CIRCUMVENT Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

circumvent

verb

ˌsər-kəm-ˈvent

Definition of circumvent

as in to bypass

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code

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as in to avoid

to avoid by going around circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route

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as in to traverse

to travel completely around most casual joggers will be able to circumvent the reservoir without too much of a strain

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Recent Examples of circumvent Be aware of early withdrawal penalties, then, and your realistic ability to circumvent them. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 In April, a federal appeals court ruled that the administration could not categorically bar people already in the country from applying for asylum or circumvent the removal procedures established by Congress. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Starting in the 1990s, underground bankers set up shell companies and bank accounts in Hong Kong to circumvent mainland China’s capital controls. — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026 That probe was led by board member Susie Giordano, who reviewed 11 export transactions and found no evidence anyone at the company tried to circumvent export controls or was aware of any product diversion. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for circumvent

Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvent

Verb

That was enough to prevent the administration from slapping Apple with higher tariffs, bypassing a massive increase in production costs.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Choosing to house the forthcoming museum in the Arts and Industries Building would enable the Smithsonian to bypass the need for congressional approval.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bypass

Verb

And while Jonas is no stranger to traversing the nation, often on a tour bus, he may not have been accustomed to the way it was done on the commercial’s set.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
The ride reaches speeds of 72 mph, the fastest coaster in Universal’s global portfolio, while traversing 4,100 feet of track, two towering inverted loops and a pretzel loop.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of traverse

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Those risks include scenarios in which AI could help create chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, autonomously carry out serious cyberattacks, or evade human control.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
The father-daughter duo has set up shop ensconced in the woods, herding donkeys and so far evading the violence closing in on them from the outside.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of evade

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Military helicopter circled overhead, searching for survivors, assessing the disaster and mapping out possible rescue and evacuation routes.

— Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Attendees may make a habit of circling conflicts and calculating whether ten minutes of one set is worth the hike before another begins.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of circle

Verb

Nuclear Children follows 18-year-old Isla Sparrow who, after the death of her father in a submarine accident, hopes to escape her grieving family and flee to university.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Messick escaped further damage by striking out Jose Siri and getting Campero to pop out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of escape

Verb

The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Alicia McCalla, 56, a fiction writer who has been doing voice work for five years out of her home in Atlanta, decided to ignore union suggestions and clone her voice.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026