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circumlocute

VERB
avoid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off
STRONG
abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw
WEAK
cold-shoulder fake out give the slip hold off keep clear lay low run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on skip town stay away stay out steer clear of step aside turn aside
Antonyms
STRONGEST
face meet
STRONG
allow help permit stay take on
WEAK
seek want
VERB
digress
Synonyms
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meander
STRONG
aberrate depart divagate drift ramble roam swerve veer wander
WEAK
be diffuse beat about the bush excurse get off the point get off the subject get sidetracked go by way of go off on a tangent long way turn aside wander away
Antonyms
STRONG
go direct stay
WEAK
be direct
VERB
divert
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deter detract discourage distract
STRONG
abstract detach disengage dissuade disturb sidetrack stall
WEAK
attract attention bend the rules catch flies disadvise draw away get around lead astray lead away send on a wild-goose chase
Antonyms
STRONGEST
encourage
STRONG
attach combine connect unite
WEAK
anger be direct irritate keep to maintain make mad stay upset
VERB
dodge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ditch duck elude escape evade fend off shuffle sidestep skirt
STRONG
dark deceive equivocate fence fudge hedge juke lurch malinger parry pussyfoot shake shift shirk short-circuit slide swerve tergiversate trick weasel
WEAK
get around get out of give the slip move to the side put the move on shake off skip out on tergiverse turn aside
Antonyms
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face meet take on
STRONG
release
WEAK
confront encounter stand up to
VERB
stray
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart diverge wander
STRONG
digress divagate ramble sin
WEAK
do wrong excurse get off the subject get off the track get sidetracked go off on a tangent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
stay
STRONG
be direct
WEAK
go direct remain
VERB
wander
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amble cruise drift float hike meander ramble roam saunter straggle stray stroll traipse trek
STRONG
aberrate circumambulate deviate divagate diverge gad gallivant globetrot jaunt maunder peregrinate range roll rove trail tramp
WEAK
circumnutate follow one's nose hopscotch take to the road walk the tracks
Antonyms
STRONGEST
go direct run stay

Example Sentences

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If he is truly enlightened, he will not circumlocute.

From Salon • May 21, 2012

I went to her and began to circumlocute, thinking she listened —she had the same eager look.

From Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 6 by Meredith, George

I won't circumlocute about how I got in and got set down on a chair alongside of the kitchen stove.

From Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent by Butler, Ellis Parker