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DODGED Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word dodged. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word dodged. (close relations)
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escaped
verbv
adjective satellite

• having escaped, especially from confinement

avoided
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• refrain from doing something

• refrain from certain foods or beverages

• declare invalid

eluded
verbv
verb

• escape, either physically or mentally

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

evaded
verbv
verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• escape, either physically or mentally

• practice evasion

• use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

sidestepped
verbv
noun

• a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

duck
verb, nounv, n
noun

• small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

• (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

• flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

• a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

verb

• to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

• submerge or plunge suddenly

• dip into a liquid

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

evade
verbv
verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• escape, either physically or mentally

• practice evasion

• use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

fudge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• soft creamy candy

verb

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

skirt
nounn
noun

• cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

• a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women

• (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

• informal terms for a (young) woman

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• pass around or about; move along the border

• form the edge of

• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

circumvent
verbv
verb

• surround so as to force to give up

• beat through cleverness and wit

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

contrivance
nounn
noun

• a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

• the faculty of contriving; inventive skill

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

• an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.

• any improvised arrangement for temporary use

• the act of devising something

dodging
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

• deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

elude
verbv
verb

• escape, either physically or mentally

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

hedge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

• any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

• an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge

• enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges

• minimize loss or risk

parry
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword

• a return punch (especially by a boxer)

verb

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

scheme
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an elaborate and systematic plan of action

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

• a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

• an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

• a schematic or preliminary plan

verb

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

• devise a system or form a scheme for

shun
verbv
verb

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

• expel from a community or group

sidestep
verbv
noun

• a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

stratagem
nounn
noun

• a maneuver in a game or conversation

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

put off
verbv
verb

• hold back to a later time

• cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

• take away the enthusiasm of

• cause to feel embarrassment

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Best Hypernyms For DODGED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for dodged, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
move avoid evasion falsehood falsity scheme strategy untruth avoided evaded sidestepped

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