FUNKING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

funking

verb

present participle of funk

as in ducking

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Coming up, the mounting questions about that elaborate ruse that had the president ducking into a catering truck to switch planes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Larkin has used Moskowitz’s refusal to appear with him to accuse the reelection-seeking congressman of ducking debates and avoiding the voters.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of ducking

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Yet its bodywork is relatively restrained, avoiding the huge wings, complex vents and aggressive appendages found on many contemporary hypercars.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a Gwinnett County man in 2022, avoiding a trial that was set to begin Monday in federal court in Atlanta.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoiding

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Because the sites are generally located at least 100 feet away from any trails, visiting them can require bushwhacking through swampy terrain or dense undergrowth, dodging branches and the occasional cobweb.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
More crazy headlines have followed, from coaches wearing pro-trans-kids shirts to Caitlin Clark dodging questions about her own views on trans athletes.

— Payton McNabb OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of dodging

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White slammed Garry for shaking hands and embracing Makhachev before the final round.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Yohanna Embu, a resident of Sikka, a regency in East Nusa Tenggara, said a number of buildings were damaged by the strong shaking and panicked people ran to higher ground.

— Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of shaking

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Legal Aid argued that the state was shirking its obligation to keep her and her children safely housed.

— Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 9 July 2026
But more than ever before, Nouel said, women are shirking the expectations of previous generations and considering all of their options to happiness, instead of staying in relationships that don't serve them.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Definition of shirking

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For one thing, the exceptions to the prevailing rule of rising markets tend to hurt, and the idea of sidestepping them is, for many, irresistible.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
America Healthy Again movement that was made up in part by other vaccine skeptics — many of whom were concerned by the administration sidestepping the issue publicly.

— Daniel Payne, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sidestepping

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In June, police in nearby Greenwood Village arrested a 15-year-old for evading police, and his bike was impounded.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Lyons remained a free man after these revelations, though he was charged with evading police, and later with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of evading

Verb

Ford has announced its upcoming sub-$30,000 electric truck will be named Fathom, a surprise move eschewing historical names.

— Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Local luxury labels have been somewhat subtler, eschewing obvious iconography while integrating Chinese philosophies into their branding.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of eschewing

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