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bypassing

verb , present participle of bypass

Synonyms and Antonyms of bypassing

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

circumnavigating, circumventing, detouring, skirting
Words Related to bypassing

leapfrogging

avoiding, dodging, ducking, eluding, escaping, eschewing, evading, fleeing, shaking, shunning
Near Antonyms of bypassing

confronting, facing, meeting

accepting, courting, embracing, pursuing, seeking, welcoming
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 bypassing

disregarding, forgetting, ignoring, neglecting, overlooking, overpassing, passing over, slighting, slurring (over)
Words Related to bypassing

failing

missing, omitting

brushing (aside or off), rejecting, shrugging off, sloughing (off) also sluffing (off)

disdaining, pooh-poohing (also poohing), scorning

scanting, skimping
Near Antonyms of bypassing

appreciating, cherishing, prizing, treasuring, valuing

cultivating, fostering, nursing, nurturing

pampering

remembering

listening (to), watching

following, marking, noticing, noting, observing, remarking
Antonyms of bypassing

attending (to), heeding, minding, regarding, tending (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 bypassing

beating, circumventing, dodging, getting around, shortcutting, sidestepping, skirting
Words Related to bypassing

avoiding, ducking, eluding, end-running, escaping, eschewing, evading, outflanking, shaking, shirking, shunning

disobeying, disregarding, flouting, ignoring

averting, deflecting, diverting, obviating, parrying, preventing, warding (off)
Near Antonyms of bypassing

acceding (to), acquiescing (to), assenting (to)

accepting, courting, embracing, pursuing, seeking, welcoming

catching, contracting, incurring
Antonyms of bypassing

complying (with), following, keeping, obeying, observing

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