DODGING Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word dodging. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DODGING
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| diverting | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining | ||||||
| ducking | verb, adverb v, adv | |||||
noun • hunting ducks • the act of wetting something by submerging it | ||||||
| eluding | verb v | |||||
noun • the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) | ||||||
| shirking | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the evasion of work or duty | ||||||
| shunning | noun n | |||||
noun • deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening | ||||||
| skirting | verb, noun v, n | |||||
adjective satellite • being all around the edges; enclosing | ||||||
| stonewalling | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate | ||||||
| swerving | verb v | |||||
noun • the act of turning aside suddenly | ||||||
| avoiding | verb v | |||||
verb • stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off • refrain from doing something • refrain from certain foods or beverages • declare invalid | ||||||
| bypassing | verb v | |||||
noun • a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center • a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) • a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current verb • avoid something unpleasant or laborious | ||||||
| circumventing | verb v | |||||
verb • surround so as to force to give up • beat through cleverness and wit • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| eliding | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
verb • leave or strike out | ||||||
| escaping | verb v | |||||
noun • the act of escaping physically • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do • an avoidance of danger or difficulty • a means or way of escaping • a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild • the discharge of a fluid from some container • a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level verb • run away from confinement • fail to experience • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action • be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by • remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • issue or leak, as from a small opening | ||||||
| eschewing | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of | ||||||
| evading | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) • escape, either physically or mentally • practice evasion • use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid | ||||||
| maneuvering | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a military training exercise • a plan for attaining a particular goal • a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill • a move made to gain a tactical end • an action aimed at evading an opponent verb • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • act in order to achieve a certain goal • perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense | ||||||
| parrying | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword • a return punch (especially by a boxer) verb • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| shying | verb v | |||||
adjective • lacking self-confidence noun • a quick throw adjective satellite • short • wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things verb • start suddenly, as from fright • throw quickly | ||||||
| sidestepping | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| duck | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs • (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman • flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) • a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents verb • to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away • submerge or plunge suddenly • dip into a liquid • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||