Synonyms of get around

get around

verb

1

as in to overcome

to achieve a victory over

somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• defeat
• master
• take
• get
• worst
• beat
• best
• stop
• conquer
• dispatch
• get the better of
• win (against)
• triumph (over)
• prevail (over)
• surmount
• do down
• subdue
• lick
• succeed
• trim
• upend
• overmatch
• overbear
• blow out
• knock for a loop
• skunk
• blow away
• finish
• bury
• nose out
• sweep
• slaughter
• edge (out)
• overwhelm
• better
• snow under
• exceed
• knock over
• surpass
• crush
• score
• upset
• knock off
• whip
• skin
• cream
• excel
• bomb
• top
• break
• annihilate
• rout
• smoke
• clobber
• flatten
• cap
• overthrow
• flourish
• trounce
• transcend
• thrash
• vanquish
• subjugate
• wax
• shellac
• pip
• wallop
• drub
• outdo
• eclipse
• ace (out)
• outshine
• unseat
• outstrip
• overpower
• overtop
• outdistance
• outfight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)
• go down
• give up
• fall
• fail
• go under
• collapse
• fold
• wash out
• flunk
• flop

2

as in to circumvent

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

somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumvent
• avoid
• evade
• bypass
• ignore
• escape
• dodge
• beat
• skirt
• disobey
• sidestep
• shake
• shortcut
• prevent
• ward (off)
• elude
• disregard
• shun
• eschew
• duck
• shirk
• deflect
• flout
• obviate
• avert
• divert
• outflank
• end-run
• parry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comply (with)
• keep
• follow
• observe
• obey
• seek
• accept
• pursue
• accede (to)
• welcome
• acquiesce (to)
• assent (to)
• embrace
• catch
• incur
• contract
• court

3

as in to spread

to become known

word of the discovery of gold quickly got around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spread
• circulate
• get out
• come out
• get about
• get round
• leak (out)
• out
• break
• unfold
• tell
• reveal
• develop
• disclose
• spill
• transpire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• hide
• conceal
• hush (up)
• disguise
• mask
• secrete

4

as in to avoid

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

their lawyer has spent months trying to get around certain restrictions in the contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoid
• evade
• escape
• shuffle (out of)
• keep clear of
• steer clear of
• shake
• elude
• fight shy of
• shun
• eschew
• weasel (out of)
• scape
• prevent
• dodge
• stay clear of
• deflect
• eliminate
• ward (off)
• rule out
• duck
• finesse
• shirk
• circumvent
• exclude
• miss
• preclude
• thwart
• obviate
• avert
• parry
• divert
• except
• ban
• bypass
• debar
• outwit
• fox
• bar
• foil
• frustrate
• outsmart
• overreach
• skirt
• outfox

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seek
• accept
• pursue
• welcome
• embrace
• catch
• court
• incur
• contract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get around

Two weeks after its short run ended, word got around, and Jaques received an out-of-the blue call from Sky’s then managing director of content (and later CEO of Sky Studios) Gary Davey, inviting him in for a chat. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Throughout the film, Llínas gets around, both literally and thematically. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Under the old system, Nielsen wouldn’t get around to reporting those figures until early September. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Just as Iran’s closure of a vital waterway has been extremely disruptive and hard to get around, China’s penetration of critical networks could cause blackouts, make water unsafe to drink, or delay military mobilization. — Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2026