Thesaurus
sidestep
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of SIDESTEP
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to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness <the eager enlistee sidestepped the regulations by lying about his age>
Related Words avoid, duck, elude, end-run, escape, eschew, evade, outflank, shake, shirk, shun; disobey, disregard, flout, ignore; avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off)
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