CIRCUMVENTING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

circumventing

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present participle of circumvent

as in bypassing

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code

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as in avoiding

to avoid by going around circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route

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as in circling

to travel completely around most casual joggers will be able to circumvent the reservoir without too much of a strain

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Recent Examples of circumventing Digital media give more prominence to the role of scientists and PR professionals who can directly appeal to the public, circumventing the gatekeeping function that science journalists performed. —

Prodromos Yannas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026 The arrangement could be considered circumventing the NBA salary cap, a serious violation of league rules. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Numerous states have accused prediction markets of circumventing state gambling laws, with mixed results in court. —

Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026 Critics contend prediction markets are circumventing states’ sports betting laws and operating in places that have banned the practice. —

Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026 But in buying your data in bulk on the commercial market, the government is circumventing the Constitution, Supreme Court decisions and federal laws designed to protect your privacy from unwarranted government overreach. —

Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026 Trump also signed an executive order to pay other workers, circumventing Congress again. —

Sam Gringlas, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026 Internet users have gotten used to circumventing the restrictions by using virtual private networks, or VPNs, even as the government has been actively blocking those, too. —

ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026 Since the start of the war, cryptocurrency flowing into Iran has surged, in what experts say is a sign the government is trying to provide civilians with a financial lifeline while circumventing sanctions. —

Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026

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The new route, which opened on May 14, according to the Sharjah Customs Authority, will see trucks ferry goods between the Sharjah port and the port of Sohar in Oman, bypassing the strait.

— May 19, CBS News, 19 May 2026
With only a simple majority vote required in each chamber of Congress, bypassing committee review and without the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster, management plans that involved extensive public participation are being thrown out.

— Scott Braden, Denver Post, 19 May 2026