circumvent[verb]Synonyms: frustrate, baffle, balk, beat, bilk, dash, disappoint, foil, ruin, thwart, skirt, bypass, circumnavigate, detour, burke, polly-fox, sidestep
Antonyms: conform (
to laws, orders), cooperate (
with persons)
Related Words: befool,
dupe,
hoodwink,
trick,
avoid,
elude,
escape,
evade [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
cir‧cum‧vent /ˌsɜːkəmˈvent $ ˌsɜːr-/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of circumvenire 'to come around', from circum- (CIRCUM-) + venire 'to come']
1. to avoid a problem or rule that restricts you, especially in a clever or dishonest way – used to show disapproval:
The company opened an account abroad, in order to circumvent the tax laws.2. to avoid something by changing the direction in which you are travelling:
We went north in order to circumvent the mountains.—circumvention /-ˈvenʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲