circumlocute

VERB

avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off

STRONG

abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

allow help permit stay take on

WEAK

seek want

VERB

digress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

meander

STRONG

aberrate depart divagate drift ramble roam swerve veer wander

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

go direct stay

WEAK

be direct

VERB

divert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deter detract discourage distract

STRONG

abstract detach disengage dissuade disturb sidetrack stall

WEAK

attract attention bend the rules catch flies disadvise draw away get around lead astray lead away send on a wild-goose chase

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encourage

STRONG

attach combine connect unite

WEAK

anger be direct irritate keep to maintain make mad stay upset

VERB

dodge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ditch duck elude escape evade fend off shuffle sidestep skirt

STRONG

dark deceive equivocate fence fudge hedge juke lurch malinger parry pussyfoot shake shift shirk short-circuit slide swerve tergiversate trick weasel

WEAK

get around get out of give the slip move to the side put the move on shake off skip out on tergiverse turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet take on

STRONG

release

WEAK

confront encounter stand up to

VERB

stray

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart diverge wander

STRONG

digress divagate ramble sin

WEAK

do wrong excurse get off the subject get off the track get sidetracked go off on a tangent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stay

STRONG

be direct

WEAK

go direct remain

VERB

wander

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amble cruise drift float hike meander ramble roam saunter straggle stray stroll traipse trek

STRONG

aberrate circumambulate deviate divagate diverge gad gallivant globetrot jaunt maunder peregrinate range roll rove trail tramp

WEAK

circumnutate follow one's nose hopscotch take to the road walk the tracks

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go direct run stay

Example Sentences

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If he is truly enlightened, he will not circumlocute.

From Salon • May 21, 2012

I won't circumlocute about how I got in and got set down on a chair alongside of the kitchen stove.

From Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent by Butler, Ellis Parker

I went to her and began to circumlocute, thinking she listened —she had the same eager look.

From Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 6 by Meredith, George

circumlocute

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