DODGED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

dodged

verb

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past tense of dodge

as in weaved

to move suddenly aside or to and fro dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

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as in circumvented

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets

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as in evaded

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance

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Recent Examples of dodged However, the Royals appear to have dodged an injury scare. —

Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 Sugano dodged major danger with two outs in the fifth. —

Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026 Kerr, who dodged other questions, including one inquiring about a minutes restriction, shot straight about why Curry will play again in what has increasingly appeared as a lost season. —

Noah Furtado, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026 Testy hearings, 'burn book' on Democratic lawmakers In combative hearings on Capitol Hill, Bondi repeatedly dodged questions from Democrats on the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files and other sensitive matters. —

Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 When asked about that longstanding rumor in a March 4 Congressional hearing, Noem dodged the question. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026 Less than two minutes later, the second-year Celtic received a pass from Payton Pritchard, dodged around a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander closeout and nailed a 3-pointer that stretched his team’s lead to double digits. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 Two Indiana coal plants have once again dodged retirement. —

Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2026 Pablo responded to my email, but dodged the question. —

Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026

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Nessel's office alleges that Kalshi has circumvented Michigan's gambling laws by offering users to trade contracts based on whether specific events will happen, acting and operating like a gambling platform and should be subject to the same state laws that other online gaming apps are.

— Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
But the spending measure supervisors approved on Tuesday circumvented that vote threshold.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026