Synonyms of shuffle (out of)

shuffle (out of)

verb

as in to avoid

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

I don't know how the CEO managed to shuffle out of being held responsible for his company's weak performance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoid
• evade
• escape
• steer clear of
• weasel (out of)
• fight shy of
• shake
• elude
• shun
• eschew
• keep clear of
• scape
• get around
• stay clear of
• prevent
• deflect
• dodge
• ward (off)
• eliminate
• duck
• shirk
• rule out
• finesse
• exclude
• circumvent
• miss
• obviate
• avert
• parry
• preclude
• thwart
• divert
• ban
• debar
• except
• foil
• bypass
• outwit
• fox
• bar
• frustrate
• outsmart
• skirt
• overreach
• outfox

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accept
• seek
• pursue
• welcome
• embrace
• catch
• court
• contract
• incur