SHORTCUTS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shortcut

as in circumvents

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness are you sure there's no way to shortcut the entrance requirements?

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shortcuts

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noun

plural of shortcut

as in cutoffs

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Recent Examples of shortcuts

Verb

An agency that shortcuts training is an agency prone to lethal errors. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

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Verb

Saudi Arabia's crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Additionally, because the $50 co-payment circumvents Part D, the amount doesn’t count toward a beneficiary’s annual deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of circumvents

Noun

Emily Ratajkowski is more than ready to put away her cutoffs and embrace the cooler temps.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Additionally, airlines are making moves for the fall and even the winter, extending seasonal flight routes beyond their usual September cutoffs.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of cutoffs

Verb

The numbers may be right while the decision violates a policy, bypasses a control or occurs at the wrong point in the process.

— Sunil Padiyar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Much of the Sacramento Valley depends on a network of levees, dams and bypasses to handle both large volumes of rainwater and extra releases from the many reservoirs in the mountains and foothills.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of bypasses

Noun

After a tour past mannequins in their likenesses, Manolo Blahnik slippers and mood boards, the party moved to the Versailles Orangerie, where Cartier grooms lined the alleys leading to the grandiose gallery.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Deep inside the labyrinthine alleys of Acre’s Old City – home to a 700-year-old Crusader fortress – Muhammad Hani could not order a takeaway pizza.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of alleys

Verb

Records from Louisiana Economic Development show that in exchange for SpaceX paying the Vermilion Parish government about $25 million annually, the company avoids paying billions of dollars in property taxes over 25 years.

— Drew Hawkins, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Where so many historical novels lean on cliches, Perry avoids them and finds a deeper emotional truth.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoids

Noun

Ishmita Shah, a roads engineer, said crews have been working with Nepal's army since the second day after the floods to reopen routes in affected areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
That is important for industrial facilities, where inspection routes can cross multiple buildings, zones, and types of infrastructure.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of routes

Noun

This arrangement, Brughmans said, illustrates one of the ways in which ancient Roman passageways have survived, with contemporary, larger paved roads running roughly along the old path.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Begin at the Grand Bazaar, where more than 4,000 shops are packed in a labyrinth of vaulted passageways that have bustled with traders for over 500 years.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

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