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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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