🔄 Synonyms of "Dodging"
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| 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"
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| 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.] |
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