circumvent

verbs

surround so as to force to give up

"The Turks besieged Vienna"

beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround

beat through cleverness and wit

"I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

"He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt

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