sidestepped

VERB

dodge

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 go around put the move on shake off skip out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet take on

Example Sentences

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By offering trading in perpetual futures instead of tokenized stocks, Trade.xyz has sidestepped this risk.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

But Warsh during the hearing sidestepped the sharpest questions about independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Leavitt, however, sidestepped questions about who currently has control over the oil route.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The Kremlin has sidestepped questions about the documentary in the wake of the Oscar win.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The issue couldn’t be so easily sidestepped, though.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling