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Dodging

To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.

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📖 Definitions of "Dodging"

verb

1
To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
"He dodged traffic crossing the street."
2
To avoid; to sidestep.
"The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply."
3
To go hither and thither.
4
(videography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of an image in order to make them darker (compare burn).

noun

1
The act of dodging; a dodge.
"twistings and dodgings"

🔄 Synonyms of "Dodging"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
schemenoun	A systematic plan of future action.
escapeverb	(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
dodgenoun	(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
avoidancenoun	The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
evasionnoun	The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
shunningnoun	The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.
turning awaynoun	Alternative form of turning-away. [A deliberate rejection and movement or development in a different direction.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dodging"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
evasionnoun	The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
escapeverb	(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
turning awaynoun	Alternative form of turning-away. [A deliberate rejection and movement or development in a different direction.]
avoidancenoun	The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
shunningnoun	The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.
schemeverb	(transitive) To plan; to contrive; to manuever.
avoidingnoun	Avoidance.
duckingnoun	An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide.
circumventingverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
evadingverb	(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
dodgernoun	(countable) Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
tax dodgenoun	(informal, somewhat derogatory) A scheme (legal or illegal) to avoid paying tax, or to pay less tax.
dipsydoodlenoun	An act or movement such as a quick dipping motion designed to evade, confuse, or distract an opponent or competitor.
decoyingverb	The act of one who decoys.
dossnoun	(slang, British and Ireland) The avoidance of work.
dartingverb	Characterized by sudden, quick movements.
rubber-duckingnoun	Alternative form of rubber ducking. [(programming) Rubber duck debugging.]
ditheringnoun	The act of one who dithers.
duckdivenoun	Alternative form of duck dive. [(surfing) The action of duck diving (see verb).]
doddienoun	Alternative form of doddy. [A hornless cow.]