Synonyms of got around

got around

verb

past tense of get around

1

as in defeated

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

• defeated
• mastered
• overcame
• took
• got
• beat
• conquered
• stopped
• dispatched
• won (against)
• triumphed (over)
• got the better of
• prevailed (over)
• did down
• surmounted
• subdued
• licked
• trimmed
• succeeded
• bested
• upended
• overmatched
• worsted
• knocked for a loop
• finished
• blew out
• buried
• swept
• blew away
• overbore
• edged (out)
• overwhelmed
• skunked
• slaughtered
• knocked over
• surpassed
• knocked off
• crushed
• exceeded
• scored
• upset
• snowed under
• whipped
• nosed out
• flattened
• capped
• bombed
• topped
• shellacked
• excelled
• routed
• annihilated
• smoked
• skinned
• thrashed
• broke
• clobbered
• creamed
• flourished
• trounced
• vanquished
• waxed
• subjugated
• aced (out)
• pipped
• transcended
• walloped
• outstripped
• overthrew
• eclipsed
• bettered
• overpowered
• outshone
• unseated
• outdid
• overtopped
• drubbed
• outdistanced
• outfought

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)
• went down
• fell
• gave up
• failed
• went under
• washed out
• folded
• collapsed
• flunked
• flopped

2

as in circumvented

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

• circumvented
• avoided
• evaded
• ignored
• bypassed
• escaped
• dodged
• sidestepped
• disobeyed
• beat
• shortcut
• skirted
• shook
• end-ran
• shunned
• prevented
• disregarded
• ducked
• eluded
• eschewed
• shirked
• outflanked
• warded (off)
• flouted
• deflected
• diverted
• averted
• obviated
• parried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• complied (with)
• observed
• followed
• sought
• accepted
• obeyed
• pursued
• assented (to)
• welcomed
• acquiesced (to)
• acceded (to)
• embraced
• incurred
• caught
• contracted
• courted

3

as in spread

to become known

word of the discovery of gold quickly got around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spread
• circulated
• got out
• came out
• got about
• leaked (out)
• got round
• broke
• unfolded
• told
• revealed
• developed
• outed
• disclosed
• transpired
• spilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• concealed
• hid
• hushed (up)
• disguised
• masked
• secreted

4

as in avoided

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

• avoided
• evaded
• escaped
• shuffled (out of)
• kept clear of
• shook
• shunned
• eluded
• eschewed
• fought shy of
• prevented
• stayed clear of
• weaseled (out of)
• dodged
• deflected
• ruled out
• ducked
• steered clear of
• eliminated
• scaped
• shirked
• warded (off)
• excluded
• finessed
• missed
• precluded
• circumvented
• averted
• thwarted
• obviated
• excepted
• parried
• diverted
• debarred
• banned
• frustrated
• bypassed
• outwitted
• foiled
• outsmarted
• barred
• overreached
• foxed
• outfoxed
• skirted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sought
• accepted
• pursued
• embraced
• welcomed
• incurred
• caught
• contracted
• courted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of got around

Capital One got around federal limits on swipe fees by buying Discover’s card network; other banks complained, then went out looking for their own loophole. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

The Holy Trinity of New Jersey rock even got around a single mic at one point, and Flav couldn’t resist joining along. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026

InStyle tester Janice got around this roadblock by making this a part of her morning routine. — Emma Greene, InStyle, 4 June 2026

Celebrations broke out from Port-au-Prince to South Florida as word got around the Haitian community that The Grenadiers were headed to the World Cup for the first time since 1974. — Michelle Kaufman may 24, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026

At the bar, residents who live on the same street finally got around to introducing themselves. — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

Penn never got around to melting them. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026

Russia has previously got around these signal blockers by using drones controlled by fiber optic cables. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026

After half an hour of folksy disquisition, Petro finally got around to describing the conversation. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026