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Synonyms for get around
verb avoid

omit
circumvent
sidestep
ignore
skirt

neglect
circumnavigate
outflank
finesse
detour

burke
blink at
depart from
deviate from
go around

go around the barn
let go
pass around
take back road
wink at

Synonyms
verb attempt to coax; flatter

wheedle
entice
seduce
tantalize
dupe
deceive
tempt
entrap
delude
crowd
urge
influence
soften

beguile
decoy
snow
jolly
blandish
soap
maneuver
lure
oil
banter
induce
sweet-talk
inveigle

stroke
mislead
bootlick
push
massage
con
brownnose
build up
butter up
soft-soap
apple polish
argue into
get next to

hand a line
lay it on thick
make up to
play up to
rub the right way
spread it on
suck up to
sweeten up
work on
work over

Antonyms

dissuade
disgust
bully

repulse
turn off
disenchant

discourage
force
repel

Synonyms
verb flow

travel
rotate
actuate
wander

gyrate
mobilize
radiate
circle

revolve
go about
fly about
get about

mill around
move around
set off

Antonyms

block

stay

stop

Synonyms
verb fool, mislead

prevent
thwart
deceive
stymie
avoid
sidestep
evade
bypass
skirt
cramp

stump
ensnare
elude
beguile
queer
outflank
outwit
circumnavigate
disappoint
crimp

dodge
beat
detour
frustrate
foil
escape
shun
entrap
hoodwink
dupe

bilk
overreach
trick
ruin
stave off
steer clear of
ward off

Antonyms

aid
assist
release
liberate
confront

permit
help
encourage
face
meet

take on
let go
free
encounter
allow

Synonyms
verb stray from normal path

vary
differ
depart
veer
diverge
swerve
avert
err
shy

drift
deflect
divagate
turn
digress
part
bend
wander
contrast

aberrate
angle off
bear off
bend the rules
break pattern
circumlocate
depart from
edge off
go amiss

go haywire
go off on tangent
go out of control
go out of way
leave beaten path
not conform
swim against stream
take a turn
turn aside

Antonyms

straighten
stay

agree
go straight

keep

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
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 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 avoid; escape

dodge
confound
thwart
puzzle
outwit
evade
frustrate
baffle
foil
stall

stonewall
shun
flee
outrun
fly
shy
stump
double
duck
bilk

eschew
shirk
ditch
circumvent
shuck
cop out
hem and haw
pass the buck
be beyond someone
beat around the bush

get away from
give the runaround
give the slip
give wide berth to
not touch
pass up
run around
stay shy of
steer clear of

Antonyms

enlighten
explain
aid
assist
abet
attract

confront
entice
invite
face
meet
clarify

clear up
encourage
help
support
encounter
take on

Synonyms
verb get away from

dodge
hide
deceive
conceal
flee
avoid
sidestep
fend off
elude
bypass
escape
circumvent
pussyfoot

shuffle
fence
confuse
waffle
duck
prevaricate
decline
equivocate
shy
shirk
fudge
cavil
balk

lie
tergiversate
parry
baffle
shun
hedge
shuck
fly
shift
pretend
double
trick
eschew

cop out
put off
weasel
beat around bush
beg the question
give the runaround
keep distance
lay low
lead on a merry chase
pass up
slip out
sneak away
steer clear of

Antonyms

confront
disclose
divulge
uncover
organize
release
enlighten
explain
aid
remain

encounter
face
meet
expose
lay bare
let out
open
reveal
show
tell

stay
order
clear up
tell truth
accept
help
take on
be honest

Synonyms
verb circumvent, nip in the bud

hinder
prevent
thwart
counter
elude
frustrate
nullify
curb
cramp
rattle
skip
shake

disconcert
dash
duck
ditch
check
stymie
outwit
restrain
checkmate
disappoint
crimp
dodge

balk
crab
beat
stop
baffle
faze
bilk
defeat
foul up
shake off
bollix
juke

buffalo
give the run-around
give the slip
hang up
run circles around
run rings around
shuffle off
throw monkey wrench in
upset the apple cart

Antonyms

aid
assist
facilitate
release
placate
soothe

calm
liberate
surrender
abet
allow
encourage

forward
help
face
meet
inspirit
lose

Synonyms
verb entice, manipulate

bait
urge
ensnare
influence
honey
hook
stroke
oil
seduce
decoy

snow
jolly
cajole
toll
blandish
soap
bamboozle
maneuver
lure
wheedle

charm
tempt
entrap
butter
allure
coax
beguile
persuade
massage
con

egg on
string along
sweet talk
lay it on thick
lead on
overdo it
play up to
rope in
soften up
work over

Antonyms

dissuade
liberate
release
prevent
disgust

discourage
free
let go
disenchant
turn off

repel
repulse
be honest

Synonyms
verb traverse, cross

clear
pass
surmount

hurdle
vault
get over

overleap
get past
leap over

pass through

Antonyms

remain

stay

Synonyms
verb beat, defeat

crush
overwhelm
win
reduce
overpower
weather
conquer
survive
surmount

stun
lick
render
subdue
hurdle
overthrow
shock
outlive
down

drown
worst
subjugate
master
prostrate
prevail
throw
best
vanquish

whelm
be victorious
come out on top
get the better of
knock over
knock socks off
rise above
triumph over

Antonyms

surrender
forfeit
give in

lose
yield
fail

help

Synonyms
verb persuade, influence

affect
bring around
convince
crack
dispose

draw
get
impress
incline
induce

promote
prompt
sell
sway
argue into

put across
ram down throat
suck in
talk into
win over

Antonyms

dissuade

discourage

leave alone

Synonyms
verb avoid, get out of responsibility

pussyfoot
fence
cheat
sidestep
goldbrick
elude
slip

duck
creep
quit
bypass
dodge
slink
lurk

sneak
parry
malinger
snake
shun
skulk
slack

dog
evade
eschew
steal
lie down on job
shuffle off
slough off

Antonyms

confront
face

meet
encounter

take on
do

Synonyms
verb avoid, ignore

despise
disdain
eschew
refuse
snub
reject
scorn
neglect
dodge

shy
cut
decline
shake
double
escape
bilk
evade
elude

stall
duck
ditch
shake off
palm off
pass up
cold-shoulder
give a wide berth
give the runaround

have no part of
have nothing to do with
hide out
keep away from
keep clear of
stand aloof from
stay shy of
steer clear of
turn back on

Antonyms

admire
cherish
sanction
confront
like

love
approve
accept
allow
encounter

face
meet
take on

Synonyms
verb dodge

skirt
avoid
evade
bypass
duck
fudge

pussyfoot
escape
elude
weasel
shake
shirk

ditch
shake off
juke
dance around
get out of
give the slip

go around
put the move on
skip out on

Antonyms

face

meet

take on

Synonyms
verb be friendly at gatherings

entertain
mingle
league
fraternize
associate
club

consort
mix
join
hobnob
get together
go out

chum with
get about
hang around with
hang out
keep company
make advances

make the rounds
pal around
run with
tie up with

Antonyms

disassociate
disconnect
disjoin
dissociate

exclude
shun
disagree
divide

separate
sever

Synonyms
verb change direction

whirl
swerve
depart
shift
drift
deflect
diverge
twist
deviate

bend
swing
pivot
divert
skid
wheel
sheer
cut
avert

skew
curve
swivel
bear
divagate
turn
digress
tack
change

dip
whip
angle off
be deflected
change course
make a left
make a right
train off
volte-face

Antonyms

straighten
stay

keep to
go direct

Synonyms
verb avoid, evade

dodge
balk
welsh
sidestep
waffle
renege
duck

hedge
shuck
circumvent
cop out
elude
equivocate
eschew

flee
hem and haw
pussyfoot
put off
shirk
beat around the bush
dance around an issue

give the runaround
lay low
slip out
sneak away
tap dance
worm one’s way out of

Antonyms

confront

face

meet

Synonyms
verb persuade

affect
bring around
convince
crack
dispose
draw

get
impress
incline
induce
influence
promote

prompt
sell
sway
prevail upon
argue into
put across

suck in
talk into
win over

Synonyms
verb idle

pussyfoot
loaf
fence
cheat
sidestep
elude
slip
duck

creep
quit
lounge
shirk
dodge
slink
eschew
lurk

parry
malinger
bum
shun
laze
skulk
slack
dog

evade
loiter
lie down on job
shuffle off
slough off

Antonyms

confront
do

face
meet

encounter
take on

Synonyms
verb socialize

league
mingle
associate
club
fraternize
consort

mix
entertain
join
hobnob
get together
go out

communalize
chum with
get about
hang around with
hang out
keep company

make advances
make the rounds
pal around
run with
tie up with

Antonyms

disassociate
disjoin
disconnect

dissociate
divide
separate

sever
disagree

Usage Notes

For nearly 400 years, forms of get have been used with a following past participle to form the passive voice: She got engaged when she was 19. He won’t get accepted with those grades. This use of get rather than of forms of to be in the passive is found today chiefly in speech and informal writing. In British English got is the regular past participle of get, and gotten survives only in a few set phrases, such as ill-gotten gains. In American English gotten, although occasionally criticized, is an alternative standard past participle in most senses, especially in the senses “to receive” or “to acquire”: I have gotten (or got) all that I ever hoped for. Have or has got in the sense “must” has been in use since the early 19th century; often the have or has is contracted: You’ve got to carry your passport at all times. The use of have (or has) got in the sense of “to possess” goes back to the 15th century; it is also frequently contracted: She’s got a master’s degree in biology. These uses are occasionally criticized as redundant on the grounds that have alone expresses the meaning adequately, but they are well established and fully standard in all varieties of speech and writing. In some contexts in American English, substituting gotten for got produces a change in meaning: She’s got (possesses) a new job. She’s gotten (has aquired) a new job. He’s got to (must) attend the wedding. He’s gotten to (has been allowed or enabled to) attend. The children have got (are suffering from) the measles. The children have gotten (have caught) the measles. The use of got without have or has to mean “must” (I got to buy a new suit) is characteristic of the most relaxed, informal speech and does not occur in edited writing except in representations of speech. Gotta is a pronunciation spelling representing this use.