Synonyms of sidesteps

sidesteps

verb

present tense third-person singular of sidestep

1

as in circumvents

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness

the eager enlistee sidestepped the regulations by lying about his age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumvents
• avoids
• evades
• bypasses
• ignores
• dodges
• escapes
• disobeys
• skirts
• shuns
• prevents
• beats
• eschews
• disregards
• gets around
• shortcuts
• eludes
• shakes
• shirks
• flouts
• deflects
• averts
• diverts
• obviates
• ducks
• end-runs
• outflanks
• parries
• wards (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follows
• observes
• keeps
• obeys
• complies (with)
• seeks
• accepts
• embraces
• pursues
• welcomes
• incurs
• assents (to)
• catches
• accedes (to)
• acquiesces (to)
• contracts
• courts

2

as in weaves

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

the startled spectator sidestepped away from the oncoming ball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaves
• dodges
• ducks
• avoids
• turns
• evades
• zigzags
• escapes
• deflects
• eludes
• jinks
• shirks
• slaloms
• parries
• slides
• slips
• skirts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sidesteps

Doing so sidesteps the higher yields on longer tenors but increases refinancing risks. — Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

By working through employers, Addition Wealth sidesteps the brutal customer acquisition costs that have undermined most direct-to-consumer fintech plays and gains access to the data that makes guidance genuinely personal. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Colom mostly sidesteps Mississippi history or electoral math unless asked. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

The Azizuddin Brothers have spent the better part of a decade making work that sidesteps genre convention and mainstream expectation. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Most polls have him in second place in his own party behind Memphis councilwoman Jerri Green, but his presence in the race at all is notable for a genre that generally sidesteps politics altogether. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026

Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth, at least for now, sidesteps calls for his prosecution if he is accused of lying at Wednesday’s hearing, part of a yearslong campaign for his arrest spearheaded by some Republicans in Congress. — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

This completely sidesteps current debates plaguing Medicare Part B — namely, rapidly mounting medication spending has driven higher premiums and out-of-pocket payments for beneficiaries. — Pooja Yerramilli, STAT, 24 July 2026

Building a track car sidesteps all the hardest parts of car manufacturing—like bringing it up to safety, emissions, and other compliance standards for road cars. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 16 July 2026