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bypass

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bypass

1 to avoid by going around
  • we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
Synonyms of bypass

circumnavigate, circumvent, detour, skirt
Words Related to bypass

leapfrog

avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, flee, shake, shun
Near Antonyms of bypass

confront, face, meet

accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome
2 to fail to give proper attention to
  • a serious news event that was bypassed by the mainstream media so that they could concentrate on celebrity gossip
Synonyms of bypass

disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)
Words Related to bypass

fail

miss, omit

brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off)

disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn

scant, skimp
Near Antonyms of bypass

appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture

pamper

remember

listen (to), watch

follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remark
Antonyms of bypass

attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)
3 to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
  • you can bypass the graduation requirements if you do enough extra credit
Synonyms of bypass

beat, circumvent, dodge, get around, shortcut, sidestep, skirt
Words Related to bypass

avoid, duck, elude, end-run, escape, eschew, evade, outflank, shake, shirk, shun

disobey, disregard, flout, ignore

avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off)
Near Antonyms of bypass

accede (to), acquiesce (to), assent (to)

accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome

catch, contract, incur
Antonyms of bypass

comply (with), follow, keep, obey, observe

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