LOOPHOLE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word loophole. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for LOOPHOLE
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| artifice | nounn | |||||
noun • a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | ||||||
| backdoor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains • an entrance at the rear of a building • a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position) | ||||||
| bypass | verbv | |||||
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 | ||||||
| dodge | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • a quick evasive movement • a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery verb • make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid • move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| escape | verb, nounv, n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| evasion | nounn | |||||
noun • a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth • the deliberate act of failing to pay money • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do • the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | ||||||
| ruse | nounn | |||||
noun • a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | ||||||
| stratagem | nounn | |||||
noun • a maneuver in a game or conversation • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | ||||||
| subterfuge | nounn | |||||
noun • something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | ||||||
| workaround | nounn | |||||
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