Textual thesaurus for "circumvent"

(verb) hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt, dodge, duck, evade, fudge, elude

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

He dodged the issue; she skirted the problem; They tend to evade their responsibilities; he evaded the questions skillfully

(verb) outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach, beat

beat through cleverness and wit

I beat the traffic; She outfoxed her competitors

(verb) beleaguer, besiege, surround, hem in

surround so as to force to give up

The Turks besieged Vienna