Workaround

//ˈwɜːk.əɹaʊnd//

Synonyms for "workaround" (19 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (6)

Related words (9)

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has context

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related to

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Translations

44 translations across 10 languages.

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Dutch

1 entries
  • tijdelijke oplossing noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)

Finnish

3 entries
  • temppu noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • viritys noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • väliaikainen korjaus noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)

French

4 entries
  • bidouillage noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • contournement noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)
  • magouillage noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • solution noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)

German

1 entries
  • Workaround noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)

Italian

4 entries
  • espediente noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • marchingegno noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • scappatoia noun ((project management) an impromptu and temporary response)
  • stratagemma noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)

Polish

3 entries
  • obejście noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • obejście noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)
  • obejście noun ((project management) an impromptu and temporary response)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • ajuste noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • contornar noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)

Russian

4 entries
  • костыль noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)
  • обходное решение noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • трюк noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • хак noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries
  • alternativno rješenje noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • rješenje noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • zaobilazno rješenje noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)

Spanish

4 entries
  • acomodación noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • ajuste noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • arreglo noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
  • baipás noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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The workaround is surprisingly elaborate, but the good news is I've already done the heavy lifting.

Source: tatoeba (11129520)

We hit a snag, but found a workaround.

Source: tatoeba (12713447)

More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.

Source: wiktionary

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