Don't dodge the issue, I want you to answer my question.
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Dodge
//dɒd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "dodge" (320 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (64)
contrivanceduckhedgesidestepabout the bushactionad hoc measureambiguityansweraround the bushartartful dodgeartificeavoidavoidanceavoiding reactionback and fillbackpedalbackwaterbag of tricks
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ballot-box stuffingbe stuck-upbeat aboutbeat aroundbeat around the bushbeg the questionbickerbilkblenchblindblinkblow hot and coldbluffbobboggleboseybuncocanardcardsharpingcarefully ignorecatchcavilcheatcheatingchicanechicanerychop logicchoplogicchousecircumventioncold shouldercold-shoulderconspiracycountermovecoupcourse of actioncozenagecraft
Verb(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (96)
cringecurvecurve-ballcut a cornercut cornerscute trickdartdeceitdeceivedeceptiondefense mechanismdemarchedesigndevicediddlediddlingdirty dealdirty trickdishonestydog it
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double-talkdraw backduck dutyefforteludeelusionelusivenessequivocateequivocationescapeevadeevade the issueevasionevasive actionevasivenessexpedientfadefakementfall backfallbackfast dealfeintfencefetchficellefight shy offinessefishy transactionflamflimflamflinchforbearanceforestallingforestallmentfraudfraudulencefraudulencyfudgegambitgamegerrymanderingget out ofgetting aroundgimmickgoldbrickgoof offgooglygraftgriftgypgyp jointhang backhem and hawhit the high spotshocus pocushocus-pocushold aloofhum and hawillicit businessimpositionimpostureimprovisationintriguejesuitismjibjinkjokerjugglejuggleryjury rigjury-rig
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (160)
jury-rigged expedientkeep aloofknaverylast expedientlast resortlast shiftlittle gameloopholemachinationmakeshiftmalingermaneuvermanoeuvremeansmeans to an endmeasuremince the truthmince wordsmissmove
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move asidemystifyneutralitynitpicknoninterventionnoninvolvementnot pull fairobscurepalterparrypasspass overpass over lightlypick nitspis allerplanplotploypretenceprevaricateprevaricationpreventionpull awaypull backpullbackpulloutpussyfootput offquailquibblequiddityquilletquipquirkquodlibetracketramprecoilred herringreelreel backrefrainingrefugeresortresourceretreatrunaroundrusescamscampschemescurvy trickshake upshake-upsheer offshiftshift offshirkshort-circuitshrinkshrink backshuffleshunshunningshunting offshyshy awayshy offsidesteppingsidetrackingskimskim overskim the surfaceskimpskip overskirtskulkslacksleightsleight of handsleight-of-hand trickslideslide out ofslightslipslip out ofslubber overslurslur oversneak out ofsoldiersolutionsplit hairsstand aloofstartstart asidestart backsteersteer clear ofstepstep asidestopgapstratagemstrategystrokestroke of policysubterfugeswerveswindletactictemporary expedienttergiversatethe runaroundtouch upontouch upon lightlytricktrickerytrumpturn asidetwist and turnveerwaffleward offweaselweasel outweavewelshwheezewilewily devicewinceworking hypothesisworking propositionzigzag
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Translations
80 translations across 24 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- избягвам verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- избягвам verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- отбягвам verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Catalan
1 entries- esquivar verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏓᏓᏅᏗᏍᏗᎭ verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 躲避 verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- 躲開 /躲开 verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Czech
4 entries- bloumat sem a tam verb (to go hither and thither)
- uhnout verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- vyhnout se verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- vyhýbat se verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
Danish
3 entries- springe til side verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- undgå verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- undgå verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
Dutch
4 entries- ontduiken verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- ontspringen verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- ontwijken verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- ontwijken verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
Esperanto
2 entries- eviti verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- eviti verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
Finnish
3 entries- varjostaa verb (photography: to make lighter (to decrease the exposure of an area of a photo))
- väistää verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- vältellä verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
French
4 entries- contourner verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- esquiver verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- esquiver verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- éluder verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
German
4 entries- ausweichen verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- ausweichen verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- beiseite springen verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- umgehen verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
Greek
1 entries- αποφεύγω verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Hungarian
4 entries- elkerül verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- elugrik verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- félreugrik verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- kihúzza magát verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
Italian
3 entries- eludere verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- scansare verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- schivare verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Japanese
2 entries- よける verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- 身をかわす verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Marathi
2 entries- चकवणूक noun (dodging)
- चकवणे verb (To trick somebody)
Portuguese
2 entries- esquivar verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- subexpor verb (photography: to make lighter (to decrease the exposure of an area of a photo))
Russian
4 entries- избега́ть verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- избежа́ть verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- изверну́ться verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- извора́чиваться verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Slovak
3 entries- uhnúť sa verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- uhýbať verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- vyhýbať sa verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Spanish
4 entries- capear verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- esquivar verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- esquivar verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
- evadir verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Swedish
3 entries- gå hit och dit verb (to go hither and thither)
- undvika verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- undvika verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
Thai
3 entries- หลบ verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- หลีก verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- เลี่ยง verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
Vietnamese
2 entries- né verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- tránh verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
Walloon
2 entries- houwer verb (to avoid by moving out of the way)
- houwer verb (to avoid; to sidestep)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
On his bicycle he can dodge through traffic with amazing speed.
Source: tatoeba (540500)
Let's play dodge ball.
Source: tatoeba (1140071)
Tom didn't want to play dodge ball because he was tired.
Source: tatoeba (1447706)
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