Synonyms for sidestep
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To step to the side.
Forms
- Past participle
- sidestepped
e.g. sidestepped → evaded, dodged, avoided, circumvented…
Example sentences
- avoid She started early in order to avoid the rush hour.
- dodge I was somehow able to dodge the attack with ease.
- evade Being born of it, you cannot evade its principles.
- circumvent You'll have to find a trick to circumvent that issue.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sidestep | rising | |
| avoid | rising | |
| dodge | rising | |
| evade | steady | |
| circumvent | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- duck1
- 5 letters
- avoid2, skirt1, dodge1, hedge1, evade2, parry2, fudge1, elude2
- 10 letters
- circumvent3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avoid2 = 2 syllables).