circumvented

verb

past tense of circumvent
1
as in bypassed
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code

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2
as in avoided
to avoid by going around circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route

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3
as in traversed
to travel completely around most casual joggers will be able to circumvent the reservoir without too much of a strain

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Recent Examples of circumvented The same week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into whether Tesla had illegally circumvented federal safety certification requirements. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026 Ballmer and the Clippers are serving vast penalties after the NBA determined the team circumvented the salary cap to steer funds to star Kawhi Leonard. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The sides agreed to that trade in late June but didn't complete it until earlier this month, delaying the process because of the NBA's investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules on Leonard's behalf. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 But the sides put the agreement on hold in early July pending any resolution of the NBA's investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules with regard to Leonard's compensation. — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 The men’s pro basketball league found that his Los Angeles Clippers illegally circumvented its salary cap by funneling millions of dollars, off the books, to star player Kawhi Leonard. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Aspiration, Boingo, Daktronics and Lockton Insurance — that the NBA believed circumvented its salary cap. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Capital controls were not being circumvented, instead they were being repriced. — Alice Liu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Kawhi Leonard’s trade to the Toronto Raptors is on hold pending the outcome of the NBA’s investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented salary-cap rules, the teams announced Thursday. — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvented
  1. bypassed
  2. avoided
  3. traversed
  4. evaded
  5. circled
  6. ignored
  7. encircled
  8. escaped
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  • Her lawsuit alleges the department bypassed public hearings required by Proposition 103, and instead negotiated settlements with insurers seeking increases in auto and home premiums.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The boost off the bench has vanished to the point that Ryan Conwell and Pelle Larsson have both bypassed him in the rotation.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of bypassed
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  • The FactPostNews accounts gained millions of new followers and billions of impressions across platforms, and the organization largely avoided becoming a story itself after fumbling the release of its 2024 autopsy report.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Not long ago, broadcasters avoided even a hint of gambling conversation.
    — New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • The candidates in the New York governor's race traversed the state on Sunday, looking to score late points with voters ahead of Tuesday's election.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Up until that point, Australia had been the only continent to dodge the virus which has traversed the globe, leaving a trail of carcasses in its path.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of traversed
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  • Initial reports suggested that the vehicle evaded the scene, state police said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026
  • DeAngelo evaded capture for decades before DNA evidence linked him to murders committed in the 1970s and 1980s.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of evaded
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  • Heading into the season, the Chargers might have circled Sunday’s game against Houston on their calendar.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Haula got a touch on Brian Dumoulin’s outlet pass at the red line before Kenny Connors skated it down, circled behind the net and found Haula down low for a backhand goal, his third of the season.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of circled
Verb
  • The College Football Playoff selection committee has insulted them, their city has mostly ignored them, and few outside of the range of Bob Chesney’s wonderfully gravelly football voice has actually believed in them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But Colom and his Black supporters also have never ignored the significance of his candidacy as a Black man.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ignored
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  • Instead, the Houthis resumed fighting stronger than ever, launching a blistering offensive that seized the entire Red Sea coast, encircled Yemen’s third city of Taiz, and positioned themselves to threaten the anti-Houthi capital of Aden.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Al-Mughayyir, a town of 3,000 increasingly encircled by Israeli settlements, is about seven miles from Deir Jarir — the trip can take over an hour due to military checkpoints.
    — Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of encircled
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  • Three women inmates escaped a transport van in the midst of the fire chaos, and Mickey needed her troops to find the missing convicts instead of helping with the fire.
    — Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Stayner first became notable as the older brother of Steven Stayner, who escaped a 1972 kidnapping in 1980.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of escaped

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“Circumvented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvented. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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