Thesaurus / circumlocute
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synonyms for circumlocute
- avert
- bypass
- dodge
- escape
- evade
- fend off
- shun
- sidestep
- ward off
- abstain
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- duck
- elude
- eschew
- flee
- hide
- jump
- obviate
- recoil
- shake
- shirk
- shy
- skip
- skirt
- weave
- withdraw
- fake out
- give the slip
- hold off
- keep clear
- lay low
- run for cover
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shrink from
- shuffle off
- skip out on
- skip town
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- step aside
- turn aside
- depart
- wander
- diverge
- digress
- divagate
- ramble
- sin
- do wrong
- excurse
- get off the subject
- get off the track
- get sidetracked
- go off on a tangent
- trek
- traipse
- ramble
- stray
- cruise
- hike
- float
- drift
- roam
- straggle
- meander
- amble
- saunter
- stroll
- gad
- gallivant
- trail
- deviate
- peregrinate
- diverge
- jaunt
- tramp
- range
- divagate
- rove
- vagabond
- maunder
- roll
- circumambulate
- globe-trot
- aberrate
- circumnutate
- hopscotch
- take to the road
- walk the tracks
- follow one's nose
- meander
- swerve
- depart
- ramble
- veer
- drift
- divagate
- roam
- wander
- aberrate
- be diffuse
- beat about the bush
- excurse
- get off the point
- get off the subject
- get sidetracked
- go by way of
- go off on a tangent
- long way
- turn aside
- wander away
- discourage
- detract
- distract
- deter
- disturb
- abstract
- disengage
- stall
- sidetrack
- dissuade
- detach
- attract attention
- bend the rules
- catch flies
- disadvise
- draw away
- get around
- lead astray
- lead away
- send on a wild-goose chase
- duck
- shuffle
- sidestep
- evade
- elude
- fend off
- escape
- ditch
- skirt
- trick
- swerve
- deceive
- fence
- pussyfoot
- equivocate
- lurch
- parry
- dark
- slide
- malinger
- weasel
- slip
- shake
- hedge
- shift
- fudge
- shirk
- tergiversate
- shake off
- short-circuit
- juke
- get around
- get out of
- give the slip
- move to the side
- put the move on
- skip out on
- tergiverse
- turn aside
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WORDS RELATED TO CIRCUMLOCUTE
- abstain
- avert
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- fake out
- fend off
- flee
- give the slip
- hide
- hold off
- jump
- keep clear
- lay low
- obviate
- recoil
- run for cover
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shirk
- shrink from
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- step aside
- turn aside
- ward off
- weave
- withdraw
- abstained
- averted
- bypassed
- circumlocuted
- circumvented
- deflected
- desisted
- ditched
- diverted
- dodged
- ducked
- eluded
- escaped
- eschewed
- evaded
- faked out
- fended off
- fled
- gave the slip
- held off
- hid
- jumped
- kept clear
- lay low
- obviated
- ran for cover
- recoiled
- shied
- shirked
- shook
- shook and baked
- shook off
- shrank from
- shuffled off
- shunned
- sidestepped
- skip town
- skipped
- skipped out on
- skirted
- stayed away
- stayed out
- steered clear of
- stepped aside
- turned aside
- warded off
- weaved
- withdrew
- abstaining
- averting
- bypassing
- circumlocuting
- circumventing
- deflecting
- desisting
- ditching
- diverting
- dodging
- ducking
- eluding
- escaping
- eschewing
- evading
- faking out
- fending off
- fleeing
- giving the slip
- hiding
- holding off
- jumping
- keeping clear
- lying low
- obviating
- recoiling
- running for cover
- shaking
- shaking and baking
- shaking off
- shirking
- shrinking from
- shuffling off
- shunning
- shying
- sidestepping
- skip town
- skipping
- skipping out on
- skirting
- staying away
- staying out
- steering clear of
- stepping aside
- turning aside
- warding off
- weaving
- withdrawing
- circumlocute
- dark
- deceive
- ditch
- duck
- elude
- equivocate
- escape
- evade
- fence
- fend off
- fudge
- get around
- get out of
- give the slip
- hedge
- juke
- lurch
- malinger
- move to the side
- parry
- pussyfoot
- put the move on
- shake
- shake off
- shift
- shirk
- short-circuit
- shuffle
- sidestep
- skip out on
- skirt
- slide
- slip
- swerve
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- trick
- turn aside
- weasel
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.