Synonyms of dodging

dodging 1 of 2

noun

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

the governor's repeated dodging of tough questions at the press conference

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• evasion
• avoidance
• ducking
• out
• shunning
• elusion
• cop-out
• eluding
• eschewing
• eschewal
• shaking
• sidestepping
• skirting
• bypassing
• circumvention
• runaround
• deflection
• prevention
• averting
• obviation
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• endurance
• toleration
• abidance

dodging

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verb

present participle of dodge

1

as in ducking

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ducking
• weaving
• sidestepping
• zigzagging
• evading
• avoiding
• turning
• escaping
• jinking
• slaloming
• eluding
• sliding
• deflecting
• slipping
• shirking
• skirting
• parrying

2

as in circumventing

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness

always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumventing
• avoiding
• evading
• bypassing
• ignoring
• escaping
• sidestepping
• skirting
• beating
• disobeying
• ducking
• getting around
• shortcutting
• shaking
• eluding
• preventing
• shunning
• eschewing
• disregarding
• shirking
• deflecting
• outflanking
• flouting
• parrying
• diverting
• obviating
• averting
• end-running
• warding (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• keeping
• observing
• obeying
• complying (with)
• pursuing
• seeking
• accepting
• embracing
• courting
• catching
• welcoming
• incurring
• acceding (to)
• contracting
• assenting (to)
• acquiescing (to)

3

as in avoiding

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoiding
• evading
• escaping
• eluding
• deflecting
• shunning
• ducking
• eschewing
• shaking
• preventing
• eliminating
• shirking
• shuffling (out of)
• scaping
• finessing
• excluding
• steering clear of
• keeping clear of
• parrying
• fighting shy of
• circumventing
• staying clear of
• getting around
• missing
• weaseling (out of)
• precluding
• thwarting
• obviating
• averting
• diverting
• banning
• excepting
• warding (off)
• ruling out
• outwitting
• bypassing
• debarring
• foiling
• barring
• outsmarting
• skirting
• frustrating
• outfoxing
• overreaching
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• catching
• courting
• welcoming
• contracting
• incurring