circumvent

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
  2. (transitive) to surround or besiege
  3. (transitive) to outwit or outsmart

Synonyms

evade
C2
elude
30k
avoid
B1
outwit
30k
dodge
C1
sidestep
duck
B2
🦆
surround
C1
beleaguer
bypass
C1
overreach
besiege
avert
24k

steer clear of

hem in
shirk
39k
deceive
C1
outsmart
24k
hedge
C2
skirt
B2
forestall
beset
39k
fudge
C2
circulate
21k
circle
B2
⭕
swindle
21k
anticipate
C2
check
A1
cheat
B2
dupe
28k
beat
A2
shortcut
C1
thwart
29k
parry
21k
preclude
44k
outfox
bamboozle
oppose
C1
prevent
B2
stop
A1
🛑
outflank
deter
25k
hinder
22k
go around
bilk
hoodwink
circumnavigate
obstruct
28k
put off
trick
B1
Translations

umgehen
evitar
verhindern
evitar
evitare
presumir
vermijden
eludere
evadir
evitar
esquivar
vermeiden
meiden
mijden
ausweichen
Frequency

40k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/səːkəmˈvɛnt/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.

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