Dodge

/dɒd͡ʒ/

Synonyms for "dodge" (410 found)

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Noun(9 words)

abandoningauto makeravoidance avoiding bunkscar brandcircumventing contrivance cunning

about the bushactionad hoc measureambiguity answeraround the bushartartful dodgeartifice avoid avoidanceavoiding reactionback and fillbackpedal backwaterbag of tricksballot-box stuffingbe stuck-upbeat aboutbeat around

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beat around the bushbeg the questionbicker bilk blench blind blinkblow hot and coldbluff bob boggle bosey bunco canard cardsharpingcarefully ignorecatch cavil cheat cheating chicane chicanerychop logicchoplogic chouse circumventioncold shouldercold-shoulder conspiracy contrivance countermove coupcourse of actioncozenage craft cringe curve curve-ballcut a cornercut cornerscute trickdart deceit deceive

Verb(9 words)

averted avertsavoid contactavoid legislative topicsavoids backpedaled circumventcircumvent regulationscrouched

Strong matches (123)

deceptiondefense mechanismdemarche design device diddle diddlingdirty dealdirty trickdishonestydog itdouble-talkdraw backduckduck dutyeffort elude elusion elusiveness equivocate

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equivocation escape evadeevade the issueevasionevasive actionevasiveness expedient fade fakementfall backfallbackfast dealfeint fence fetch ficellefight shy offinessefishy transactionflam flimflam flinch forbearance forestalling forestallment fraud fraudulence fraudulency fudge gambit game gerrymanderingget out ofgetting aroundgimmick goldbrickgoof offgoogly graft grift gypgyp jointhang backhedgehem and hawhit the high spotshocus pocushocus-pocushold aloofhum and hawillicit businessimposition imposture improvisation intrigue jesuitism jib jink joker juggle juggleryjury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientkeep aloofknavery

Noun(20 words)

deflectdeflected strikedodging duck ducking ducks eluding equivocating evade evading evasion evasions faking fobsget outgoldbricking goldbricks hide jinks juke

Verb(15 words)

deflects duck elude eludes equivocates escaped evadeevade dutyevaded evades fudge goldbricked hedgeignore a questionignore questions

Adjective(1 words)

dodgy

Related words (205)

last expedientlast resortlast shiftlittle gameloophole machination makeshift malinger maneuver manoeuvre meansmeans to an endmeasuremince the truthmince wordsmiss movemove asidemystify neutrality

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nitpick nonintervention noninvolvementnot pull fairobscure palter parry passpass overpass over lightlypick nitspis allerplan plot ploy pretence prevaricate prevarication preventionpull awaypull backpullback pullout pussyfootput offquail quibble quiddity quillet quip quirk quodlibet racket ramp recoilred herringreelreel backrefraining refuge resort resource retreat runaround ruse scam scamp schemescurvy trickshake upshake-upsheer offshiftshift offshirk short-circuit shrinkshrink backshuffle shun shunningshunting offshyshy awayshy offsidestep sidestepping sidetracking skimskim overskim the surfaceskimpskip overskirt skulk slack sleightsleight of handsleight-of-hand trickslideslide out ofslight slipslip out ofslubber overslurslur oversneak out ofsoldier solutionsplit hairsstand aloofstartstart asidestart backsteersteer clear ofstepstep asidestopgap stratagem strategy strokestroke of policysubterfuge swerve swindle tactictemporary expedienttergiversatethe runaroundtouch upontouch upon lightlytrick trickery trumpturn asidetwist and turnveer waffleward offweaselweasel outweave welsh wheeze wilewily devicewinceworking hypothesisworking propositionzigzag

Noun(32 words)

maneuverobscure the issueoutmanoeuvring parries ploy pretext prevaricate ruse scheme scrimshank shear shirk shirking shun shying sidestep sidesteps snake squirm squirms

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stalls stratagem tapdance tiptoe trickvehicle manufacturerweaseling weasels wiggle wiggles wriggle wriggles

Verb(20 words)

outfox outran parry prevaricated prevaricates pussyfootsput offshied shies shirked sidestep sidestepped skirt skirted skivvied stonewalled tiptoed weaseled wiggled wriggled

Adjective(1 words)

veiled

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5 relation types

More general

16 entries

action avoid avoidance brand company evasion excuse falsehood falsity maneuver motion move scheme strategy untruth

More specific

13 entries

Challenger modelCharger modelDart modelduck feint ploy pretext ruse shirking stall stalling stonewall swerve

Collocations

11 entries

clever dodgedodge maneuverdodgeballdodging questionsdodging responsibilityevasive maneuverlegal dodgephysical dodgingquick dodgestrategic dodgetax dodging

Inflections

3 entries

dodged dodges dodging

Derivations

6 entries

dodgeability dodgeable dodger dodgily dodginess dodging

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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Don't dodge the issue, I want you to answer my question.

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On his bicycle he can dodge through traffic with amazing speed.

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Let's play dodge ball.

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Tom didn't want to play dodge ball because he was tired.

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