Synonyms for Give the run around:

• v.

  •avoid, dodge (verb)
  • hedge.
  •delay, put off doing (verb)
  • procrastinate.
  •foil (verb)
  • elude,
  • ditch,
  • disappoint,
  • buffalo,
  • run circles around,
  • frustrate,
  • rattle,
  • stop,
  • run rings around,
  • shuffle off,
  • checkmate,
  • curb,
  • upset the apple cart,
  • Juke,
  • skip,
  • shake off,
  • bollix,
  • bilk,
  • faze,
  • shake,
  • restrain,
  • give the slip,
  • throw monkey wrench in,
  • get around,
  • give the run-around,
  • dodge,
  • disconcert.
  •frustrate (verb)
  • defeat,
  • circumvent,
  • baffle,
  • cramp,
  • prevent,
  • confront,
  • ruin,
  • outwit,
  • foil,
  • hang up,
  • counteract,
  • bar,
  • dash,
  • beat,
  • forestall,
  • dash one's hope,
  • impede,
  • hold up,
  • overcome,
  • neutralize,
  • stymie,
  • negate,
  • forbid,
  • cancel,
  • obviate,
  • check,
  • cramp one's style,
  • upset the applecart,
  • dishearten,
  • conquer,
  • preclude,
  • inhibit,
  • depress,
  • annul,
  • render null and void,
  • counter,
  • crimp,
  • halt,
  • foul up,
  • stump,
  • nullify,
  • lick,
  • obstruct,
  • prohibit,
  • block,
  • discourage,
  • balk,
  • hinder,
  • arrest.
  •hedge (verb)
  • prevaricate,
  • fudge,
  • waffle,
  • jive,
  • tergiverse,
  • pass the buck,
  • tergiversate,
  • blow hot and cold,
  • flip-flop,
  • stonewall,
  • beat around the bush,
  • pussyfoot,
  • sit on the fence,
  • shuck,
  • equivocate,
  • stall,
  • Shilly-shally,
  • shuffle,
  • hem and haw,
  • duck,
  • sidestep,
  • evade,
  • temporize,
  • be noncommittal,
  • cop out,
  • quibble,
  • cop a plea,
  • run around.
  •procrastinate (verb)
  • hold off,
  • drag one's feet,
  • suspend,
  • hesitate,
  • let slide,
  • retard,
  • stay,
  • hang fire,
  • drag,
  • prolong,
  • adjourn,
  • lag,
  • be dilatory,
  • loiter,
  • dawdle,
  • postpone,
  • tarry,
  • pause,
  • goldbrick,
  • dally,
  • poke,
  • defer,
  • protract,
  • play for time,
  • cool,
  • linger,
  • play a waiting game,
  • wait.
  •stymie (verb)
  • choke off,
  • nonplus,
  • shelve,
  • snooker,
  • puzzle,
  • put on back burner,
  • corner,
  • throw a monkey wrench into,
  • dead-end,
  • pigeonhole,
  • put on hold,
  • mystify,
  • thwart,
  • crab,
  • cut off,
  • confound.

• Other synonyms:

  •hedge
  • beating around the bush,
  • flip-flopping,
  • jiving,
  • jives,
  • beat around bush,
  • sit on fence,
  • flipflop,
  • shillyshally.
  •procrastinate
  • playing for time,
  • drag feet,
  • hangs fire,
  • Hesitated,
  • plays for time,
  • hanging fire.
  •stymie
  • choking off,
  • putting on hold,
  • snookered,
  • choked off,
  • dead-ends.

Antonyms for Give the run around:

• v.

  • foil
    liberate, placate, soothe, calm.
  • frustrate
    forward, lose, give up, retreat, assist, open, facilitate, cooperate, let go, aid, surrender, release, yield, push, encourage, approve, hearten, help, allow, inspirit, abet, permit, support, validate.
  • hedge
    face, confront, meet.
  • procrastinate
    finish, persist, leave, accelerate, continue, carry out, further, rush, hurry, DO, hasten, go, quicken, complete, forge, go ahead, abbreviate, shorten, advance, expedite.
  • stymie
    enlighten, explicate, clarify, clear up, explain.