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

Examples of get around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lenovo Student and Teacher Discounts Lenovo Lenovo switches up its discounts on a regular basis, but students and teachers can typically get around 10 percent off. —Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024

Of course, the way streamers are getting around these price hikes are…say it with us now…bundles! —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2024

Losses are estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollar there too, again, an effort to get around Steam fees, and now putting that same store on other devices. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024

The road closure has caused headaches for locals and tourists just trying to get around the island. —Scott McDonald, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2024