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 Lindsey dodged the vehicle and ran across the parking lot from Milligan, who followed him and ran over Lyndsey at a high speed. —

Caroline Zimmerman may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026 Murray has deftly dodged any discussion of depth-chart expectation. —

Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 Though the worst-case scenario has been dodged, authorities cautioned that the crisis isn’t over. —

Sean Emery, Oc Register, 25 May 2026 Throughout the first season, the chairman of the Confederated Tribes of Broken Rock has dodged assassination attempts and bombs while trying to address the drugs and toxic waste being poured into the reservation. —

Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026 Ospreay tried a roundoff into a backflip to the outside, but Joe dodged it and trapped Ospreay in a rear-naked choke. —

Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 Pillai again dodged questions on why an American doctor infected in the outbreak and another exposed were sent to Germany and the Czech Republic, respectively, and not to the US. —

Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026 Baseball had dodged a bullet, and both players and owners seemed to know it. —

Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026 Hynes dodged a question about Kaprizov after the game. —

Michael Russo, New York Times, 14 May 2026

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Torre’s team, and later The Athletic, dug into the connections between Aspiration and Clippers’ billionaire owner Steve Ballmer, who had invested $60 million in the company, and the NBA announced an investigation to determine whether Ballmer and the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules.

— Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 29 May 2026
While communication between candidate campaigns and independent committees is forbidden, these rules are commonly circumvented using legal but obvious methods.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026