Synonyms of circumvents

circumvents

verb

present tense third-person singular of circumvent

1

as in bypasses

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

employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in avoids

to avoid by going around

circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in traverses

to travel completely around

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traverses
• circles
• encircles
• orbits
• crosses
• rings
• circuits
• circumnavigates
• rounds
• girdles
• circumambulates
• compasses
• perambulates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of circumvents

Additionally, because the $50 co-payment circumvents Part D, the amount doesn’t count toward a beneficiary’s annual deductible or out-of-pocket maximum. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

The exhibit mostly circumvents contextualizing the architectural details of the office, and rather aims to explicate the man who worked within it. — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026

Sea Change reads as an intimate character study, one that circumvents familiar narratives of Asian intergenerational trauma in favor of a more complicated reckoning. — Tessa Yang, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

RevMed’s daraxonrasib cleverly circumvents this problem by acting as a molecular stickum. — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026

This funneling of men outside of the traditional health system circumvents the important step of appropriate medical workups. — Denise Asafu-Adjei, STAT, 13 Apr. 2026

Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter. — Emma Ross-Thomas, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026

Privacy advocates argue the practice circumvents the Fourth Amendment and is contrary to a 2015 law that bars federal agencies from collecting bulk data on Americans. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026

The suit said the scheme circumvents FDA regulations that generally prohibit importation of unapproved medications from overseas. — Melissa Lee,paige Tortorelli,scott Zamost, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026