Synonyms of circumventing

circumventing

verb

present participle of circumvent

1

as in bypassing

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

employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bypassing
• avoiding
• evading
• ignoring
• escaping
• dodging
• skirting
• sidestepping
• disobeying
• beating
• preventing
• shortcutting
• getting around
• disregarding
• shaking
• eluding
• eschewing
• shunning
• ducking
• shirking
• outflanking
• flouting
• deflecting
• obviating
• diverting
• averting
• end-running
• parrying
• warding (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• following
• observing
• obeying
• complying (with)
• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• courting
• incurring
• welcoming
• contracting
• acceding (to)
• assenting (to)
• catching
• acquiescing (to)

2

as in avoiding

to avoid by going around

circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bypassing
• avoiding
• escaping
• skirting
• circumnavigating
• evading
• detouring
• eluding
• eschewing
• shunning
• shaking
• dodging
• leapfrogging
• fleeing
• ducking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facing
• confronting
• meeting
• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• courting
• welcoming

3

as in circling

to travel completely around

most casual joggers will be able to circumvent the reservoir without too much of a strain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circling
• traversing
• orbiting
• encircling
• crossing
• ringing
• circumnavigating
• circuiting
• rounding
• girdling
• compassing
• circumambulating
• perambulating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of circumventing

Five first-rounders were traded to acquire George as the prerequisite to signing Leonard, and five more were forfeited as punishment for circumventing the salary cap. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Russian forces are clamoring for Rassvet after SpaceX cut off access in February to the Starlink network by unregistered user terminals in Ukraine, circumventing Russia’s illicit use of satellite communications for military operations. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

Russian-speaking hackers used SpaceX’s Cursor AI agent to breach a Belgian chemical company and six other firms in recent months, in the latest instance of cybercriminals circumventing AI firms’ safety guardrails. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Iran has been subject to Western sanctions for years and has become deft at partially circumventing them. — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, has begun construction on a new pipeline that will run from the country’s oil fields to the port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, circumventing the strait, the UAE announced in May. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Getting caught circumventing the salary cap isn't some slap-on-the-wrist offense. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Molt often carried them into the country in suitcases, easily circumventing the relatively lax customs regulations. — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Hegseth has already challenged that premise in ways both meaningful and petty, by circumventing the normal promotion process to push out officers far below him or to stall their advancements, and by firing senior officers set for even higher rank. — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026