Synonyms of dodges

dodges 1 of 2

noun

plural of dodge

as in ruses

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

just another dodge to get out of working in the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruses
• schemes
• devices
• tricks
• juggles
• fetches
• stratagems
• gambits
• plays
• sleights
• wiles
• jigs
• sleights of hand
• shenanigans
• artifices
• gimmicks
• ploys
• bluffs
• knacks
• feints
• deceptions
• subterfuges
• flimflams
• duplicities
• trickeries
• end runs
• chicaneries
• hoaxes
• juggleries
• swindles
• cunnings
• crafts
• duperies
• frauds
• fakeries
• legerdemains
• gaffs
• skulduggeries
• cozenages
• smoke screens
• crookeries
• fronts
• blinds
• shams

dodges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dodge

1

as in weaves

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaves
• ducks
• sidesteps
• zigzags
• turns
• evades
• escapes
• avoids
• parries
• slaloms
• jinks
• deflects
• eludes
• shirks
• slides
• slips
• skirts

2

as in circumvents

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

always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in evades

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evades
• avoids
• escapes
• shuns
• eludes
• eschews
• deflects
• shakes
• prevents
• eliminates
• shirks
• ducks
• shuffles (out of)
• finesses
• parries
• misses
• steers clear of
• fights shy of
• circumvents
• weasels (out of)
• averts
• scapes
• obviates
• excludes
• precludes
• thwarts
• gets around
• stays clear of
• keeps clear of
• diverts
• excepts
• bans
• wards (off)
• rules out
• outwits
• bypasses
• debars
• foils
• outsmarts
• frustrates
• outfoxes
• overreaches
• bars
• skirts
• foxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeks
• accepts
• pursues
• embraces
• welcomes
• catches
• incurs
• courts
• contracts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dodges

Noun

Simple dodges send Lara effortlessly backflipping through the air, and her iconic swan dive returns. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026

There's also knee slides, double jumps, and quick-dodges in all directions. — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

The former is what the first game had, and is more meant for short-range dashes and dodges. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

There’s a lot of common dodges and evasions. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025

Each character has a base suite of moves including light and heavy attacks, dodges or blocks (depending on the hero), and special moves that expend a stamina meter. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025

Verb

Hatcher — a Pomo shape-shifter who dodges prejudice by passing as Mexican in the novel — is a thorny protagonist, often cunning, scheming and unforgiving. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026

Lionel Messi rebounds his own miss and dodges three Austrian defenders with a sliding second goal in stoppage time to put the exclamation mark on an historic performance for him and Argentina today in Arlington. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

So in Love, the 23-year-old singer’s latest, dodges the third-album conundrum of whether to embrace sweeping change. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 June 2026

If someone dodges details, slow down and repeat the key request. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026

Continue reading … VETTING FAILURE — Far-left firebrand dodges questions over hiring bodyguard with criminal history. — FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026

Trump, when pressed, dodges the issue of war aims by pointing to the excellence of the military. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026

In a cult classic 1976 film, The Bill Koch Experience, the star slaloms at perilous speed through low brush, dodges cows in a pasture, and also leaps off a boulder, only to tumble. — Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026

If someone dodges your requests, try asking a clarifying question to avoid hidden assumptions. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026