Synonyms for "circumvention" (89 found)

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Closest matches (18)

avoidanceavoiding reactionbamboozlementbefoolingbluffingbuck-passingcalculated deceptionconningdeceivingdeceptiondeceptivenessdefense mechanismdefraudingdelusiondelusivenessdodge

Noun(2 words)

deceptiondelusion

Strong matches (27)

duckduperyelusionelusivenessenmeshmentensnaremententanglemententrapmentequivocationescapeevasionevasive actionevasivenessfallaciousnessfallacyfalsenessflimflamflimflammeryfoilingfond illusion

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foolingforbearanceforestallingforestallmentfrustrationgetting around

Noun(1 words)

fraud

Related words (44)

getting roundhallucinationhoodwinkingillusionjinkkiddingmirageneutralitynoninterventionnoninvolvementoutguessingoutmaneuveringoutwittingoverreachingpassing the buckphantasmpreventionputting onrefrainingrunaround

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self-deceptionshunningshunting offshysidestepsidetrackingslipsnow jobsong and dancespooferyspoofingsubterfugeswindlingthe runaroundthe slipthwartingtrickinesstrickingvictimizationvisionwillful misconceptionwishful thinkingzigzag

Noun(1 words)

imposture

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

3 entries

dodgingescapeevasion

Related terms

2 entries

circumventcircumvental

derived

1 entries

anticircumvention

derived from

1 entries

circumvent

is a

1 entries

evasion

related to

3 entries

actgo aroundprevail

Translations

5 translations across 4 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries

• circumvalació noun (bypassing)

German

2 entries

• Umgehung noun (bypassing)
• Überlistung noun (act of prevailing)

Sanskrit

1 entries

• कपट noun (act of prevailing)

Spanish

1 entries

• circumvalación noun (bypassing)

Sample sentences

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a school in which he learns sly circumvention

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