Synonyms of dodges

dodges 1 of 2

noun

plural of dodge

as in ruses

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

just another dodge to get out of working in the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruses
• schemes
• devices
• tricks
• juggles
• fetches
• stratagems
• gambits
• plays
• sleights
• wiles
• jigs
• sleights of hand
• shenanigans
• artifices
• gimmicks
• ploys
• bluffs
• knacks
• feints
• deceptions
• subterfuges
• flimflams
• duplicities
• trickeries
• end runs
• chicaneries
• hoaxes
• juggleries
• swindles
• cunnings
• crafts
• duperies
• frauds
• fakeries
• gaffs
• legerdemains
• skulduggeries
• cozenages
• skullduggeries
• smoke screens
• crookeries
• fronts
• blinds
• shams

dodges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dodge

1

as in weaves

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaves
• ducks
• sidesteps
• zigzags
• turns
• evades
• escapes
• avoids
• parries
• slaloms
• jinks
• deflects
• eludes
• shirks
• slides
• slips
• skirts

2

as in circumvents

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness

always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumvents
• avoids
• evades
• bypasses
• ignores
• escapes
• sidesteps
• skirts
• disobeys
• beats
• gets around
• shakes
• shuns
• eludes
• shortcuts
• eschews
• prevents
• shirks
• disregards
• deflects
• ducks
• flouts
• outflanks
• averts
• obviates
• diverts
• end-runs
• parries
• wards (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follows
• observes
• keeps
• obeys
• complies (with)
• accepts
• pursues
• seeks
• embraces
• welcomes
• incurs
• catches
• assents (to)
• accedes (to)
• acquiesces (to)
• contracts
• courts

3

as in evades

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evades
• avoids
• escapes
• shuns
• eludes
• eschews
• deflects
• shakes
• prevents
• eliminates
• shirks
• ducks
• shuffles (out of)
• finesses
• parries
• misses
• steers clear of
• fights shy of
• circumvents
• weasels (out of)
• averts
• scapes
• obviates
• excludes
• precludes
• thwarts
• gets around
• stays clear of
• keeps clear of
• diverts
• excepts
• bans
• wards (off)
• rules out
• outwits
• bypasses
• debars
• foils
• outsmarts
• frustrates
• outfoxes
• overreaches
• bars
• skirts
• foxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeks
• accepts
• pursues
• embraces
• welcomes
• catches
• incurs
• courts
• contracts