bypassing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bypassingnext
as in sidestepping

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bypassing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bypass
1
as in circumventing
to avoid by going around we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road

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2
as in ignoring
to fail to give proper attention to a serious news event that was bypassed by the mainstream media so that they could concentrate on celebrity gossip

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3
as in avoiding
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness you can bypass the graduation requirements if you do enough extra credit

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassing
  1. circumventing
  2. ignoring
  3. avoiding
  4. forgetting
  5. evading
  6. skirting
  7. runaround
  8. evasion
Verb
  • To prevent others from easily circumventing you, include workarounds and variations of your invention as well as the most efficient way of manufacturing it.
    Stephen Key, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Most will be circumventing financial challenges by turning to deals and discounts.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of circumventing
Verb
  • Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Instead of pushing down and ignoring, actively look at everything in your life — good and bad.
    Corrin Gani, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • Using shower bars or shower seats, non-slip mats, avoiding rolling chairs and loose rugs, and wearing supportive footwear are all helpful.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Bitcoin ETFs allow investors to buy into an asset that tracks the price movement of bitcoin, while avoiding the inconvenience and risk of purchasing the crypto coin itself.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • Many admissions are due to simple issues like forgetting to drink enough water, leading to dehydration.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
  • There are things that should always be respected, and many are forgetting everything that wrestling has given them.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of forgetting
Verb
  • But the man who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a busy hotel keeps evading capture.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • As pirate video vendors went from evading police to paying taxes, the paquete flourished.
    Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made by History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of evading
Noun
  • Hinson said the skirting of tariffs undermined an Illinois auto company’s business, forcing it to lay off a quarter of its workforce.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • There was no deception here, no skirting of any regulations.
    Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of skirting
Noun
  • Ask direct questions if someone is giving you the runaround.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
  • Exorbitant legal fees and bureaucratic runarounds require property owners to follow a list of tedious rules to reclaim their property.
    Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
Definition of runaround
Noun
  • The Biden administration should take quick regulatory action to raise standards for mandatory corporate due diligence for dual-use technology sales in places such as China, ramp up Commerce Department investigations of export control evasion, and threaten significant fines for violations.
    Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The elder Kushner was pardoned by Trump in 2020 after pleading guilty in 2005 to 16 counts of tax evasion, one count of retaliating against a federal witness and one count of lying to the Federal Election Commission.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of evasion
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