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1. circumvent
verb. ['ˌsɝːkəmˈvɛnt'] surround so as to force to give up.
Synonyms
- surround
- besiege
- assail
- beleaguer
- hem in
- blockade
- attack
- seal off
Antonyms
- hate
- succeed
- lend oneself
- attract
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Rhymes with Circumvent
- underrepresent
- overrepresent
- misrepresent
- malcontent
- discontent
- supplement
- represent
- underwent
- reinvent
- overspent
- nonevent
- unspent
- torment
- tashkent
- segment
- prevent
- outspent
- misspent
- gourment
- extent
- content
- consent
- resent
- repent
- relent
- present
- percent
- %percent
- lament
- invent
How do you pronounce circumvent?
Pronounce circumvent as ˌsərkəmˈvɛnt.
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Sentences with circumvent
1. Verb, base form
If you want to save money, you can circumvent purchasing a meal in the park.
Quotes about circumvent
1. It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder can’t be packaged, and it can’t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement.
- Eugene H. Peterson
2. circumvent
verb. ['ˌsɝːkəmˈvɛnt'] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
Synonyms
- elude
- put off
- duck
- skirt
- dodge
- avoid
- hedge
- beg
- quibble
- sidestep
- fudge
- evade
Antonyms
- lose
- praise
- refresh
- stand still
3. circumvent
verb. ['ˌsɝːkəmˈvɛnt'] beat through cleverness and wit.
Synonyms
- vanquish
- surmount
- trounce
- outperform
- beat
- outwit
- beat out
- outfox
- surpass
- outgo
- outsmart
- exceed
- shell
- outstrip
- crush
- outmatch
- overreach
Antonyms
- rested
- stay in place
- income
- decompression