple cart,
  • cramping ones style,
  • cramped one's style,
  • upsets the apple cart,
  • counter acted,
  • dis concerts,
  • cramp ones style,
  • fore stalls,
  • counter acting,
  • fore stall,
  • upsets apple cart,
  • cramping one's style,
  • cramps one's style,
  • dis concert,
  • throwing monkey wrench in,
  • dis-concert,
  • fore stalled,
  • dis concerted,
  • fore stalling,
  • throws a curve,
  • threw curve,
  • counter-act,
  • fore-stalls,
  • throws curve,
  • upsetting the apple cart,
  • counter acts,
  • cramped one style,
  • throwing curve,
  • counter-acting,
  • counter-acts,
  • cramps style,
  • fore-stalled,
  • cramping style,
  • dis-concerted,
  • dis-concerting,
  • throw curve,
  • dis concerting,
  • cramps ones style,
  • cramping one style.
  •bar (verb)
  • dis courages,
  • dis countenances,
  • inter-dict,
  • de bar,
  • re-fuse,
  • over ridden,
  • dis allowing,
  • re-fuses,
  • dis courage,
  • freezing out,
  • re strains,
  • freezes out,
  • dis-countenances,
  • inter dict,
  • dis-countenance,
  • out lawing,
  • dis countenanced,
  • over ride,
  • de-bar,
  • re fuse,
  • over-rides,
  • re fusing,
  • de-bars,
  • over-ridden,
  • out lawed,
  • inter feres,
  • dis-countenancing,
  • dis-countenanced,
  • re strained,
  • re straining,
  • de barred,
  • dis-courage,
  • out-lawing,
  • froze out,
  • dis-courages,
  • re-fused,
  • re-straining,
  • dis-allows,
  • out-lawed,
  • dis countenance,
  • inter fere,
  • over rode,
  • over rides,
  • dis-allowed,
  • de-barred,
  • re-strain,
  • over-rode,
  • inter-fere,
  • de-barring,
  • dis-allow,
  • dis allows,
  • re fused,
  • dis countenancing,
  • de barring,
  • ex-cept,
  • re fuses,
  • ex cept,
  • de bars,
  • dis-allowing,
  • re strain,
  • re-strained,
  • over-riding,
  • re-fusing,
  • dis allowed,
  • inter-feres,
  • over riding,
  • dis allow,
  • re-strains.
  •bilk (verb)
  • over reaches,
  • over-reaches,
  • over reached,
  • over reach,
  • over-reached,
  • over-reaching,
  • over-reach,
  • over reaching.
  •bypass (verb)
  • by passes,
  • out-flank,
  • by passed,
  • departs from,
  • went around barn,
  • went around the barn,
  • took back road,
  • blinking at,
  • got around,
  • de tours,
  • de-tour,
  • by passing,
  • by pass,
  • passed around,
  • gat around,
  • goes around,
  • deviates from,
  • let go,
  • departed from,
  • go around barn,
  • de-tours,
  • out-flanking,
  • de-toured,
  • winks at,
  • passes around,
  • taking back road,
  • gets around,
  • out-flanked,
  • takes back road,
  • goes around barn,
  • deviating from,
  • deviated from,
  • out-flanks,
  • out flanks,
  • out flank,
  • de-touring,
  • de toured,
  • going around barn,
  • departing from,
  • going around the barn,
  • blinked at,
  • de tour,
  • gotten around,
  • out flanking,
  • goes around the barn,
  • de touring,
  • winking at,
  • out flanked,
  • letted go,
  • blinks at.
  •check (verb)
  • played for time,
  • re duce,
  • de lay,
  • slowing down,
  • re buffed,
  • re-pulsing,
  • re pulses,
  • holds in,
  • slackening pace,
  • re-presses,
  • nip the bud,
  • re-pulses,
  • with held,
  • re buff,
  • re duces,
  • re pressed,
  • re press,
  • re-pulse,
  • re-duces,
  • with-holds,
  • with holding,
  • re presses,
  • re-pulsed,
  • with holds,
  • nip in bud,
  • nip bud,
  • re-buffs,
  • de-lay,
  • de-lays,
  • re buffs,
  • holds down,
  • slows down,
  • de laying,
  • with-held,
  • slackened pace,
  • Bitting,
  • with hold,
  • re-pressing,
  • slackens pace,
  • re pressing,
  • re-buffed,
  • re pulse,
  • re pulsing,
  • de-laying,
  • re-duce,
  • re pulsed,
  • de lays,
  • re-buffing,
  • with-hold,
  • re-buff,
  • re-press,
  • reining in,
  • re buffing.
  •circumnavigate (verb)
  • moving around,
  • travelled around,
  • travels around,
  • travelling around,
  • moves around.
  •conquer (verb)
  • gotten better of,
  • dis comfit,
  • wipes map,
  • sur mounts,
  • over thrown,
  • over-powering,
  • gat the better of,
  • over-masters,
  • sub-dues,
  • sur-mounts,
  • sub-due,
  • over-thrown,
  • brought knees,
  • over power,
  • pre vailing,
  • over throw,
  • gets better of,
  • sur mounted,
  • over-throws,
  • wiped off map,
  • brings knees,
  • gotten the better of,
  • getting the better of,
  • pre vails,
  • pre-vails,
  • over-power,
  • got better of,
  • over throws,
  • over-mastering,
  • wipe map,
  • sur mount,
  • over master,
  • dis-comfits,
  • over powering,
  • over mastered,
  • over powers,
  • gets the better of,
  • get better of,
  • bringing knees,
  • over-powers,
  • brought to knees,
  • over-throwing,
  • over powered,
  • sur-mounting,
  • sub dues,
  • over throwing,
  • gat better of,
  • sub jugate,
  • trampling underfoot,
  • trampled underfoot,
  • over mastering,
  • wipes off map,
  • sub-jugate,
  • bring knees,
  • wiping off map,
  • getting better of,
  • bringing to knees,
  • sub due,
  • over-powered,
  • over-mastered,
  • pre-vailed,
  • over threw,
  • over-master,
  • sur mounting,
  • tramples underfoot,
  • sur-mounted,
  • wiping map,
  • over-threw,
  • pre-vail,
  • dis comfits,
  • pre vail,
  • pre vailed,
  • got the better of,
  • wiped map,
  • dis-comfit,
  • over-throw,
  • sur-mount,
  • over masters,
  • brings to knees.
  •counter (verb)
  • flew in face of,
  • thumbsing down,
  • flies in face of,
  • playing off,
  • counter-working,
  • have bone pick,
  • flying face of,
  • flew face of,
  • counter works,
  • flies face of,
  • counterworked,
  • counter-works,
  • hast bone to pick,
  • Re-turn,
  • flying in face of,
  • having bone pick,
  • haddest bone pick,
  • hath bone to pick,
  • counter working,
  • hitting back,
  • flew the face of,
  • fly face of,
  • flies the face of,
  • re-turns,
  • has bone to pick,
  • flies in the face of,
  • counterworks,
  • has bone pick,
  • counter worked,
  • backtalked,
  • flying the face of,
  • counter-worked,
  • haddest bone to pick,
  • thumbses down,
  • hits back,
  • re turns,
  • flying in the face of,
  • re-turning,
  • counter work,
  • re turning,
  • hath bone pick,
  • thumbsed down,
  • had bone to pick,
  • having bone to pick,
  • re-turned,
  • plays off,
  • backtalking,
  • flew in the face of,
  • fly the face of,
  • re turn,
  • hast bone pick,
  • hadst bone pick,
  • had bone pick,
  • hadst bone to pick,
  • Counter-work.
  •dash (verb)
  • dis comforts,
  • dis-comforted,
  • dis comforting,
  • dis mays,
  • dis mayed,
  • dis-mayed,
  • dis may,
  • dis-comfort,
  • dis maying,
  • dis-maying,
  • dis-mays,
  • dis-comforts,
  • dis comfort,
  • dis-comforting,
  • dis comforted,
  • dis-may.
  •deceive (verb)
  • crossed up,
  • imposing up on,
  • taking cleaners,
  • be trays,
  • crossing up,
  • de lude,
  • took advantage of,
  • buffaloing,
  • beats out of,
  • crosses up,
  • taking to cleaners,
  • be-tray,
  • impose up on,
  • takes to cleaners,
  • took for,
  • be-guile,
  • imposes up on,
  • taking for,
  • pulls fast one,
  • playing joke on,
  • de ludes,
  • imposed up on,
  • takes for,
  • imposing upon,
  • be-guiles,
  • takes for ride,
  • de-lude,
  • sucking in,
  • be tray,
  • be guiles,
  • takes cleaners,
  • sucks in,
  • took to cleaners,
  • beating out of,
  • be guile,
  • plays joke on,
  • de-ludes,
  • took cleaners,
  • pulled fast one,
  • played joke on,
  • take cleaners,
  • be-trays,
  • took for ride,
  • pulling fast one.
  •defeat (verb)
  • counter plots,
  • beats system,
  • counterplots,
  • beating system,
  • take wind out sails,
  • nosing out,
  • putting end to,
  • in-validate,
  • beating the system,
  • counter plotting,
  • beat system,
  • co oking,
  • in validating,
  • over turning,
  • dis proves,
  • dis proving,
  • dis-proving,
  • in validated,
  • beats the system,
  • noses out,
  • taking wind out sails,
  • causing setback,
  • nosed out,
  • de feats,
  • caused setback,
  • counter-plots,
  • counter-plotted,
  • dis-proves,
  • in-validates,
  • in validate,
  • causes setback,
  • casts down,
  • un did,
  • beating down,
  • counter plotted,
  • un done,
  • over turns,
  • puts end to,
  • co oked,
  • throws for loop,
  • un doing,
  • in-validated,
  • dis-prove,
  • dis-proved,
  • de feat,
  • over-turn,
  • co-oked,
  • de-feats,
  • co-oking,
  • counter plot,
  • took wind out of sails,
  • beats down,
  • took wind out sails,
  • taking wind out of sails,
  • in validates,
  • counter-plotting,
  • un-did,
  • dis prove,
  • over-turns,
  • un-doing,
  • un does,
  • takes wind out of sails,
  • over-turning,
  • threw for loop,
  • in-validating,
  • throwing for loop,
  • un-does,
  • takes wind out sails,
  • dis proved,
  • de-feat.
  •defraud (verb)
  • took to the cleaner's,
  • taking to the cleaner,
  • de frauds,
  • doing number on,
  • take the cleaner,
  • doeth number on,
  • suckers in to,
  • sucker in to,
  • did number on,
  • suckered in to,
  • take cleaner's,
  • Chousing,
  • taking the cleaners,
  • took cleaner,
  • Choused,
  • taking to cleaner,
  • take to cleaner,
  • takes to the cleaners,
  • takes the cleaner's,
  • takes to cleaner,
  • took to the cleaners,
  • takes to cleaner's,
  • taking to the cleaner's,
  • ripping off,
  • took the cleaner's,
  • takes cleaner's,
  • doest number on,
  • took cleaner's,
  • takes the cleaners,
  • de-fraud,
  • took to cleaner,
  • does number on,
  • taking the cleaner,
  • de-frauds,
  • suckers into,
  • doth number on,
  • taking cleaner,
  • takes to the cleaner,
  • takes cleaner,
  • took to cleaner's,
  • taking cleaner's,
  • takes to the cleaner's,
  • took to the cleaner,
  • taking the cleaner's,
  • taking to the cleaners,
  • dost number on,
  • took the cleaners,
  • take the cleaner's,
  • didst number on,
  • taking to cleaner's,
  • suckering in to,
  • take the cleaners,
  • chouses,
  • de fraud,
  • take to the cleaner,
  • takes the cleaner,
  • take to cleaner's,
  • suckered into,
  • suckering into,
  • take cleaner,
  • took the cleaner.
  •disappoint (verb)
  • dis enchanting,
  • mis-leads,
  • mis-carry,
  • bringing to naught,
  • mis carries,
  • comes nothing,
  • come nothing,
  • ruins prospects,
  • dis-heartening,
  • dis illusion,
  • bring naught,
  • dis-hearten,
  • leave the lurch,
  • mis-carries,
  • falling flat,
  • ruined prospects,
  • dis illusions,
  • dis-satisfied,
  • dis enchants,
  • fell down on,
  • dis-enchanted,
  • dis heartening,
  • falling short of,
  • dis heartens,
  • dis appointed,
  • dis-illusions,
  • brought naught,
  • came nothing,
  • comes to nothing,
  • ruining prospects,
  • dis-appointed,
  • mis carried,
  • mis lead,
  • bringing naught,
  • dis-appoints,
  • dis-appointing,
  • dis heartened,
  • not showing,
  • falling down on,
  • dis-illusioned,
  • dis-appoint,
  • fell flat,
  • dis-enchant,
  • mis leading,
  • mis carrying,
  • dis satisfied,
  • coming to nothing,
  • dis appointing,
  • dis-illusion,
  • brings to naught,
  • falls short of,
  • came to nothing,
  • falls down on,
  • mis-carried,
  • dis appoints,
  • brings naught,
  • dis satisfying,
  • dis appoint,
  • dis enchanted,
  • dis satisfies,
  • mis-carrying,
  • not shows,
  • dis-satisfies,
  • coming nothing,
  • dis satisfy,
  • not showed,
  • dis enchant,
  • stands up,
  • dis-enchanting,
  • fell short of,
  • dis-heartens,
  • dis illusioned,
  • brought to naught,
  • dis hearten,
  • leave lurch,
  • falls flat,
  • dis-heartened,
  • dis-satisfying,
  • dashes hopes,
  • mis-lead,
  • dis-satisfy,
  • dis-enchants,
  • mis-leading,
  • mis carry.
  •dupe (verb)
  • pulls one leg,
  • jerks around,
  • ropes in,
  • jerking around,
  • pulling something,
  • pulled one's leg,
  • pulls leg,
  • pulling one leg,
  • pull one leg,
  • pull ones leg,
  • pulls one's leg,
  • pulls something,
  • pulled something,
  • pulling leg,
  • pulled one leg,
  • pulling ones leg,
  • roping in,
  • pulled ones leg,
  • pulled leg,
  • pulls ones leg.
  •elude (verb)
  • give runaround,
  • was beyond someone,
  • gave runaround,
  • giving runaround,
  • gave wide berth to,
  • gives the runaround,
  • out-runs,
  • were beyond someone,
  • staying shy of,
  • out runs,
  • stayed shy of,
  • running around,
  • giving the runaround,
  • passing up,
  • art beyond someone,
  • stays shy of,
  • is beyond someone,
  • hem haw,
  • out-run,
  • beating around bush,
  • gives wide berth to,
  • being beyond someone,
  • out running,
  • gat away from,
  • ran around,
  • are beyond someone,
  • not touches,
  • gives runaround,
  • runs around,
  • gotten away from,
  • out run,
  • passes up,
  • pass buck,
  • am beyond someone,
  • beats around bush,
  • out-running,
  • not touched,
  • wert beyond someone,
  • gave the runaround,
  • wast beyond someone,
  • staid shy of,
  • beats around the bush,
  • giving wide berth to.
  •escape (verb)
  • get away,
  • break out,
  • emigrate.
  •evade (verb)
  • keeping distance,
  • begs question,
  • pre-tends,
  • pre tends,
  • leading merry chase,
  • begged question,
  • leading on a merry chase,
  • leads a merry chase,
  • de-clines,
  • pre tending,
  • leading a merry chase,
  • de-cline,
  • de cline,
  • slipped out,
  • lead on merry chase,
  • led on a merry chase,
  • led merry chase,
  • sneaking away,
  • leads merry chase,
  • pre tend,
  • de clines,
  • leads on merry chase,
  • leading on merry chase,
  • snuck away,
  • kept distance,
  • led on merry chase,
  • sneaked away,
  • pre-tended,
  • beg question,
  • lead a merry chase,
  • leads on a merry chase,
  • lead merry chase,
  • slipping out,
  • begs the question,
  • slips out,
  • begged the question,
  • led a merry chase,
  • pre-tending,
  • keeps distance,
  • slipt out,
  • begging question,
  • sneaks away.
  •fool, mislead (verb)
  • cramp,
  • stave off,
  • crimp,
  • prevent,
  • foil,
  • stump,
  • ensnare,
  • beguile,
  • outflank,
  • stymie,
  • hoodwink,
  • queer.
  •frustrate (verb)
  • dashing one hope,
  • de-pressing,
  • render null void,
  • dashed one hope,
  • dashing ones hope,
  • de press,
  • upset applecart,
  • dashing hope,
  • dashes ones hope,
  • dashing one's hope,
  • rendered null void,
  • dashes hope,
  • de-press,
  • over-coming,
  • rendering null void,
  • dashed one's hope,
  • de-presses,
  • rendered null and void,
  • hanged up,
  • gives run around,
  • de pressed,
  • de-pressed,
  • over coming,
  • gave run around,
  • dashed ones hope,
  • over-comes,
  • de presses,
  • hanging up,
  • dash ones hope,
  • dash one hope,
  • over comes,
  • hangs up,
  • renders null void,
  • dashes one's hope,
  • dash hope,
  • gives the run around,
  • de pressing,
  • rendering null and void,
  • giving run around,
  • gave the run around,
  • over come,
  • dashes one hope,
  • renders null and void,
  • giving the run around.
  •lam (verb)
  • taking it on lam,
  • takes it on lam,
  • taking it on the lam,
  • taking it lam,
  • gat away,
  • took it lam,
  • takes it lam,
  • take it on lam,
  • makes a getaway,
  • gave someone slip,
  • takes it the lam,
  • gives someone the slip,
  • took it on lam,
  • giving someone the slip,
  • making a getaway,
  • give someone slip,
  • made a getaway,
  • take it the lam,
  • took it the lam,
  • gave someone the slip,
  • took it on the lam,
  • take it lam,
  • taking it the lam,
  • gives someone slip,
  • takes it on the lam,
  • giving someone slip.
  •outsmart (verb)
  • out smart,
  • out-smart.
  •outthink (verb)
  • out thinks,
  • out thinking,
  • out-thinks,
  • out thought,
  • out-thought,
  • out think,
  • out-thinking.
  •outwit (verb)
  • ended run,
  • JIPS,
  • ending run,
  • jipping,
  • jipped,
  • out-wit,
  • ends run,
  • juked,
  • figures out,
  • juking.
  •outwit/outsmart (verb)
  • out does,
  • out done,
  • out-generals,
  • made a fool of,
  • pull a fast on,
  • out-jockeyed,
  • out smarts,
  • out did,
  • out-jockeys,
  • pulls fast on,
  • out-maneuvered,
  • out-guess,
  • leads astray,
  • pulling fast on,
  • out maneuvering,
  • pulled fast on,
  • making a fool of,
  • make fool of,
  • out-smarts,
  • end ran,
  • out-smarting,
  • made a monkey of,
  • be wildered,
  • out guessing,
  • out jockeying,
  • out-fox,
  • out foxes,
  • pulling a fast one on,
  • out jockey,
  • out-guessed,
  • pulling fast one on,
  • makes fool of,
  • out foxing,
  • out-maneuvers,
  • outjockeys,
  • ran circles around,
  • end runs,
  • pulls fast one on,
  • end-runs,
  • out jockeys,
  • endran,
  • outguesses,
  • out smarted,
  • out foxed,
  • out wits,
  • Outgeneralled,
  • out doing,
  • out-guessing,
  • pull fast on,
  • outjockeying,
  • be wildering,
  • putting one over on,
  • pulled a fast one on,
  • makes a monkey of,
  • making monkey of,
  • be-wilder,
  • be wilder,
  • out-jockey,
  • out-foxed,
  • makes monkey of,
  • pull fast one on,
  • out-foxing,
  • outjockeyed,
  • out-witted,
  • Outgeneraled,
  • end running,
  • out maneuvered,
  • out-jockeying,
  • made monkey of,
  • pulls a fast on,
  • puts one over on,
  • Outgeneraling,
  • out-wits,
  • out-maneuvering,
  • out-did,
  • end-running,
  • out-smarted,
  • pulling a fast on,
  • out-done,
  • out jockeyed,
  • endrun,
  • out-doing,
  • Outgeneralling,
  • making a monkey of,
  • out-general,
  • make monkey of,
  • out guess,
  • pulls a fast one on,
  • made fool of,
  • endrunning,
  • out guessed,
  • out smarting,
  • out witted,
  • out-foxes,
  • out guesses,
  • be-wilders,
  • out-witting,
  • endruns,
  • be-wildering,
  • end-ran,
  • runs circles around,
  • out fox,
  • pulled a fast on,
  • out generals,
  • making fool of,
  • out maneuvers,
  • makes a fool of,
  • outgenerals,
  • running circles around,
  • out witting,
  • out general,
  • pulled fast one on,
  • out-maneuver,
  • out-does,
  • be wilders,
  • out-guesses,
  • be-wildered.
  •surround (verb)
  • out lines,
  • in vest,
  • be-siege,
  • be-sieges,
  • closes in,
  • in-vests,
  • be-leaguered,
  • be-sieged,
  • be-leaguer,
  • closes around,
  • enclaving,
  • in-vested,
  • fencing in,
  • sur rounding,
  • boxing in,
  • be-setting,
  • be leaguer,
  • be sieging,
  • in-undated,
  • laying siege to,
  • closed on,
  • in vests,
  • sur rounded,
  • fences in,
  • be sets,
  • out-line,
  • out line,
  • be siege,
  • be leaguers,
  • closes on,
  • be leaguered,
  • out lining,
  • out lined,
  • be setting,
  • boxed in,
  • be-sieging,
  • shutting in,
  • out-lined,
  • be-set,
  • shuts in,
  • be-leaguering,
  • closing on,
  • closing around,
  • be leaguering,
  • in vested,
  • in-vesting,
  • sur-rounded,
  • be-sets,
  • out-lining,
  • be sieged,
  • be-leaguers,
  • be sieges,
  • lays siege to,
  • out-lines,
  • in-vest,
  • in undated,
  • closed around,
  • sur-rounding,
  • laid siege to.
  •thwart (verb)
  • takes wind out of,
  • upsets ones apple cart,
  • taking wind out of,
  • upsets one's apple cart,
  • upset one apple cart,
  • upsetting one apple cart,
  • took wind out of,
  • snafuing,
  • upsets one apple cart,
  • upsetting one's apple cart,
  • upset ones apple cart,
  • upsetting ones apple cart.
  •trap (verb)
  • de-coys,
  • over-take,
  • over-taking,
  • sur prising,
  • de-coyed,
  • de coying,
  • over takes,
  • sur-prised,
  • over-taken,
  • over took,
  • de coy,
  • sur prise,
  • over take,
  • over-takes,
  • mousetrapping,
  • over taking,
  • trips up,
  • de coyed,
  • de coys,
  • mousetrapped,
  • sur-prising,
  • sur-prises,
  • de-coying,
  • sur prises,
  • tripping up,
  • sur-prise,
  • de-coy,
  • over-took.
  •weasel (verb)
  • wormed one way out of,
  • danced around issue,
  • dances around an issue,
  • danced around an issue,
  • worm ones way out of,
  • worms one way out of,
  • worms way out of,
  • dancing around issue,
  • wormed way out of,
  • worming ones way out of,
  • worming one way out of,
  • worm way out of,
  • worming one's way out of,
  • worms ones way out of,
  • worming way out of,
  • tap danced,
  • dancing around an issue,
  • worms one's way out of,
  • wormed one's way out of,
  • dances around issue,
  • worm one way out of,
  • dance around issue,
  • wormed ones way out of.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pass by,
  • stay away.
  •
  • detour,
  • shave.
  •
  • seek.
  •
  • round.
  •
  • pass.
  •avoid
  • Shied,
  • skipped town,
  • keep clear,
  • lay low,
  • hold off,
  • ward off,
  • shies,
  • shake and bake,
  • faked out,
  • turning aside,
  • turned aside,
  • shuffle off,
  • fending off,
  • shrink from,
  • shakes off,
  • skip town,
  • give the slip,
  • stay out,
  • turn aside,
  • steering clear of,
  • steer clear of,
  • skip out on,
  • laid low,
  • fake out,
  • run for cover,
  • Withdrew,
  • Shying,
  • step aside,
  • circumlocute,
  • stepped aside.
  •deceive
  • Buffaloes,
  • sucked in,
  • cross up,
  • Humbugging,
  • buffalo,
  • take for,
  • Humbugged,
  • led on,
  • doublecross,
  • taking for ride,
  • impose upon,
  • beat out of,
  • imposes upon,
  • lead on,
  • play joke on,
  • suck in,
  • leading on,
  • scammed,
  • ensnared,
  • take for ride,
  • hoodwinked,
  • pull fast one,
  • double cross,
  • scamming,
  • leads on,
  • Gouging,
  • Entrapped,
  • buffaloed,
  • imposed upon,
  • take to cleaners.
  •defeat
  • squash,
  • nose out,
  • casting down,
  • beat down,
  • throw for loop,
  • Blanked,
  • Blanking,
  • counter-plot,
  • shellac,
  • skunked,
  • cause setback,
  • take wind out of sails,
  • Squashing,
  • over turn,
  • Counterplotting,
  • put end to,
  • beat the system,
  • counterplot,
  • Counterplotted,
  • cast down,
  • skunking.
  •disappoint
  • disenchanting,
  • leave in lurch,
  • disenchants,
  • fall flat,
  • disenchant,
  • dashed hopes,
  • fall down on,
  • not show,
  • founders,
  • dashing hopes,
  • dash hopes,
  • embitter,
  • bring to naught,
  • standing up,
  • stand up,
  • ruin prospects,
  • come to nothing,
  • stood up,
  • fall short of.
  •dupe
  • spoofing,
  • roped in,
  • chicaning,
  • pulling one's leg,
  • jerked around,
  • pull something,
  • chicanes,
  • spoofed,
  • pull one's leg,
  • rope in,
  • jerk around,
  • pull leg,
  • chicane,
  • chicaned.
  •escape
  • duck out,
  • steal away,
  • slip away,
  • play hooky,
  • Escaping,
  • take on the lam,
  • go scot free,
  • playing hooky,
  • ran away,
  • make scarce,
  • burst out,
  • took flight,
  • taking flight,
  • take flight,
  • cut and run,
  • bursting out,
  • wriggle out,
  • fly the coop,
  • run off,
  • bursts out,
  • work out of,
  • make oneself scarce,
  • go scot-free,
  • running out on,
  • running away,
  • ran off,
  • runs away,
  • flew the coop,
  • get away with,
  • lam,
  • slipping away,
  • running off,
  • run out on,
  • make getaway,
  • take a powder,
  • runs off.
  •hinder
  • baffle.
  •impede
  • trammel.
  •lam
  • got away,
  • gets away,
  • take it on the lam,
  • gotten away,
  • make a getaway,
  • getting away,
  • give someone the slip.
  •outwit
  • Juke,
  • outthink,
  • figure out,
  • end run,
  • out wit,
  • figured out,
  • Jukes,
  • JIP.
  •prohibit
  • bar.

Paraphrases for Circumvent:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    side-step.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    avoid, Avoiding, neutralize, overcome, thwart, prevent, dodge, escape, neutralise, outwit, undermine, obviate, shirk, By-pass, avert, outsmart, eschew, incapacitate, overlook, subtract, surmount, frustrate, shun, eliminate, divert, turn, disregard, bend, short-circuit, remove, counter, waive, round, fudge, hinder, flout, derogate, skip, cope, resolve, jeopardize, mitigate, overrule, treat, pre-empt, circulate, rotate, forestall, offset, discourage, duck.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    bypass, evade, sidestep, override, elude, counteract, ignore, skirt.

Antonyms for Circumvent:

• v.

  • fool, mislead
    let go, help, release, take on, face, free, encourage, allow, confront, encounter, permit, meet, aid, liberate, assist.
  • Other antonyms:
    catch, incur, assent, embrace, contract, pursue, comply, follow, court, seek, welcome, obey, accede, keep, acquiesce, observe.