GET AROUND Synonyms: 182 Similar and Opposite Words

get around

verb

Definition of get around

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

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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

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as in to spread

to become known word of the discovery of gold quickly got around

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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

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of get around To get around this, Reliable designed its navigation system to handle takeoff and landing, too. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026 Buckley said the Learjet captain was likely trying to get around or fly above the storm system, exceeding the safe speeds and altitudes of the plane. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026 Motorists were able to get around alright within individual cities and towns, but there was no decent network connecting them. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 People talking to an AI in an abusive and cruel way are more likely to be associated with trying to get the AI model to engage in dangerous requests, like trying to get around an AI’s safety guardrails, Campbell added. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get around

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get around

Verb

Interviews with the Democratic governor-elect and a half-dozen top advisers reveal how Bottoms overcame that enormous financial disadvantage to pull off a historic victory.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
When Garnett’s father passed in 2014, she was overcome by grief, so the majority of his clothes went to charity.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of overcome

Verb

And if Democrats take the Senate as well on Tuesday, party-line legislation to circumvent the filibuster should be on the table, Casar said.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
For years, the city received a waiver that allowed ACS to circumvent state law requiring all young people in detention to have their own secure bedroom.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of circumvent

Verb

Rather than giving direct answers, the company said, AI Mode will provide a step-by-step breakdown of the problem to avoid short-circuiting learning.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
The state can also avoid large increases in uncompensated care that hospitals may not be able to absorb as Medicaid supplemental payments to hospitals have also been cut.

— Stan Soloway, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

Even before gaining overnight climate control, the 242-hp California eHybrid 4Motion was an easy favorite among all California powertrain options because of that efficient, range anxiety-defeating gas-electric capability.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
It got scuttled by courts in Missouri and then firmly defeated by its voters Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of defeat

Verb

Several charges are pending against the suspect, including assault on a peace officer and evading arrest or detention with a vehicle.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026
The franchise began in 1997 as a relatively simple, top-down game that allowed players to roam fictional cities, steal vehicles, evade police and commit crimes.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of evade

Verb

How elastocaloric cooling works Conventional air conditioners and refrigerators generally use vapor-compression systems, which circulate refrigerants through a cycle of compression, condensation, expansion, and evaporation.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Detroit police say security will be increased at the city's annual Tree Lighting as a flyer circulating online calls for a teen takeover at the downtown celebration.

— Gino Vicci, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of circulate

Verb

Police said he is wanted on a felony arrest warrant charging him with resisting police, disarming a police officer, escape from custody, and operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Anticipating the backlash, Franklyn had already booked an island getaway to escape the noise.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026