Verb: circumvent ,sur-kum'vent
- Beat through cleverness and wit
"She circumvented her competitors";
- outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, outthink
- Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
"They tend to circumvent their responsibilities";
- hedge, fudge, evade, put off, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck [informal], sidestep, finesse, circumnavigate
- Encircle as a military tactic
"The troops circumvented the enemy position";
- besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, siege
Derived forms: circumvented, circumventing, circumvents
Type of: assail, attack, avoid, exceed, outdo, outgo [archaic], outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass
Encyclopedia: Circumvent