GET AROUND Synonyms: 182 Similar and Opposite Words

get around

verb

Definition of get around

as in to overcome

to achieve a victory over somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles

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as in to circumvent

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state

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as in to spread

to become known word of the discovery of gold quickly got around

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as in to avoid

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery their lawyer has spent months trying to get around certain restrictions in the contract

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Recent Examples of get around For many people living in Clear Creek County, getting around isn't as simple as hopping in a car. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 But power companies are getting around that by deploying battery storage to capture that power when it’s produced and feed it onto the grid when it’s needed. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026 Reportedly, Southwest Airlines is expected to get around 300 jets. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026 Children with summer birthdays have to make a separate trip, which many families never get around to doing. — Christopher M. Worsham, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get around

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get around

Verb

Prosecutors will have to overcome a few key hurdles in their case.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Four firefighters were killed and a fifth was injured after they were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire in Colorado, near the Utah border, in June.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcome

Verb

Martínez was a headache to both pitchers, hitting a grand slam against Sandlin and finishing with a career-high six RBIs as the Guardians defeated the Sox 8-2.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
But the technology for defeating ballistic missiles has advanced significantly since the Cold War.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of defeat

Verb

Communication can be real-time or asynchronous, often using stealthy methods like invisible text or metadata to evade human detection.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Neo joins a rebellion led by Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) while evading Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving).

— David Faris, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of evade

Verb

Images circulating on social media and verified by CNN appear to show large plumes of smoke over Mocha.

— Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Its screenshots have circulated with ferocity this past week as proof that Grande is in danger, and imperiling others with her.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026