Synonyms of bypasses

bypasses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bypass

1

as in circumvents

to avoid by going around

we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumvents
• avoids
• escapes
• circumnavigates
• detours
• evades
• skirts
• shuns
• eschews
• eludes
• shakes
• dodges
• leapfrogs
• flees
• ducks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• meets
• confronts
• faces
• seeks
• accepts
• embraces
• pursues
• welcomes
• courts

• meets
• confronts
• faces
• seeks
• accepts
• embraces
• pursues
• welcomes
• courts

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2

as in ignores

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 & Similar Words

• ignores
• forgets
• disregards
• neglects
• overlooks
• misses
• passes over
• rejects
• omits
• slurs (over)
• fails
• overpasses
• slights
• disdains
• scorns
• sloughs (off)
• shrugs off
• brushes (aside or off)
• sluffs (off)
• pooh-poohs
• skimps
• poohs
• scants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tends (to)
• regards
• attends (to)
• minds
• appreciates
• fosters
• treasures
• values
• cultivates
• heeds
• prizes
• remembers
• nurses
• cherishes
• follows
• nurtures
• listens (to)
• notices
• observes
• pampers
• watches
• marks
• notes
• remarks

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• tends (to)
• regards
• attends (to)
• minds
• appreciates
• fosters
• treasures
• values
• cultivates
• heeds
• prizes
• remembers
• nurses
• cherishes
• follows
• nurtures
• listens (to)
• notices
• observes
• pampers
• watches
• marks
• notes
• remarks

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3

as in avoids

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

you can bypass the graduation requirements if you do enough extra credit

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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bypasses

2 of 2

noun

plural of bypass

as in passes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passes
• drives
• arteries
• highways
• roads
• streets
• passageways
• lanes
• roadways
• thoroughfares
• freeways
• expressways
• approaches
• turnpikes
• boulevards
• routeways
• rows
• pike
• routes
• byways
• pikes
• paths
• walkways
• walks
• bypaths
• avenues
• high roads
• tracks
• trails
• laneways
• passages
• airways
• traces
• ways
• gates
• portals
• channels
• watercourses
• waterways
• gateways
• doors
• hatches
• doorways
• cycleways
• bikeways
• gats