Definitions

bypass

[bahy-pas, -pahs] / ˈbaɪˌpæs, -ˌpɑs /

VERB

avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circumvent ignore neglect omit sidestep skirt

STRONG

burke circumnavigate detour finesse outflank

WEAK

blink at depart from deviate from get around go around go around the barn let go pass around take back road wink at

Example Sentences

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Merseyside Police said the driver was caught after complaints the Rainford Bypass was being used by vehicles "as a racetrack".

From BBC • May 11, 2025

Patients in both cohorts were randomized to undergo Bypass or Endo procedures.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

This is being done northeast of Davis in the Yolo Bypass, where water from the Sacramento River is routed to rice fields to create seasonal habitat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

At the same time, the fire department closes the Lahaina Bypass road because of the fire.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Mabel hated Miss Bypass because Miss Bypass was, she said, the rudest creature she ever met.

From If Winter Comes by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)

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