Definitions

go around

[goh-uh-round] / ˈgoʊ əˌraʊnd /

NOUN

inning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

round shot stint stretch

STRONG

accomplishment act action bit bout crack deed favor fling gesture go hitch move period routine say service shift spell succession time tour trick try watch

Antonyms

STRONG

cessation idleness inaction inactivity inertia repose rest stagnation stoppage

NOUN

turn

Synonyms

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act action bit gesture round shift shot time

STRONG

accomplishment bout crack deed favor fling go move period routine say service spell stint succession tour trick try

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cessation idleness inactivity inertia repose rest stoppage

WEAK

failure inability miss stagnation

VERB

bypass

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 the barn let go pass around take back road wink at

VERB

circumvolve

Synonyms

STRONG

circle orbit rotate spin turn

VERB

maneuver

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exploit jockey manipulate navigate operate

STRONG

angle beguile cheat con conspire contrive cook design devise doctor engineer fence finagle finesse intrigue machinate manage move play plot proceed rig scam sham shift trick upstage wangle work

WEAK

come up with leave holding the bag play games pull strings push around put one over

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy disorganize forget neglect remain stop

WEAK

leave alone

VERB

reel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

falter lurch shake stagger stumble teeter

STRONG

bob careen pitch revolve rock roll sway swim swing swirl totter turn twirl waver weave wheel whirl

WEAK

feel giddy titubate

Antonyms

STRONG

stabilize steady

VERB

revolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rotate whirl

STRONG

gyrate orbit roll spin twist wheel

WEAK

circumduct gyre turn around

Antonyms

STRONG

steady

WEAK

ignore neglect

VERB

roll

Synonyms

STRONG

alternate bowl circle coil curve drape drive eddy elapse enfold entwine envelop flow fold follow furl gyrate gyre impel pass pirouette pivot propel reel rock rotate run spin spiral succeed swaddle swathe swirl swivel trundle twirl twist undulate wheel whirl wind wrap

WEAK

be in sequence circumduct go past swing around

Antonyms

STRONG

halt precede stand stop straighten untwist

WEAK

stabilize steady

VERB

round

Synonyms

STRONGEST

spin

STRONG

bypass circle circulate circumnavigate compass encompass flank gird girdle gyrate hem pivot revolve ring roll rotate skirt surround wheel whirl

WEAK

begird

Antonyms

STRONG

free let go

VERB

run

Synonyms

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cover extend go go on last reach stretch

STRONG

circulate encompass lie persevere proceed spread trail vary

WEAK

be current move past

VERB

sidestep

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid bypass duck evade fudge skirt

STRONG

ditch elude escape juke pussyfoot shake shirk weasel

WEAK

dance around get around get out of give the slip put the move on shake off skip out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet take on

VERB

surround

Synonyms

STRONGEST

besiege circle envelop hem in inundate ring

STRONG

beleaguer beset blockade border bound circumscribe circumvent compass confine edge enclave encompass environ fringe gird girdle invest limit loop margin outline rim round skirt verge

WEAK

box in close around close in close in on fence in lay siege to shut in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free

STRONG

allow center let go lose permit release

VERB

turn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cut pass spin swing twist

STRONG

arc bend circle circulate corner eddy ground gyrate gyre incline loop negotiate orbit oscillate pirouette pivot roll rotate round sway swivel twirl vibrate weave wheel whirl wind yaw

WEAK

circumduct come around go round hang a left hang a right make a left make a right move in a circle pass around take a bend

Antonyms

STRONG

let go remain stay steady straighten

WEAK

make well

Example Sentences

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Are we saying the best way to make a difference is to go around putting peer pressure on each other?

From Slate • May 15, 2026

“Will there be enough investor money to go around? We doubt it,” Meeks said, adding that Anthropic might have the most momentum.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“We can’t go around life hiding our faces, so this isn’t just next step in surveillance, it’s qualitatively different. In a world of facial recognition, when people leave their house it automatically means they’re identified.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"This break's offered a good opportunity for everyone to go around that loop. The FIA have been in a lot of comms with a handful of drivers."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

There was no way they could climb over this; they would have to go around it.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

go around

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