Synonyms of dodging

dodging 1 of 2

noun

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

the governor's repeated dodging of tough questions at the press conference

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• evasion
• avoidance
• ducking
• out
• shunning
• elusion
• cop-out
• eluding
• eschewing
• eschewal
• shaking
• sidestepping
• skirting
• bypassing
• circumvention
• runaround
• deflection
• prevention
• averting
• obviation
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• endurance
• toleration
• abidance

dodging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dodge

1

as in ducking

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ducking
• weaving
• sidestepping
• zigzagging
• evading
• avoiding
• turning
• escaping
• jinking
• slaloming
• eluding
• sliding
• deflecting
• slipping
• shirking
• skirting
• parrying

2

as in circumventing

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

always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumventing
• avoiding
• evading
• bypassing
• ignoring
• escaping
• sidestepping
• skirting
• beating
• disobeying
• ducking
• getting around
• shortcutting
• shaking
• eluding
• preventing
• shunning
• eschewing
• disregarding
• shirking
• deflecting
• outflanking
• flouting
• parrying
• diverting
• obviating
• averting
• end-running
• warding (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• keeping
• observing
• obeying
• complying (with)
• pursuing
• seeking
• accepting
• embracing
• courting
• catching
• welcoming
• incurring
• acceding (to)
• contracting
• assenting (to)
• acquiescing (to)

3

as in avoiding

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

• avoiding
• evading
• escaping
• eluding
• deflecting
• shunning
• ducking
• eschewing
• shaking
• preventing
• eliminating
• shirking
• shuffling (out of)
• scaping
• finessing
• excluding
• steering clear of
• keeping clear of
• parrying
• fighting shy of
• circumventing
• staying clear of
• getting around
• missing
• weaseling (out of)
• precluding
• thwarting
• obviating
• averting
• diverting
• banning
• excepting
• warding (off)
• ruling out
• outwitting
• bypassing
• debarring
• foiling
• barring
• outsmarting
• skirting
• frustrating
• outfoxing
• overreaching
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• catching
• courting
• welcoming
• contracting
• incurring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dodging

Noun

Many Londoners have firsthand experience of phone-snatching or have witnessed a surge in shoplifting and subway fare-dodging. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Not everyone wants to spend the Fourth dodging booms. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026

Ditching grass and dodging HOAs, some homeowners are opting for native lawns. — Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 8 June 2026

When McKenzie asks him how much he’s contributed to the coffers of politicians, his dodging of the question is pure dissembling theater. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing around 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Fedorov said in January. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Starter Seth Lugo pitched four strong innings, including artful dodging of traffic in the second, and the bullpen stranded seven Colombia base runners the rest of the way. — Maria Torres, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026

All combat is close combat, made harder by the fact that running and dodging depletes Shimizu’s stamina quite quickly, leaving her too exhausted to run through maze-like streets and alleyways, or fight off whatever horrible thing is waiting around the next corner. — Richard Newby, Time, 6 Dec. 2025

And although the modern age of gaming is mostly dominated by a Soulslike ethos of action that prioritizes methodical dodging and plodding, there are many fans who yearn for a return to the heyday of 2000s-era slash ‘em ups. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025

Verb

Others edited footage of themselves dodging police barricades to mimic the popular endless runner mobile game Subway Surfers. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

Tokyo did the same in the 1990s — dodging its banking crisis with zero rates, a weak yen, and endless bailouts, treating symptoms while the disease spread. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Only a few years ago, Nazila Azizi was dodging bullets fired by the Taliban and trying to climb aboard one of the last evacuation flights out of Kabul. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 July 2026

But the marchers would not be deterred, pushing toward the Gaza perimeter while dodging barriers set up by the Israeli miliitary and police. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Now some buyers are dodging the bills by opting for newer buildings instead. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2026

With drinks in hand and dodging pop-up rainstorms Saturday afternoon, neighbors crowded on Ravenswood Avenue for an afternoon of beer tasting and community camaraderie. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

On average, each Starlink satellite performed more than 40 space dodging maneuvers per year between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 July 2026

Rayfield said in a press statement on Tuesday that Paramount has been dodging his office’s investigatory demands. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 July 2026