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Sidestep

A step to the side.

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📖 Definitions of "Sidestep"

noun

1
A step to the side.
2
A motion, physical or metaphorical, to avoid or dodge something.

verb

1
To step to the side.
2
To avoid or dodge.
"They sidestepped the issue."

🔄 Synonyms of "Sidestep"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
eludeverb	(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
circumventverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
evadeverb	(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
dodgenoun	(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
skirtnoun	A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
hedgenoun	(finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
fudgenoun	(chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
put offverb	(transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
ducknoun	An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
parrynoun	To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sidestep"

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Word	Definition
circumventverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
dodgeverb	(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
evadeverb	(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
eludeverb	(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
duckverb	(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
put offverb	(transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
parryverb	To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
skirtverb	To be on or form the border of.
hedgeverb	(transitive, finance) To offset the risk associated with.
fudgeverb	(transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.
detourverb	(intransitive) To make a detour.
by-passnoun	Alternative form of bypass. [A road that passes around something, such as a residential area or business district.]
escapeverb	(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
avertverb	(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
obviateverb	(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
shirkverb	(transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
avoidverb	(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
finesseverb	(transitive, chiefly Canada, US, politics) To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or stratagem.
dealverb	(transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
overlookverb	To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.