DODGES Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dodge

as in weaves

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

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as in circumvents

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 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

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Recent Examples of dodges

Noun

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

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 White, however, dodges, aiming toward clever. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026 If someone dodges your requests, try asking a clarifying question to avoid hidden assumptions. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026 Flipping her hair and writhing around in pain and ecstasy, the singer dodges plates and cutlery that fly at her face while battling mysterious, paranormal forces that throw her around. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025 On the transgender issue, Earle-Sears has attacked Spanberger over the inclusion of transgender-identifying biological males in women’s sports, restrooms, and locker rooms as the Democratic candidate dodges the subject and says the issue should be handled locally. —

David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodges

Noun

Kids will quickly see through her ruses.

— Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The New York Colored American reported that some offers of short-term work for Black men — moving livestock to or from Kentucky, for example — were ruses that ended with kidnappings.

— Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025