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


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