Synonyms of gets around

gets around

verb

present tense third-person singular of get around

1

as in masters

to achieve a victory over

somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masters
• overcomes
• defeats
• gets
• takes
• beats
• gets the better of
• stops
• conquers
• dispatches
• wins (against)
• prevails (over)
• triumphs (over)
• surmounts
• overbears
• does down
• overmatches
• subdues
• licks
• succeeds
• bests
• upends
• trims
• blows out
• worsts
• blows away
• knocks for a loop
• skunks
• overwhelms
• finishes
• sweeps
• buries
• exceeds
• surpasses
• scores
• knocks over
• noses out
• knocks off
• edges (out)
• crushes
• slaughters
• bombs
• excels
• whips
• upsets
• tops
• caps
• breaks
• flattens
• annihilates
• smokes
• clobbers
• transcends
• pips
• trounces
• creams
• skins
• flourishes
• snows under
• drubs
• thrashes
• routs
• subjugates
• wallops
• shellacs
• vanquishes
• overthrows
• waxes
• outshines
• eclipses
• outstrips
• outdoes
• overpowers
• outdistances
• unseats
• betters
• overtops
• outfights
• aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• goes down
• goes under
• gives up
• falls
• fails
• collapses
• folds
• washes out
• flops
• flunks

2

as in circumvents

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

somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumvents
• avoids
• evades
• bypasses
• escapes
• ignores
• dodges
• skirts
• beats
• disobeys
• sidesteps
• shakes
• eludes
• shortcuts
• prevents
• eschews
• shuns
• disregards
• shirks
• ducks
• wards (off)
• obviates
• deflects
• end-runs
• flouts
• outflanks
• diverts
• averts
• parries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complies (with)
• follows
• keeps
• observes
• obeys
• seeks
• pursues
• accepts
• assents (to)
• welcomes
• embraces
• accedes (to)
• acquiesces (to)
• incurs
• catches
• contracts
• courts

3

as in spreads

to become known

word of the discovery of gold quickly got around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spreads
• circulates
• gets out
• comes out
• gets about
• gets round
• leaks (out)
• outs
• breaks
• unfolds
• reveals
• tells
• develops
• discloses
• transpires
• spills

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• masks
• hides
• conceals
• hushes (up)
• disguises
• secretes

4

as in avoids

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

their lawyer has spent months trying to get around certain restrictions in the contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoids
• evades
• escapes
• eludes
• shuffles (out of)
• keeps clear of
• shakes
• weasels (out of)
• stays clear of
• eschews
• shuns
• fights shy of
• prevents
• steers clear of
• deflects
• dodges
• eliminates
• shirks
• scapes
• ducks
• wards (off)
• finesses
• excludes
• precludes
• rules out
• obviates
• misses
• circumvents
• thwarts
• averts
• parries
• debars
• excepts
• diverts
• bans
• outwits
• bypasses
• foils
• frustrates
• bars
• overreaches
• outsmarts
• outfoxes
• skirts
• foxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeks
• accepts
• pursues
• embraces
• welcomes
• catches
• incurs
• contracts
• courts