BYPASS Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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as in to circumvent

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

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as in to ignore

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

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as in to avoid

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness you can bypass the graduation requirements if you do enough extra credit

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Recent Examples of bypass

Verb

Critics, however, warn the technology is not yet ready for widespread deployment and that bypassing regulatory steps set by states and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could lead to more traffic violations or potentially life-threatening crashes. —

Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026 This bypasses the central processor entirely. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026

Noun

These include adults who have undergone heart bypass surgery to reroute blood around a clogged heart artery and those who have had a heart attack, among others. —

Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 2 Jan. 2026 Bob Denver died from complications following heart bypass surgery and throat cancer treatment in 2005. —

Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bypass

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In Washington, the president believes that might makes right, that the courts are simply speed bumps, not stop signs — that democracy is a nuisance to be circumvented.

— Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The unilateral interceptions could complicate Ukraine peace talks between the US and Russia, which is said to use a fleet of shadow tankers to circumvent Western sanctions.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026