GETTING AROUND Synonyms: 182 Similar and Opposite Words

getting around

verb

present participle of get around

as in overcoming

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 circumventing

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 spreading

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

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as in avoiding

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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Recent Examples of getting around Its global rollout will also prevent users from getting around the restrictions by accessing the site from another region using a virtual private network (VPN). —

Emma Roth, The Verge, 10 Feb. 2026 Tough getting around Many sidewalks are still packed with ice and snow in Baltimore City. —

Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026 News about getting around – and news that gets inside the powerful government agencies that oversee transportation policy – is essential for Bee readers, as is reporting on pedestrian, bike and commuter safety. —

Chris Fusco february 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026 Mobility is big with not only self-driving vehicles but also with boats and drones and all sorts of other ways of getting around. —

Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026 But then there are also ways to think about getting around that. —

Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026 There are, of course, some other factors to take into account, including any mobility issues that may make getting around a ship more difficult. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025 It’s been predictably up and down for Cowan so far, but there’s no getting around the fact that the rookie’s minutes have been positive for the Leafs. —

Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 Get all the necessary gear for getting around at Coastal Urge or Riverside Outdoor Recreation, both of which offer bike rentals, plus kayak and paddleboard tours and rentals, as well as beach accessory rentals. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025

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The rehabilitation itself will be expensive, and its success will depend on wooing private investors and overcoming a half-decade of adverse publicity.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
His Ducks rallied to beat two-time defending conference champion Edmonton in their return from the Olympic break, overcoming a pair of two-goal deficits and another one-goal deficit during their frenetic four-goal third period.

— Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026