workaround

[wurk-uh-raund] / ˈwɜrk əˌraʊnd /

NOUN

expedient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accommodation alternate route bypass contrivance corrective expedient fix improvisation make-do makeshift modification recourse remedy solution way out

STRONG

adaptation alternative circumvention maneuver override solve stopgap stratagem technique

WEAK

arrangement compromise countermeasure rearrangement strategy trick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blockage bug checkmate complication glitch hitch insurmountability issue obstacle problem stalemate

STRONG

dilemma failure hindrance impediment obstruction predicament stoppage

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workaround

The workaround is giving unexpected momentum to a long-running debate on loosening Northern Ireland’s liquor laws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Those spirits look poised to benefit from that same workaround tied to bulk shipments and U.S.-based bottling operations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The cycle has closed with almost insulting neatness: a new intervention, a new moral vocabulary, a new consumer workaround — and Cartman, once again, looking for a way to change without changing very much.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

After the same federal judge rejected the board’s latest naming workaround on Tuesday, the administration abruptly shuttered the building.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Fortunately, the rest of the brain is equipped with a workaround for the bottleneck.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker