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
- cold-shoulder
- 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
- meander
- aberrate
- depart
- divagate
- drift
- ramble
- roam
- swerve
- veer
- wander
- beat about the bush
- be diffuse
- 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
- deter
- detract
- discourage
- distract
- abstract
- detach
- disengage
- dissuade
- disturb
- sidetrack
- stall
- attract attention
- bend the rules
- catch flies
- disadvise
- draw away
- get around
- lead astray
- lead away
- send on a wild-goose chase
- ditch
- duck
- elude
- escape
- evade
- fend off
- shuffle
- sidestep
- skirt
- dark
- deceive
- equivocate
- fence
- fudge
- hedge
- juke
- lurch
- malinger
- parry
- pussyfoot
- shake
- shift
- shirk
- short-circuit
- slide
- slip
- swerve
- tergiversate
- trick
- weasel
- get around
- get out of
- give the slip
- move to the side
- put the move on
- shake off
- skip out on
- tergiverse
- turn aside
- depart
- diverge
- wander
- digress
- divagate
- ramble
- sin
- do wrong
- excurse
- get off the subject
- get off the track
- get sidetracked
- go off on a tangent
- amble
- cruise
- drift
- float
- hike
- meander
- ramble
- roam
- saunter
- straggle
- stray
- stroll
- traipse
- trek
- aberrate
- circumambulate
- deviate
- divagate
- diverge
- gad
- gallivant
- globetrot
- jaunt
- maunder
- peregrinate
- range
- roll
- rove
- trail
- tramp
- vagabond
- circumnutate
- follow one's nose
- hopscotch
- take to the road
- walk the tracks
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
WORDS RELATED TO CIRCUMLOCUTE
- abstain
- avert
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- cold-shoulder
- 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
- 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
- circumlocuted
- darked
- deceived
- ditched
- ducked
- eluded
- equivocated
- escaped
- evaded
- fenced
- fended off
- fudged
- gave the slip
- got around
- got out of
- hedged
- juked
- lurched
- malingered
- moved to the side
- parried
- pussyfooted
- put the move on
- shifted
- shirked
- shook
- shook off
- short-circuited
- shuffled
- sidestepped
- skipped out on
- skirted
- slid
- slipped
- swerved
- tergiversated
- tergiversed
- tricked
- turned aside
- weaseled
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.