Synonyms of get around

get around

verb

1

as in to overcome

to achieve a victory over

somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• defeat
• master
• take
• get
• worst
• beat
• best
• stop
• conquer
• dispatch
• get the better of
• win (against)
• triumph (over)
• prevail (over)
• surmount
• do down
• subdue
• lick
• succeed
• trim
• upend
• overmatch
• overbear
• blow out
• knock for a loop
• skunk
• blow away
• finish
• bury
• nose out
• sweep
• slaughter
• edge (out)
• overwhelm
• better
• snow under
• exceed
• knock over
• surpass
• crush
• score
• upset
• knock off
• whip
• skin
• cream
• excel
• bomb
• top
• break
• annihilate
• rout
• smoke
• clobber
• flatten
• cap
• overthrow
• flourish
• trounce
• transcend
• thrash
• vanquish
• subjugate
• wax
• shellac
• pip
• wallop
• drub
• outdo
• eclipse
• ace (out)
• outshine
• unseat
• outstrip
• overpower
• overtop
• outdistance
• outfight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)
• go down
• give up
• fall
• fail
• go under
• collapse
• fold
• wash out
• flunk
• flop

2

as in to circumvent

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

somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumvent
• avoid
• evade
• bypass
• ignore
• escape
• dodge
• beat
• skirt
• disobey
• sidestep
• shake
• shortcut
• prevent
• ward (off)
• elude
• disregard
• shun
• eschew
• duck
• shirk
• deflect
• flout
• obviate
• avert
• divert
• outflank
• end-run
• parry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comply (with)
• keep
• follow
• observe
• obey
• seek
• accept
• pursue
• accede (to)
• welcome
• acquiesce (to)
• assent (to)
• embrace
• catch
• incur
• contract
• court

3

as in to spread

to become known

word of the discovery of gold quickly got around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spread
• circulate
• get out
• come out
• get about
• get round
• leak (out)
• out
• break
• unfold
• tell
• reveal
• develop
• disclose
• spill
• transpire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• hide
• conceal
• hush (up)
• disguise
• mask
• secrete

4

as in to avoid

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

their lawyer has spent months trying to get around certain restrictions in the contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoid
• evade
• escape
• shuffle (out of)
• keep clear of
• steer clear of
• shake
• elude
• fight shy of
• shun
• eschew
• weasel (out of)
• scape
• prevent
• dodge
• stay clear of
• deflect
• eliminate
• ward (off)
• rule out
• duck
• finesse
• shirk
• circumvent
• exclude
• miss
• preclude
• thwart
• obviate
• avert
• parry
• divert
• except
• ban
• bypass
• debar
• outwit
• fox
• bar
• foil
• frustrate
• outsmart
• overreach
• skirt
• outfox

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seek
• accept
• pursue
• welcome
• embrace
• catch
• court
• incur
• contract

Examples of get around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pacino only got around to actually watching The Godfather 50 years after its 1972 release. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024

To get around the challenges posed by the nose, some researchers are exploring vaccines inhaled through the mouth. —Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024

To get around the issue, Burki looks to vitamin C derivatives in her skincare. —Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2024

When Dave finally got around to doing a solo album, the result was a tour de force that, typically, left most critics scratching their heads. —Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024