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CONFRONTING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word confronting. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For CONFRONTING

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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

eluding
verbv
noun

• the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

skirting
verb, nounv, n
adjective satellite

• being all around the edges; enclosing

avoiding
verbv
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

bypassing
verbv
noun

• a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

• a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

• a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

verb

• avoid something unpleasant or laborious

circumventing
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)

evading
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

ignoring
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

sidestepping
verb, adjectivev, adj
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)

avoid
verbv
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

Alternatives for DODGING

Alternatives for ELUDING

Alternatives for SKIRTING

Alternatives for AVOIDING

Alternatives for BYPASSING

Alternatives for CIRCUMVENTING

Alternatives for EVADING

Alternatives for IGNORING

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