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

In between the legs was—no getting around it—a slit, through which all visitors were invited to pass. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

There are new structures, areas for smaller children to play, two shelters and a concentration of the whole area being inclusive, not only for those in wheelchairs, but for older people using the park who have trouble getting around. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

The service This hotel rolls out the red carpet for all their guests offering complimentary fitness classes, personal shopping, and a gem car for getting around the Harwood District in style. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

Each bungalow is outfitted with two cruiser bikes that are perfect for getting around on property. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Weigh them down further by placing rocks or mounds of soil along the edges to deter would-be diggers from lifting or getting around them. — Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026

Batteries are one way of getting around this. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2026

While the Deschutes River Trail makes traversing the area particularly leisurely, travelers can take advantage of Veo, a bike-sharing program that makes getting around quick and fun. — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026

After waiting out a two-hour fog delay, Jamesplayed a classically consistent round, getting around the Shinnecock Hills Golf Course with two birdies, one bogey and 15 pars on the way to 1-under 69. — From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2026