Synonyms of dodge

dodge 1 of 2

noun

ˈdäj 

as in ruse

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

just another dodge to get out of working in the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruse
• scheme
• trick
• device
• fetch
• gambit
• sleight of hand
• stratagem
• ploy
• juggle
• knack
• jig
• wile
• bluff
• play
• gimmick
• flimflam
• sleight
• feint
• deception
• end run
• cunning
• subterfuge
• artifice
• trickery
• shenanigan
• swindle
• duplicity
• cheating
• hoax
• jugglery
• swindling
• chicanery
• skulduggery
• fakery
• smoke screen
• fraud
• blind
• gaff
• legerdemain
• dupery
• craft
• sham
• front
• cozenage
• crookery

dodge

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to weave

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weave
• duck
• sidestep
• evade
• zigzag
• avoid
• escape
• turn
• jink
• parry
• elude
• slalom
• deflect
• slide
• slip
• shirk
• skirt

2

as in to circumvent

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness

always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumvent
• evade
• avoid
• bypass
• ignore
• escape
• sidestep
• get around
• beat
• skirt
• disobey
• shake
• elude
• shortcut
• prevent
• shun
• duck
• eschew
• deflect
• disregard
• shirk
• outflank
• divert
• end-run
• avert
• obviate
• flout
• parry
• ward (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• follow
• obey
• observe
• comply (with)
• accept
• seek
• pursue
• embrace
• welcome
• accede (to)
• catch
• assent (to)
• acquiesce (to)
• incur
• contract
• court

3

as in to evade

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evade
• avoid
• escape
• elude
• shun
• deflect
• eschew
• shake
• prevent
• scape
• eliminate
• steer clear of
• duck
• shuffle (out of)
• shirk
• finesse
• fight shy of
• stay clear of
• keep clear of
• circumvent
• get around
• weasel (out of)
• parry
• miss
• avert
• thwart
• exclude
• obviate
• preclude
• ward (off)
• rule out
• divert
• ban
• outwit
• bypass
• debar
• foil
• except
• fox
• outsmart
• frustrate
• bar
• outfox
• skirt
• overreach

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accept
• seek
• pursue
• embrace
• welcome
• catch
• incur
• court
• contract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dodge

Noun

Overshooting a dodge or whiffing a swing usually leads to contact damage, followed by an enemy attack, which will stun you for a few frames for them to reposition, causing even more contact damage as the foe decides to move through you. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025

Unlike many Souls-like games, Silksong doesn't have a spammable dodge button that offers the player brief invulnerability to almost every attack, regardless of location. —ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025

Verb

Though the worst-case scenario has been dodged, authorities cautioned that the crisis isn’t over. —Sean Emery, Oc Register, 25 May 2026

Nesting involves lumbering ashore and laying eggs in the sand, and that ritual forces the slow-moving turtles to dodge speeding boats and jet skis. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026