CIRCUMVENT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   Synonym(s)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • duck (what does duck mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • evade (what does evade mean?)
   • fudge (what does fudge mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • parry (what does parry mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • sidestep (what does sidestep mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He dodged the issue
   • she skirted the problem
   • They tend to evade their responsibilities
   • he evaded the questions skillfully
   Hypernyms(s) circumvent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • avoid (what does avoid mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quibble (what does quibble mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • scheme (what does scheme mean?)
   • dodger (what does dodger mean?)
   • fox (what does fox mean?)
   • slyboots (what does slyboots mean?)
   • avoidance (what does avoidance mean?)
   • turning away (what does turning away mean?)
   • shunning (what does shunning mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • evasion (what does evasion mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • circumvention (what does circumvention mean?)
   • evasion (what does evasion mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
   • hedger (what does hedger mean?)
   • equivocator (what does equivocator mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
2. Meaning
   • beat through cleverness and wit
   Synonym(s)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • outfox (what does outfox mean?)
   • outsmart (what does outsmart mean?)
   • outwit (what does outwit mean?)
   • overreach (what does overreach mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I beat the traffic
   • She outfoxed her competitors
   Hypernyms(s) circumvent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • surpass (what does surpass mean?)
   • outstrip (what does outstrip mean?)
   • outmatch (what does outmatch mean?)
   • outgo (what does outgo mean?)
   • exceed (what does exceed mean?)
   • outdo (what does outdo mean?)
   • surmount (what does surmount mean?)
   • outperform (what does outperform mean?)
3. Meaning
   • surround so as to force to give up
   Synonym(s)
   • beleaguer (what does beleaguer mean?)
   • besiege (what does besiege mean?)
   • hem in (what does hem in mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The Turks besieged Vienna
   Hypernyms(s) circumvent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attack (what does attack mean?)
   • assail (what does assail mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • blockade (what does blockade mean?)
   • seal off (what does seal off mean?)
   • ebb (what does ebb mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • besieger (what does besieger mean?)