Definition

verb. to manage to avoid or evade esp. by clever maneuvering; to go around; skirt; bypass

Example Sentence

He circumvented capture by anticipating their movements.

Synonyms

elude; evade; sidestep; skirt; bypass

Antonyms

encounter

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circumvented
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Rhymes

  • dented
  • rented
  • scented
  • tented
  • vented

  • augmented
  • cemented
  • consented
  • contented
  • demented
  • dissented
  • fermented
  • invented
  • lamented
  • presented
  • prevented
  • relented
  • repented
  • resented
  • segmented

  • circumvented
  • discontented
  • reinvented
  • represented

  • misrepresented
  • unrepresented

  • overrepresented
  • underrepresented