He attempted to sidestep a conflict with his chief.
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Sidestep
/ˈsaɪdˌstɛp/
Synonyms for "sidestep" (191 found)
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defense mechanismdodgedraw asidedraw backduckease offedgeedge offelusionequivocateequivocationescapeevadeevade the issuefadefall backfallbackfenceflinchfly off
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forbearanceforestallinggeegetglanceglance offgo crabwisego offgo sidewayshang backhawhead offhedgehem and hawhum and hawjiblateral
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Noun(12 words)
lateralizemake leewaymake way formince the truthmince wordsmove asidemystifyneutralitynitpicknoninterventionnoninvolvementobscurepalterparrypick nitsprevaricatepreventionpull awaypull backpullback
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pulloutpussyfootput offquailquibblerecoilreelreel backrefrainingretreatrunaroundsheer offshiftshift offshirkshove asideshrinkshrink backshuffleshunshunningshuntshyshy awayshy offsidesideslipsidetracksidleskewskidskirtslipsplit hairsstartstart asidestart backsteer clear ofstep asideswerveswitchtergiversateturn asideturn awayturn backveerveer offwaffleward offweaselweasel outwincezigzag
Adjective(1 words)
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11 entriesbureaucratic workarounddeflectiondodgeducklateral steplegal workaroundloopholenonresponsesideways stepstall tacticworkaround
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8 entriespolicy sidesteppolitical sidestepsidestep maneuversidestep movesidestep strategysidestep tacticsidestep techniquestrategic sidestep
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3 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
I managed to sidestep every pitfall.
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I […] knocked and waited. […] He sidestepped, and I went in.
Source: wiktionary
Kilmarnock ought to have taken the lead on the stroke of half-time when Hefferman set up Kroca and, although the defender neatly sidestepped his marker, he fired straight into the chest of Enckelman.
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