DODGE Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈdäj

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as in ruse

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end just another dodge to get out of working in the yard

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verb

as in to weave

to move suddenly aside or to and fro dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

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as in to circumvent

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets

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as in to evade

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance

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Recent Examples of dodge

Noun

The former is what the first game had, and is more meant for short-range dashes and dodges. —

Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 And maybe that feels like a dodge. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Aug. 2025

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Kerr, who dodged other questions, including one inquiring about a minutes restriction, shot straight about why Curry will play again in what has increasingly appeared as a lost season. —

Noah Furtado, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026 Small wonder our communities have a (perverse) incentive to dodge their housing quotas, even at the risk of penalty. —

Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dodge

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodge

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Carreyrou acknowledged an obvious objection to this thesis—that there is a lengthy paper trail of Back corresponding with Satoshi—but explains it away by saying that Back was actually writing to himself as part of an elaborate ruse to throw would-be unmaskers off the trail.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
By the finale, the ruse is revealed, and the star walks away with prize money and a behind-the-scenes tour of The Truman Show–esque operation.

— Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026