DODGED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

dodged

verb

past tense of dodge

as in weaved

to move suddenly aside or to and fro dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

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as in circumvented

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets

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as in evaded

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance

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Recent Examples of dodged Throughout the morning, a steady influx of voters walking into the library dodged eager campaign staffers handing out political flyers in the parking lot, hoping to win last minute votes for their candidates. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 The measure is intended to get ahead of Chinese manufacturers, who have dodged previous US trade barriers by shifting production between a litany of third countries. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Seth Rollins dodged a Roman Reigns spear and hit a stomp for a false finish. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The squirrel dodged two attempts from the grounds crew to smother it with a towel before finally being caught under a third towel. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 LeGeyt gracefully dodged the question of how the NAB feels about Carr’s moves related ABC. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026 The haole—the white incomers—dodged blame from among Hawaiians for leprosy too. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Making it through the growing phase, having ducked and dodged blight, hornworms, blossom end rot, and all the other problems a tomato plant might run into can feel like a success of its own. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 17 July 2026 But Hawaii has largely dodged the insurance crisis that has engulfed the mainland, with premiums near the national average and a 2% decrease projected this year by Insurify. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026

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Instead, Clinton ducked around the front of the aircraft to another jet parked nearby.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
The last ducked behind a replica stagecoach on display inside.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of ducked

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Now Nightmare Eclipse claims to have effectively circumvented the company’s patch through ShieldBreak by apparently leveraging a different method.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
Steve Ballmer, the team’s owner, invested $60 million into Aspiration, triggering allegations that the payment to Leonard circumvented the NBA salary cap.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of circumvented

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In the foreseeable future, a terrorist group with minimal skills could access a jailbroken AI model (one that has evaded safety controls) trained on the world’s most comprehensive biological data set.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Police said Jackson was driving recklessly and evaded a Muscatine County Sheriff's Office deputy who attempted to stop his vehicle Friday evening in Muscatine.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of evaded

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In Minneapolis and New Orleans, CNN found once-bustling shops and restaurants growing quiet during federal immigration operations as some immigrants avoided work and parents kept children home from school.

— Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Those have avoided injuries to key players that can demoralize a team and affect a season.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoided

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And while in some cases online classes can’t be ignored, the preference is that players attend in the classroom.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The Republican Party has ignored the national debt every time Republican presidents have signed bills that have cut taxes on the wealthy.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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