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 Griffin dodged the question with a feeble joke. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Frazier dodged the first Florida tackler, and then the second and then a third. — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Canada thus dodged a tougher opponent and a hostile environment. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Posey dodged the team’s ongoing Pride Night controversy. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 Congress has long dodged any Social Security reforms that would cut benefits, hike taxes, or do both. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 June 2026 Overall, Vance defended the administration’s record and dodged several of the co-hosts’ critiques. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 The White House had previously dodged questions about the controversial post-game interview. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 June 2026 Newsom's counter proposal calls for a federal minimum tax rate on Americans worth more than $100 million, rather than a state level one-time 5% wealth tax that the governor argues could be dodged by billionaires who could leave the state for another. — Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 26 June 2026

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Collin Morikawa birdied 18 to catch Scheffler and ducked into the clubhouse at 20 under as the rains descended upon the TPC River Highlands.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
Soon enough, patrons figured out there was a movie star in their midst and began clamoring to meet him, so Damon ducked behind the bar to hide.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

Definition of ducked

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In other words, if that water heater explodes, then the investor will be personally sued for negligence in not replacing it, and the liability shield of the real property company is thus circumvented.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The clearance eases a confrontation that erupted two weeks ago when the government abruptly barred Anthropic from giving foreign nationals access to Mythos 5 and a related model, Fable 5, over fears that security guardrails could be circumvented.

— Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 27 June 2026

Definition of circumvented

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On the phone, my friend Monika is telling me about a lost dog in her Salt Lake City neighborhood, a blue heeler who’s been seen limping and has evaded capture.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Russia intercepts most Ukrainian long-range drones but some have evaded Russian air defenses.

— Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 27 June 2026

Definition of evaded

Verb

Indeed, the folks in Akron, Amherst and Monroe, among other locales, have long awaited the winds of change, which have avoided blowing out the stale air caused by chronic losing.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo avoided a suspension for the start of this year’s tournament after a foul during a World Cup qualifier match.

— Yash Roy, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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William Carney, a man who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War and who was awarded the Medal of Honor for protecting the American flag from touching the ground during battle.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Born enslaved in Maryland, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped to the North and emerged as the nation’s leading abolitionist and major literary political figure of his time.

— Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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Their food might be the first mention in Talat’s many accolades, but their bar program can’t be ignored.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Not only were the rules misapplied, according to an expert referee with years of elite experience, but similar plays during this tournament have been ignored.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of ignored

Verb

The ugly Not only did Kenley Jansen get bypassed for a save opportunity despite warming up in Yankee Stadium, he was not called on at the bottom of the tenth either.

— Greg Jewett, New York Times, 2 July 2026
How long a prisoner has spent on death row does not appear to be a deciding factor; DeSantis has bypassed prisoners who committed their crimes as far back as the 1970s, scheduling the executions of men convicted of murders committed decades later.

— Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

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