What does "bypassed" mean?

simple past and past participle of bypass

What is a synonym for "bypassed"?

Common synonyms include: avoid, avoided, circumvent, circumvent procedure, circumvented, detour.

Bypassed

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Verb

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simple past and past participle of bypass form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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avoid avoided circumvent circumvent procedure circumvented detour

Antonyms

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adhere to adopted applied blocked circulation

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"Watching old sci-fi shows and reading old sci-fi books, I notice that the current date has bypassed the "futuristic" dates in the stories. They're still worth reading and watching. Do kids still read 1984 in school?"

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