Synonyms of getting around

getting around

verb

present participle of get around

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcoming
• defeating
• mastering
• taking
• getting
• beating
• prevailing (over)
• winning (against)
• getting the better of
• triumphing (over)
• conquering
• doing down
• stopping
• dispatching
• surmounting
• licking
• subduing
• worsting
• knocking for a loop
• trimming
• overmatching
• succeeding
• blowing out
• upending
• edging (out)
• besting
• overbearing
• blowing away
• nosing out
• finishing
• burying
• knocking over
• sweeping
• skunking
• knocking off
• exceeding
• overwhelming
• crushing
• slaughtering
• surpassing
• scoring
• acing (out)
• snowing under
• routing
• whipping
• upsetting
• bombing
• topping
• capping
• excelling
• flattening
• smoking
• annihilating
• skinning
• breaking
• shellacking
• flourishing
• trouncing
• clobbering
• thrashing
• creaming
• pipping
• drubbing
• overthrowing
• walloping
• waxing
• transcending
• subjugating
• vanquishing
• overpowering
• outstripping
• eclipsing
• bettering
• overtopping
• unseating
• outshining
• outdoing
• outdistancing
• outfighting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing (to)
• going down
• giving up
• falling
• going under
• failing
• folding
• collapsing
• washing out
• flopping
• flunking

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumventing
• avoiding
• bypassing
• evading
• ignoring
• escaping
• dodging
• sidestepping
• skirting
• disobeying
• beating
• shaking
• warding (off)
• shortcutting
• preventing
• eluding
• shunning
• end-running
• ducking
• disregarding
• eschewing
• shirking
• outflanking
• flouting
• deflecting
• diverting
• obviating
• averting
• parrying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complying (with)
• following
• keeping
• observing
• obeying
• seeking
• acceding (to)
• assenting (to)
• pursuing
• acquiescing (to)
• accepting
• welcoming
• embracing
• courting
• contracting
• incurring
• catching

3

as in spreading

to become known

word of the discovery of gold quickly got around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spreading
• circulating
• getting out
• coming out
• leaking (out)
• getting about
• getting round
• unfolding
• breaking
• telling
• outing
• developing
• revealing
• disclosing
• spilling
• transpiring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• hiding
• hushing (up)
• concealing
• masking
• disguising
• secreting

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoiding
• evading
• shuffling (out of)
• escaping
• keeping clear of
• fighting shy of
• steering clear of
• staying clear of
• weaseling (out of)
• shaking
• eluding
• shunning
• eschewing
• preventing
• warding (off)
• dodging
• deflecting
• eliminating
• ruling out
• ducking
• scaping
• shirking
• excluding
• finessing
• missing
• circumventing
• obviating
• precluding
• averting
• excepting
• parrying
• thwarting
• diverting
• banning
• debarring
• bypassing
• outwitting
• frustrating
• foiling
• overreaching
• barring
• outsmarting
• skirting
• outfoxing
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• pursuing
• accepting
• embracing
• welcoming
• catching
• contracting
• courting
• incurring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of getting around

OpenAI's subsequent review of the incident found that its models were fixated on gaming the test and spent substantial effort getting around barriers rather than working within them. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Hopes of getting around to years-in-the-making legislation to regulate cryptocurrency were dashed. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

But yeah, just getting around, making my way to events or whatever the case, whatever situation. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

But power companies are getting around that by deploying battery storage to capture that power when it’s produced and feed it onto the grid when it’s needed. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026

Ferrari’s vice chairman will be getting around in more than just a Prancing Horse. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

Use the bike lanes (or avoid them) San Sebastián’s center is flat, and many locals prefer getting around on bike over car due to parking restrictions. — Marti Buckley, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

The captain is so effective at getting around the pitch to mop up for Leeds. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 31 July 2026

RiverLink also is included in the state’s Greater Hartford Mobility Program that lays out plans for encouraging alternate ways of getting around the region, lessening reliance on the motor vehicle. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026