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Synonyms & Antonyms of sidestep
1
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
- the eager enlistee sidestepped the regulations by lying about his age
Synonyms for sidestep
- beat,
- bypass,
- circumvent,
- dodge,
- get around,
- shortcut,
- skirt
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“Sidestep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidestep. Accessed 2 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of sidestep was circa 1656
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