Circumlocuted
Synonyms for circumlocuted
verb refrain or stay away from; prevent
dodge
avert
sidestep
evade
fend off
bypass
escape
shun
shy
jump
abstain
hide
shake
circumvent
divert
eschew
deflect
obviate
elude
desist
recoil
withdraw
duck
flee
shirk
ditch
skirt
skip
weave
shake off
ward off
circumlocute
fake out
give the slip
hold off
keep clear
lay low
run for cover
shake and bake
shrink from
shuffle off
skip out on
skip town
stay away
stay out
steer clear of
step aside
turn aside
Antonyms for circumlocuted
permit
face
meet
allow
help
stay
take on
seek
want
Synonyms
verb stray, deviate
meander
swerve
depart
ramble
veer
drift
divagate
roam
wander
aberrate
be diffuse
beat about the bush
circumlocute
excurse
get off the point
get off the subject
get sidetracked
go by way of
go off on a tangent
long way
turn aside
wander away
Antonyms
stay
go direct
be direct
Synonyms
verb take attention away
discourage
detract
distract
deter
disturb
abstract
disengage
stall
sidetrack
dissuade
detach
attract attention
bend the rules
catch flies
circumlocute
disadvise
draw away
get around
lead astray
lead away
send on a wild-goose chase
Antonyms
combine
unite
connect
anger
encourage
attach
maintain
stay
irritate
upset
be direct
keep to
make mad
Synonyms
verb avoid
duck
shuffle
sidestep
evade
elude
fend off
escape
ditch
skirt
trick
swerve
deceive
fence
pussyfoot
equivocate
lurch
parry
dark
slide
malinger
weasel
slip
shake
hedge
shift
fudge
shirk
tergiversate
shake off
short-circuit
juke
circumlocute
get around
get out of
give the slip
move to the side
put the move on
skip out on
tergiverse
turn aside
Antonyms
release
confront
face
meet
take on
encounter
stand up to
Synonyms
verb deviate, err
depart
wander
diverge
digress
divagate
ramble
sin
circumlocute
do wrong
excurse
get off the subject
get off the track
get sidetracked
go off on a tangent
Antonyms
remain
stay
be direct
go direct
Synonyms
verb move about aimlessly
trek
traipse
ramble
stray
cruise
hike
float
drift
roam
straggle
meander
amble
saunter
stroll
gad
gallivant
trail
deviate
peregrinate
diverge
jaunt
tramp
range
divagate
rove
vagabond
maunder
roll
circumambulate
globe-trot
aberrate
circumlocute
circumnutate
hopscotch
take to the road
walk the tracks
follow one’s nose
Antonyms
stay
run
go direct
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- Circumlocutes
Synonyms for circumlocutes verb refrain or stay away from; prevent dodge avert sidestep evade fend off bypass escape shun shy jump abstain hide shake circumvent divert eschew deflect obviate elude desist recoil withdraw duck flee shirk ditch skirt skip weave shake off ward off circumlocute fake out give the slip hold off keep clear lay […]
- Circumlocuting
Synonyms for circumlocuting verb refrain or stay away from; prevent dodge avert sidestep evade fend off bypass escape shun shy jump abstain hide shake circumvent divert eschew deflect obviate elude desist recoil withdraw duck flee shirk ditch skirt skip weave shake off ward off circumlocute fake out give the slip hold off keep clear lay […]
- Circumlocution
Synonyms for circumlocution noun indirect speech euphemism diffuseness wordiness roundabout prolixity pleonasm verbiage indirectness tautology periphrasis discursiveness beating around the bush circumambages gassiness periphrase verbal evasion verbality Antonyms for circumlocution conciseness directness straightforwardness terseness
- Circumlocutionary
Synonyms for circumlocutionary adj tautological pleonastic roundabout tautologous
- Circumlocutorily
Synonyms for circumlocutorily adv obliquely secondhand diffusely discursively in a roundabout way not immediately periphrastically Antonyms for circumlocutorily immediately directly primarily