What is another word for Circumventing?

Pronunciation: [sˈɜːkəmvˌɛntɪŋ] (IPA)

Circumventing is an action of finding a way around something, typically something that is seen as an obstacle or a restriction. Synonyms for the word "circumventing" include bypassing, sidestepping, avoiding, evading, overcoming, outmaneuvering, cheating, undermining, bypassing, and deflecting. Bypassing is the act of finding a way around something; sidestepping is avoiding a particular issue or situation; avoiding is staying away from something unpleasant; evading is escaping from someone or something; overcoming is managing to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem; outmaneuvering is outsmarting an opponent; cheating is breaking the rules to gain an advantage; undermining is secretly weakening something; deflecting is turning or changing the direction of something. Each of these synonyms has a slightly different meaning and context, but they all convey the idea of finding a way around an obstacle or restriction.

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Usage examples for Circumventing

The greater the opposition, the more brains, the more effort, the more money they put into overcoming or Circumventing that opposition.
"Civics and Health"
William H. Allen
I only thought at the time to get Mr. Lee to read it, but before I could do that, off he went, Circumventing me in all respects, and making us wretched.
"Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life"
Ann S. Stephens
Between herself and her mother there had been a long, confidential conversation, touching Mrs. Markham's ways and the best means of Circumventing them, so that the new wife might not be utterly crushed with homesickness and surprise when she first arrived.
"Ethelyn's Mistake"
Mary Jane Holmes

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